Here is a comprehensive survey of the full breadth and depthof the 5,000-year-old Yoga tradition, emphasizing its potentphilosophy and spiritual vision. Georg Feuerstein demonstrates thatYoga is much more than a system of physical exercises—it is aprofound path of self-transformation that encompasses a range ofteachings, practices, and sacred texts that can help us cultivatewisdom, balance, and inner freedom, as well as physicalhealth. Feuerstein is one of the few Western scholar-teachers of Yogawhose writing and teaching penetrate the full richness and depth ofthis ancient tradition. Here he offers a collection of essaystouching on all facets of the discipline. Topics include: ? The different branches and styles ofYoga ? The ethical teachings of Yoga ? Yoga and vegetarianism ? Meditation and mantras ? Choosing a teacher ? Tantric Yoga ? The experience of ecstasy
A unique blend of ancient tradition and modern scientifictheory, a comprehensive introduction to the science of the human""aura"" or energy field discusses how this field can be used forhealing. 50,000 first printing.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives from the author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain As David Brooks observes, There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society: the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood. And yet we humans don t do this well. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, misunderstood. In How to Know a Person, Brooks sets out to help us do better, posing questions that are essential for all of us: If you want to know a person, what kind of attention should you cast on them? What kind of conversations should you have? What parts of a person s story should you pay attention to? Driven by his trademark sense of curiosity and his determination to grow as a per