Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic

by Main, Darren John; Main, John Darren

• ISBN13: 9781899171392
• ISBN10: 1899171398
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Findhorn Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(2)
Author's Note	9	(1)
Special Thanks	10	(1)
Opening Meditation	11	(1)
Introduction	12	(3)
About This Book	15	(2)
Yoga as a Mystical Path	17	(1)
One Last Thought	18	(3)
PART ONE
Atman and The Ego	21	(12)
The Self	22	(2)
The Nature of Atman	24	(2)
The Ego	26	(3)
The Search	29	(4)
The Illusion of Maya	33	(12)
Maya	34	(4)
Lila: The Divine Play	38	(1)
The Stage	39	(2)
The Actors	41	(1)
The Costumes	42	(3)
The Flow of Life	45	(20)
Prana and the Subtle Body	46	(2)
The Energy Pathways	48	(3)
The Seven Chakras	51	(5)
The Chakras as a System	56	(2)
Kundalini	58	(2)
The Gift of the Guru	60	(5)
The Yoga of Relationships	65	(18)
The Ego Projection and Karma Yoga	66	(4)
The Yoga of Intimate Relationships	70	(5)
Sadhana Partners	75	(2)
Nemesis	77	(6)
PART TWO
Yama ~ The Moral Restraints	83	(18)
Karma	85	(3)
Nonviolence (Ahimsa)	88	(1)
Truthfulness (Satya)	89	(3)
Nonstealing (Asteya)	92	(3)
Sexual Moderation (Brahmacarya)	95	(3)
Greedlessness (Aparigraha)	98	(3)
Niyama ~ Observances	101	(20)
Purity (Shauca)	103	(3)
Contentment (Samtosha)	106	(3)
Austerity (Tapas)	109	(3)
Study (Svadhyaya)	112	(5)
Surrender (Ishvara Pranidhana)	117	(4)
Asana ~ Pose	121	(18)
Asana as a Metaphor	123	(3)
Asana and Evolution	126	(3)
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva	129	(4)
Psychology and the Practice of Asana	133	(6)
Pranayama ~ The Breath of Life	139	(14)
The Physiology of Breathing	141	(4)
The Psychology of Breathing	145	(2)
Pranayama and the Energy Body	147	(6)
Pratyahara ~ Sense Withdrawal	153	(16)
The Sense Organs and Spiritual Vision	155	(3)
Craving and Aversion	158	(5)
The Three Steps of Pratyahara	163	(6)
Dharana ~ Concentration	169	(14)
There's No Time but the Present	171	(4)
Choosing Reality	175	(4)
The Three Levels of Dharana	179	(4)
Dhyana ~ Meditation	183	(18)
The Mind	186	(2)
Samskaras (Judgments)	188	(5)
Witness Consciousness and the Practice of Meditation	193	(3)
The Collective Unconsciousness	196	(5)
Samadhi ~ Ecstasy	201	(14)
A Visit	203	(4)
Enlightenment	207	(4)
The Conscious Exit---Mahasamadhi	211	(4)
Conclusion	215	(4)
Closing Meditation	219	(1)
Glossary	220	(11)
Acknowledgements	231	(2)
Appendix A: The Styles of Yoga	233	(1)
Appendix B: The Seven Chakras	234	(1)
Index	235