Often I am asked “where was that poem from”, “where did that passage originate”.
Honestly, like many of those before me, they simply come to me. There was a time before books and before school when there was a wisdom that laid a path for all of us. Those philosophers, sages and scholars simply calmed their mind and opened their heart. Wrote and spoke what they thought. In turn their words became scripture for generations to follow. Your own wisdom is the greatest guide, yet here are some of the best I keep in my collection in no particular order.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras by Sri Swami Satchidananda by Sri S. Satchidananda
Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul by Sharon Gannon, David Life
Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra
The Buddha and His Teachings: Multiple Authors, I prefer the Krsna Adaption
Wherever You Go, There You Are: by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jesus, Krishna, Buddha and Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings (The Common Teachings of Four World Religions) by Richard Hooper (Editor)
Spinal Strengthening: by Bryan Kest
The Rumi Collection by Jelaluddin Rumi
Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga... by B. K. S. Iyengar
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
The Art of Happiness – A Handbook for Living by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Man's Eternal Quest by Paramahansa Yogananda
The Art of Living by William Hart
The Wisdom of James Allen by James Allen
Sadhu's by Dolf Hartsuiker
The Introduction to Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar
The Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikachar
More to follow…