The Path of Perfection – Yoga for the Modern Age

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The Path of Perfection offers a brilliant exposition on the path of bhakti yoga, a simple but all-inclusive form of yoga for the modern age. Even those who are entangled in the complexity and chaos of modern materialistic life can begin a simple practice that purifies the mind and elevates the consciousness.

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The Path of Perfection – Yoga for the Modern Age:

This is a book about yoga. It’s not about what most people think yoga is.

The Path of Perfection offers a brilliant exposition on the path of bhakti-yoga, a simple but all-inclusive form of yoga for the modern age. Even those who are entangled in the complexity and chaos of modern materialistic life can begin a simple practice that purifies the mind and elevates the consciousness.

In The Path of Perfection, the world’s most distinguished teacher of Vedic culture and philosophy, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, frees us from the meaninglessness that threatens our individual and collective sanity.

In February of 1969, Srila Prabhupada gave a series of lectures in Los Angeles on the sixth chapter of the Bhagavad gita, which deals with the yoga system. Path of Perfection is a collection of these historic talks.

“No one really wants to sit down and meditate. Why should we? We’re meant for positive activity, for recreation, for pleasure.”

A perfect life, in which the goal of yoga is reached, Srila Prabhupada explains, is dynamic and full of activity. Our nature is spiritual, and spirit is the essence of everything that lives. Real yoga means to connect our activities with the Supreme Spirit—in straightforward, practical ways. If perfection is possible, why settle for anything less?

“Perhaps you have seen pictures of Krishna, and if so, you have noticed that Krishna is always jolly. If you join His society, you will also become jolly. Have you ever seen pictures of Krishna working with a machine? Have you ever seen pictures of Krishna smoking? No, He is by nature full of pleasure, and if you unfold yourself in that way, you will also find pleasure.”

In these absorbing talks, Srila Prabhupada deeply explores the philosophy of yoga as explained in the Sixth and Eighth Chapters of the Gita, showing clearly how these timeless teachings apply today. Learn about the nature of consciousness, techniques of meditation, karma, death, reincarnation, and even spiritual ecstasy.

 

Table of Contents of The Path of Perfection – Yoga for the Modern Age:

            • PoP Introduction

            • PoP 1: Yoga as Action

            • PoP 2: Mastering the Mind and Senses

            • PoP 3: Learning How to See God

            • PoP 4: Moderation in Yoga

            • PoP 5: Determination and Steadiness in Yoga

            • PoP 6: Perception of the Supersoul

            • PoP 7: Yoga for the Modern Age

            • PoP 8: Failure and Success in Yoga

            • PoP 9: Destination After Death

            • PoP 10: The Path of Perfection

 

When we see a book with a title like The Path of Perfection, we may react with a bit of common skepticism: “Oh, another book claiming to give all the answers. One more do-it-yourself enlightenment scheme.” And certainly it seems that such skepticism is justified nowadays. Our natural desire for ultimate meaning, happiness, enlightenment, liberation, and salvation has become the most exploited commodity of the twentieth century, creating what one contemporary theologian termed a disastrous “seduction of the spirit.” This seduction is, indeed, the most tragic kind of exploitation. And the unfortunate consequence of this exploitation is a kind of deadening cynicism that discourages our search for self-fulfillment and a means to attain it.

The contemporary, thoughtful reader, weary of the many speculative, simplistic books cluttering the bookstore shelves, offering instant formulas for psychological or spiritual salvation, will find The Path of Perfection a welcome relief. Herein one will find a clear, intriguing explanation of the philosophy and practice of mankind’s oldest system of spiritual development—yoga.

Now, the word yoga may conjure up an image of some skinny fakir contorted like a human pretzel, or perhaps a room full of corpulent matrons in black leotards struggling to stand on their heads in hope of improving their health, losing weight, or increasing their sexual powers. This is not what we mean by yoga. Here we are referring to an ancient philosophy and meditational system that has been practiced by millions throughout the ages. What has, in modern times, been reduced to a commercially exploited technique of bodily agility and pseudomeditation was once a comprehensive and easily applied form of self realization.

If you have any doubts in the quest of spiritual progress, please ask our experts at 9738769587 or 9740603910 or email at contactus@divyamayayoga.com

 

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Weight .075 kg
Dimensions 15 × 10 × 1 cm

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