The Psychology of Yoga
How the mind works according to the ancient yogic traditions, compared and contrasted to the approaches of Western psychology by one of the greatest yoga scholars of our time Georg Feuerstein begins the book by establishing the historical context of modern Western psychology and its gradual encounter with Indian thought, then follows this introduction with twenty three chapters, each of which presents a topic generally a point of correspondence or distinction between Western and Eastern paradigms These are grouped into three general sections Foundations, Mind and Beyond, and Mind In Transition The book concludes with a brief epilogue as well as three appendices, adding depth to the discussion of the ancient yoga traditions as well as an informative survey of yoga psychology literature The Psychology of Yoga is a feast of wisdom and lore, assembled from a perspective possible only for one whose monumental scholarship has been tempered and leavened by practice. New Download [ The Psychology of Yoga ] by [ Georg Feuerstein ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr If you are interested in real yoga then you cannot go past Georg Feuerstein in exploring the depths of this ancient tradition Georg dedicated his life to the study of yoga and all of his books are enlightening and go to a depth on the subject that is unmatched This book is an advanced study of yoga and is probably better to read after you have read The Yoga Tradition by him His work is at a high level, it is sch...Great overview Note that overview is the operative word here If you seek something detailed on Samkhya, Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism all of which are forms of Yogic psychology , then this isn t it This is, howev...
- English
- 10 December 2017 Georg Feuerstein
- Paperback
- 256 pages
- 1611800420
- Georg Feuerstein
- The Psychology of Yoga