Yoga – Back To Godhead

Yoga That Works by Dhanurdhara Swami

Sep 1, 1989 | Dhanurdhara Swami, Volume-24 Number-09, Yoga

The yoga most people are familiar with isn't meant for everyone. In fact, in this age it's hardly possible for anyone. The Vedic literature tells of the sage Visvamitra's failure to become self-realized after sixty thousand years of rigid yoga... read more

The Yoga of Pleasing God by Krpakara Dasa

Jan 1, 1989 | Krpakara Dasa, Volume-24 Number-01&02, Yoga

The yoga taught by Lord Caitanya is as easy as singing, dancing, and eating delicious food. Nowadays when people think of yoga, they generally conjure up images of half-naked Indian yogis with long hair and beards sitting in the... read more

The Yogi in the River by Mathuresa Dasa

Jun 1, 1985 | Mathuresa Dasa, Volume-20 Number-06, Yoga

Ages ago, Saubhari Muni was so accomplished at yoga that he could meditate underwater. Everything was going fine, until . . . To practice yoga, or silent meditation, you first of all need a secluded place. Traditionally, yogis have... read more

The Perfection of Yoga: Pure Love of Krsna by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Apr 1, 1975 | A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Srila Prabhupada's Lectures, Volume-10 Number-04, Yoga

"Yoga" is a word becoming increasingly familiar top people all over the world. Many are asking, "What is yoga? What does the yoga practitioner seek to achieve? And what is the ultimate goal of yoga?" A Bhagavata Dharma Discourse an address on the... read more

Sankhya-yoga by Kirtanananda Swami

Mar 1, 1971 | Kirtanananda Swami, Volume-01 Number-40, Yoga

In the Sixth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna is explaining how to practice yoga by meditation. Although the Lord is recommending the eightfold yoga system here, we will also see that in the end it is rejected in favor... read more

Karma-yoga-Action in Krsna Consciousness, Part 5 by Kirtanananda Swami

Dec 1, 1970 | Kirtanananda Swami, Volume-01 Number-38, Yoga

[Editor's note: This is the fifth of a series of eighteen essays on the chapters of Bhagavad-gita.] As the Fifth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita opens, Arjuna is asking Krsna practically the same question he asked at the beginning of the Third Chapter, namely... read more