Lanterna Rally

Author: Annie Besant

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-26

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781720343547

Yoga is much more than just a workout. It's a combination of components that can transform your health on many different levels. The lectures in this book were delivered at the 32nd Anniversary of the Theosophical Society held at Benares, India in 1907, and they are intended to give the reader an outline of Yoga. These lectures forms the basis for a deeper study of the teaching of Yoga in general, containing the essentials to be considered throughout the different stages of living and practice. The author, Annie Wood Besant (1847-1933) - was a British writer and activist. President of the Theosophical Society, she was also involved in the cause of women's rights. "An Introduction to Yoga" was the way in which she presented the idea of Yoga to western public in 1908. This book addresses the following topics and many of these were passed on from ancient works. - The Nature of Yoga - What is consciousness and Divinity? - Yoga as one of the six Indian schools of Philosophy. - Yoga as an applied science. - The practice of yoga. (Not exactly as it's practiced today) - Discussion on diet, purifying of the body, concentration and meditation. - The 4 states of consciousness and the 5 stages of the mind. - The 3 gunas, the 5 functions of pain, and the 7 obstacles to yogic progress. Please note - as this book was written in early 19th century English, its readability is tolerable-taking into context the complex concepts under discussion. This book will be a great read to all interested in Yoga as a philosophy and is NOT intended to learn the reader yoga poses at home.