The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living

图书标准信息

• 作者 Stephen Cope 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2007-05
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780553380545
• 定价 134.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 352页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Formodernspiritualseekersandyogastudentsalike,hereisanirreverentyetprofoundguidetothemostsophisticatedteachingsoftheyogawisdomtradition–nowbroughttocontemporarylifebyacelebratedauthor,psychotherapist,andleadingAmericanyogainstructor.

WhilemanyWesternersstillthinkofyogaasaninvigoratingseriesofposturesandbreathingexercises,thesephysicalpracticesareonlypartofavastandancientspiritualscience.Formorethanthreemillennia,yogasagessystematicallyexploredtheessentialquestionsofourhumanexistence:Whataretherootcausesofsuffering,andhowcanweachievefreedomandhappiness?Whatwoulditbeliketofunctionatthemaximumpotentialofourminds,bodies,andspirits?Whatisanoptimalhumanlife?

Nowherehavetheirdiscoveriesbeenmorebrilliantlydistilledthaninashort–butfamouslydifficult–treatisecalledtheYogasutra.Thisreveredtextlaysouttheentirepathofinnerdevelopmentinremarkabledetail–rangingfrompracticesthatbuildcharacterandmentalpowertothehighestreachesofspiritualrealization.

NowStephenCopeunlockstheteachingsoftheYogasutrabyshowingthematworkinthelivesofagroupoffriendsandfellowyogastudentswhoareconfrontingthefullmoderncatastropheofcareers,relationships,anddysfunctionalfamilydynamics.Interweavingtheirdailydilemmaswithinsightsfrommodernpsychology,neuroscience,religion,andphilosophy,heshowstheastonishingrelevanceandpracticalityofthistimelesspsychologyofawakening.

Leavenedwithwitandpassion,TheWisdomofYogaisasuperbcompanionandguideforanyoneseekingenhancedcreativity,betterrelationships,andamoreethicalandgracefulwayoflivingintheworld.

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【作者简介】

StephenCopeisapsychotherapist,seniorKripaluyogateacher,andauthorofYogaandtheQuestfortheTrueSelf.HeiscurrentlySeniorScholarinResidenceattheKripaluCenterforYogaandHealthinLenox,Massachusetts.

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