Yogananda revealed that the Gita, India’s most beloved scripture of yoga, expressed in allegory the entirety of the science of yoga.
Were the yoga sutras or 8 limb path of patanjali inspired by the 8 fold path of in buddhism that came before him
Sometimes people come in, "How can I spin my highest chakra?" And I say, "By not spinning your lowest, that is how!"
In terms of how we teach, we need to focus on the foundation of philosophical clarity and good character. Get that in there first. Then, when that is there, we can talk about other things.
“In this age of kali yuga, the only means of deliverance is chanting of the holy name of Lord Hari. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way.” And one of the principle expression of Bhakti is the chanting of Holy names of Lord Krishna. It is described as follows:
We are coming out with a book on that. It is called 'Yoga's Forgotten Foundation'. Really, we are reprinting the chapters from 'Living with Siva' that go into the yamas and niyamas.
Gurudeva says, "The Master Course trilogy, is a detailed summary and explanation of Ashtanga Yoga according to the traditions of our lineage, the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara." and then he goes on to explain.
If you don't start with the first step, it does not work spiritually. That is the point. Why is that? Because you need a foundation. Meditation is a subtle practice and unless you have a foundation there, you won't be able to sustain it. We'll go into that a little bit later.
Let me continue reading.
"Often the uninformed prefer to start on their spiritual path at steps seven and eight, " Oh, not even three!, " ignoring the other six, and more than often wonder why no immediate and lasting results are obtained. Drawing upon over half a century of teachings and explaining, the trilogy articulates in no uncertain terms, why you must begin at the beginning, with a firm foundation of philosophical clarity and good character, and proceed from there."
My understanding of the story is that Gurudeva went to Yogaswami's hut, there was just one book on the book shelf and that was Patanjali's Raja Yoga. Raja Yoga is another name for Ashtanga Yoga, means the same thing.
Were the yoga sutras or 8 limb path of patanjali inspired by the 8 fold path of in buddhism that came before him
Sometimes people come in, "How can I spin my highest chakra?" And I say, "By not spinning your lowest, that is how!"
In terms of how we teach, we need to focus on the foundation of philosophical clarity and good character. Get that in there first. Then, when that is there, we can talk about other things.
“In this age of kali yuga, the only means of deliverance is chanting of the holy name of Lord Hari. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way.” And one of the principle expression of Bhakti is the chanting of Holy names of Lord Krishna. It is described as follows:
We are coming out with a book on that. It is called 'Yoga's Forgotten Foundation'. Really, we are reprinting the chapters from 'Living with Siva' that go into the yamas and niyamas.
Gurudeva says, "The Master Course trilogy, is a detailed summary and explanation of Ashtanga Yoga according to the traditions of our lineage, the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara." and then he goes on to explain.
If you don't start with the first step, it does not work spiritually. That is the point. Why is that? Because you need a foundation. Meditation is a subtle practice and unless you have a foundation there, you won't be able to sustain it. We'll go into that a little bit later.
Let me continue reading.
"Often the uninformed prefer to start on their spiritual path at steps seven and eight, " Oh, not even three!, " ignoring the other six, and more than often wonder why no immediate and lasting results are obtained. Drawing upon over half a century of teachings and explaining, the trilogy articulates in no uncertain terms, why you must begin at the beginning, with a firm foundation of philosophical clarity and good character, and proceed from there."
My understanding of the story is that Gurudeva went to Yogaswami's hut, there was just one book on the book shelf and that was Patanjali's Raja Yoga. Raja Yoga is another name for Ashtanga Yoga, means the same thing.