The Gift of Consciousness : Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (Book One.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (384 pages)
Intro -- CONTENTS -- INVOCATION TO PATAÑJALI -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- SECTION I Classical Yoga and Contemporary Practice -- PART I FOUNDATIONS: The Fundamentals of Yoga -- CHAPTER 1 YOGA AS TIMELESS TRUTH: Initiation and Tradition -- CHAPTER 2 YOGA AS CONCENTRATION: Gathering the Restless Mind -- CHAPTER 3 YOGA AS PURIFICATION: From Darkness to Light -- CHAPTER 4 YOGIC PSYCHOLOGY: Knowing the Inner Landscape -- PART II CULTIVATION: The Practice of Yoga -- CHAPTER 5 YOGIC DISCIPLINE: Transformation through Integrated Practice -- CHAPTER 6 THE MANY FACES OF DETACHMENT: Vairāgya Defined -- CHAPTER 7 THE ALCHEMY OF TRANSFORMATION: Developing Yogic Character -- PART III INTENSIFICATION: Overcoming Strife -- CHAPTER 8 THE NINE ROADBLOCKS: Walking the Path of the Razor's Edge -- CHAPTER 9 CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE: Finding Solace and Perspective -- PART IV DESTINATION: The Goal of Yoga -- CHAPTER 10 YOGA AS MYSTICAL TRANCE: The Ascent of Consciousness -- CHAPTER 11 THE INNER TREASURES: Blessings of Yogic Trance -- SECTION II Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras (Samādhi Pāda): COMMENTARIES AND CLASSICAL TEACHINGS -- READERS NOTES -- COMMENTARIES AND CHARTS -- REFERENCES -- Index.
Meticulously researched and compellingly written, The Gift of Consciousness is an engaging and approachable overview of Patañjalis Yoga Sutras through the prism of both Eastern and Western psychology. Grounded in a thorough knowledge of the Sanskrit original and training in psychology, Gitte Bechsgaard opens out these complex texts to the general reading public. Bechsgaards clear-eyed approach makes this ancient text relevant to anyone interested in Yoga philosophy and practice. This book,.