Swami Krishnananda

> Voyage vers la confiance intérieure de K. et A. Trobe (Almasta). — Plus qu'un livre, il s'agit ici d'un compagnon de route pour réapprendre à faire confiance à la vie et à soi-même. Cet ouvrage est un parcours initiatique dans lequel les auteurs partagent leur expérience personnelle et leur cheminement spirituel. Ils nous invitent à porter un regard plus profond sur nos désillusions et nos échecs pour pouvoir guérir nos blessures, élargir notre vision et découvrir la véritable confiance en la vie et l'amour.
—Soleil Levant, avril 2014… (altro)

This is an exposition (in two volumes) of Patanjali Yoga Sutras by a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda of the Divine Life Society. Regarded as a manual on mind control, meditation and mental discipline, the sutras are pithy and have an aphoristic quality, urging deeper reflection and dedicated application. Patanjali uses the term "yoga" to denote a complete cessation of mental modifications so that consciousness rests within itself in a state of liberation (moksha).His emphasis is not so much on the philosophical aspect as on practical side of it. The sutras are divided into four chapters (padas), the first of them being the 'samadhi pada' which is the focus of the first volume. The other three parts, on 'sadhana', vibhuti' and 'kaivalya' are dealt with in the second volume. The work is a compendium of 110 lectures Swami Krishnananda had delivered over a six month period in 1976 and it provides a veritable stairway for the spiritual aspirant to reach the goal of liberation.… (altro)