Sacred Jewels of Yoga: Wisdom from India's Beloved Scriptures, Teachers, Masters, and Monks Hot

Contemporary Western yoga practice often focuses primarily on the physical body, and many practitioners are unaware that yoga originated as a spiritual and meditative practice in ancient India, toward unity of the human spirit (or soul) with the Infinite Spirit (Soul). The physical aspect of yoga arose from this pursuit of realizing the divinity of each human soul, as a way to open the vessel through which spirit could flow.

In Sacred Jewels of Yoga, DeLuca has gathered together 166 exquisite scriptures and teachings of the spiritual wisdom, ideals, and practice of yoga: the the Vedantas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Yoga Sutras, the Bhakti Sutras, the Astavakra Samhita, and the Srimad Bhagavatam. Passages from two contemporary and beloved teachers of the modern era, Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekanada are also presented. Truly beautiful, moving and illuminating, these passages can be read randomly or in sequence, but should always be inhaled and cherished, like a breath of night jasmine imbuing your senses. Breathe deeply.