“The Yamas and Niyamas are the beginnings, which really last till the end of Yoga. The Yoga discipline requires that a student should score at least the minimum marks in the test of the Yamas and Niyamas. Students often commit the error of neglecting these fundamental observances in Yoga and going to Āsana and meditation directly. Many even begin to think that they are already established in the Yamas and Niyamas, while they have not mastered even one among them.”
(Svāmī Kṛṣnānanda The Yoga system, The Divine Life Society, Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India, pg.33)
(“Yama e Niyama rappresentano l’inizio del cammino, che poi permangono fino alla fine [del percorso] dello Yoga…La disciplina dello Yoga richiede che il discepolo abbia acquisito perlomeno un livello accettabile di realizzazione concreta rispetto a Yama e Niyama. Gli studenti spesso commettono l’errore di trascurare queste osservanze fondamentali nello Yoga, iniziando direttamente la pratica di Āsana e meditazione. Così come molti iniziano a pensare di aver già consolidato Yama e Niyama, mentre viceversa non hanno realizzato [non si sono consolidati in] nessuno di essi.”)
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- Yoga, Meditation and Japa Sadhana
- The Yoga of Meditation
- A Brief Outline of Sadhana
- Sadhana – The Spiritual Way
- The Attainment of the Infinite
- The Yoga System
- To Thine Own Self be True
- The Process of Spiritual Practice
- The Process of Yoga
- True Spiritual Living
- A Textbook of Yoga
- An Introduction to the Philosophy
of Yoga - Yoga as a Universal Science
- In the Light of Wisdom
- The Universality of Being
- The Study and Practice of Yoga
- The Philosophy and Psychology of Yoga Practice
- Living a Spiritual Life
- Spiritual Aspiration and Practice
- Everything About Spiritual Life
- The Ascent to Moksha
- Being the Cosmic Whole
- The Meaning and Importance of Self-Control in Spiritual Practice
- Sessions with Ashram Residents
- Spiritual Import of Religious Festivals
- Daily Invocations
- A Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought in India
- The Heritage of Indian Culture
- Moksha Gita
- The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita
- The Teachings of the Bhagavadgita
- Commentary on the Bhagavadgita
- A Study of the Bhagavadgita
- The Tree of Life
- The Spiritual Import of the Mahabharata and the Bhagavadgita
- The Relevance of the Bhagavadgita to Humanity
- The Glory of God – A Summary of the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana
- Canons of a Perfect Life
- The Philosophy of the Panchadasi
- Commentary on the Panchadasi
- The Realisation of the Absolute
- India’s Ancient Culture
- Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
- Your Questions Answered
- Religion and Social Values
- Resurgent Culture
- What is Knowledge
- The Vision of Life
- Studies in Comparative Philosophy
- The Ascent of the Spirit
- The Philosophy of the Panchadasi
- Commentary on the Panchadasi
- The Epistemology of Yoga
- Essays in Life and Eternity
- The Philosophy of Life
- The Path to Freedom: Mastering the Art of Total Perception
- The Art of Total Thinking
- Thought for the Day
- Daily Satsanga with Swami Krishnananda
- Lessons on the Upanishads
- Essays on the Upanishads
- The Secret of the Katha Upanishad
- Commentary on the Kathopanishad
- The Esoteric Significance of the Kathopanishad
- The Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads
- The Mandukya Upanishad
- Isavasya Upanishad for Beginners
- The Mundaka Upanishad
- Commentary on the Mundaka Upanishad
- The Chhandogya Upanishad
- The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
- An Analysis of the Brahma Sutra
È anche possibile ascoltare la viva voce di Śrī Svāmī Kṛṣnānandaji Maharaj.