Preface
This is an attempt to introduce classical yog which has come down to us from very very ancient times. Traditionally yog is a sastra and a darsana. But in our times it has become a subject of practicality for wellness in life. That aspect of yog which serves the modern and worldly human is being highlighted and therefore yog has become extremely popular. Hence yog has become well-known but it is also greatly misconstrued. A couple of centuries back it was misconstrued differently and was considered to be a subject not for one and all but only for a few 'out-of-world' persons! It was believed to be a very abstruse and mysterious subject and hence was kept away from the common man. In that sense, yog was unknown while today it is widely mis-known! A persuant of yog should at some stage of study, turn to textual yog and understand the subject as it is, in the long-long tradition rather than remain selective by usefulness. Utilitarianism thus, grows unduly. Classical yog has a darsanic or philosophical base as well as a śastric base. It is a science, an art, a philosophy and culture to serve mankind not only corporeally and mentally but also wholesomely. This implies inclusion from gross to subtle to metaphysical aspects i.e.exoteric and esoteric aspects. come ly yog ecome aspect an is mely also Was bject ons! ject that It must be known that yog has its pedagogy and scholastics. The human being is not only a biological species but the container of an entire microcosm. Hence this book is an invitation to curious students to know about some basic texts of yog which have been given to us by sages of lore as well as those of the classical era. This is hoped to be a curtain raiser for the few seekers who may be curious to know the classical yog. The yogic texts give a great insight for us to 'see' within us. Yog is indeed a spiritual encyclopaedia. The texts introduced here are the body of that encyclopaedia. I am extremely thankful to my students who prepared the manuscript. It is only appropriate that I mention their names and thank Bharati Kalle, Harshal Baxi and Machhindra Daund for typing the text. I extend my thanks to Firooza Ali Razvi who did the final editing. I also thank Sri Deepak Marathe, Ideal Printers, Pune for the layout, cover design and printing.
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