Books that have affected you and your life the most

Re:Books that have affected you and your life the most by 2snakes on Monday September 09, 2019 @07:32PM (#20923670)

Vasistha’s Yoga - highly useful for understanding and transcending psychological conditioning, using mind to master mind.

Early books: Arrow to the Sun and Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Hans Christian Andersen and The Hobbit - all very stimulating to imagination.

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Re:Books that have affected you and your life the most by resab on Monday September 09, 2019 @08:20PM (#20923970)

Thanks for sharing, I was looking for a good yoga book, will definitely check it out! :)

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Re:Books that have affected you and your life the most by rramadass on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:22AM (#20925011)

Just a PSA;

"Yoga Vasistha" has nothing to do with the physical aspects of Yoga i.e. Asanas (though some passages do talk about them) but deals purely with the internal/intellectual aspects of the mind. It is a very long book with lots of Allegories/Similes/Stories/Repetition and so you have to read it slowly and with patience.

I recommend reading "The Concise Yoga Vasistha" (an abridged version) before reading the unabridged "Vasistha's Yoga" both translated by Swami Venkatesananda.

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Re:Books that have affected you and your life the most by resab on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:44AM (#20925101)

Sounds good? Thanks for a heads up! :)

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