The Great Little Book of Yoga Stories: Yoga Philosophy for All Ages - Book 1

Here is a book all young yoga fans need to read.
It is a new look at old wisdom; an easy first step on the road to 'enlightenment', or understanding what life is really about. It's handy for yoga teachers too - ideal for the first forays into yoga philosophy for your classes.
The ancient Scriptures are wonderful, but there are a lot of words and meanings that can be very difficult to grasp. Here, though, are simple short stories to make you smile, think and learn. They are told in the voice of an Indian guru, Swami Ramesh Guptananda. Imagine you can hear his voice as you read them. They show, through talking about his life, what the 'rules of life' are and how to follow them.
The original 'rules' came from the sage*, Patanjali, many hundreds of years ago. They still apply to this day.

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The Great Little Book of Yoga Stories: Yoga Philosophy for All Ages - Book 1

Here is a book all young yoga fans need to read.
It is a new look at old wisdom; an easy first step on the road to 'enlightenment', or understanding what life is really about. It's handy for yoga teachers too - ideal for the first forays into yoga philosophy for your classes.
The ancient Scriptures are wonderful, but there are a lot of words and meanings that can be very difficult to grasp. Here, though, are simple short stories to make you smile, think and learn. They are told in the voice of an Indian guru, Swami Ramesh Guptananda. Imagine you can hear his voice as you read them. They show, through talking about his life, what the 'rules of life' are and how to follow them.
The original 'rules' came from the sage*, Patanjali, many hundreds of years ago. They still apply to this day.

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The Great Little Book of Yoga Stories: Yoga Philosophy for All Ages - Book 1

The Great Little Book of Yoga Stories: Yoga Philosophy for All Ages - Book 1

The Great Little Book of Yoga Stories: Yoga Philosophy for All Ages - Book 1

The Great Little Book of Yoga Stories: Yoga Philosophy for All Ages - Book 1

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Overview

Here is a book all young yoga fans need to read.
It is a new look at old wisdom; an easy first step on the road to 'enlightenment', or understanding what life is really about. It's handy for yoga teachers too - ideal for the first forays into yoga philosophy for your classes.
The ancient Scriptures are wonderful, but there are a lot of words and meanings that can be very difficult to grasp. Here, though, are simple short stories to make you smile, think and learn. They are told in the voice of an Indian guru, Swami Ramesh Guptananda. Imagine you can hear his voice as you read them. They show, through talking about his life, what the 'rules of life' are and how to follow them.
The original 'rules' came from the sage*, Patanjali, many hundreds of years ago. They still apply to this day.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781910088661
Publisher: Top of the Village Publishing
Publication date: 10/21/2019
Series: The Great Little Book of Yoga Stories
Pages: 170
Product dimensions: 5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.46(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Notes for Yoga Teachers 13

About Guptananda 15

The Yamas and Niyamas –

The Rules of Life 17

CHAPTER 1: THE YAMAS: 19

Story 1: Non-violence: Who Can Jump

the Highest? 20

Story 2: Truth: The Prince Who Did Not

Speak 24

Story 3: Truth : The Pebble 28

Story 4: Non-stealing: Raja is Stolen 34

Story 5: Chastity: My Sister Has an

Admirer 38

Story 6: Non-greed: Young Ramesh Is

Turned Upside Down 49

Story 7: Non-greed: The Missing Flour 52

Story 8: Avarice – Greed: The Avaricious

Aunt 58

CHAPTER 2: THE NIYAMAS 63

Story 9: Cleanliness: The Golden Gates 64

Story 10: Contentment: Ramesh and the

Parrot Feathers 67

Story 11: Discipline: The Student Gets a

Thorn in His Foot 70

Story 12: Discipline: The Charioteer and

His Horses 74

Story 13: Self Study: Ramesh Learns More

About Himself 80

Story 14: Devotion: The Special Bread 83

CHAPTER 3: THE LESS WELL-KNOWN

YAMAS AND NIYAMAS 87

Story 15: Tolerance, Forgiveness and

Understanding: The Angry Young

Man 88

Story 16: Endurance, Forbearance and

Obedience: Arun Uses His

Imagination 95

Story 17: Sincerity and Earnest Endeavour:

Anil is at Home on the Farm 101

Story 18: Compassion and Sympathy: Aunt

Ushma Becomes Very Ill 106

Story 19: Penance and Retribution for

Wrongdoing: The Mad Mule 111

Story 20: Faith: Ramesh Rebels 117

Story 21: Charity and Non-gossip: Raja

Gets Soaked 123

Story 22: Modesty and Simplicity: When

Mother Made Her choice 129

Story 23: Prayer and Meditation: The Old

Scribe and His Tattered

Parchment 134

Story 24: A Story to Illustrate Unselfish

Action, Self-sacrifice and Giving

Help to Others: Father Saves a

Drowning Woman 139

Glossary 145

About the Writer and the Book 153

Afterword: Swami Shivapremananda 159

Acknowledgements 165

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