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A READER’S REVIEW by Rebecca Weisman The first time I met Edwin Bryant was at a Yoga Teacher Training in 2006. When I walked in the room he was seated cross-legged dressed in traditional swami gear, his dhoti wrapped neatly around his legs and the bag for his tulsi japa beads dangling from his wrist. When he opened his mouth to speak to us aspiring yogis on the matter of Yoga Philosophy, a difficult assignment indeed, his level of comprehension on the subject was immediately evident. His language was clear and concise with a willingness to go as deep as the student’s questions required. His dedication to the subject was obvious as his eyes, set behind wiry spectacles, would light up and become animated at the slightest question. Continue reading ... |
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A READER’S REVIEW by Rachael Stark Radhanath Swami is a diminutive, gentle, and yet, nonetheless, imm-ensely powerful man, his appearance at once illuminating and also beguiling. Clad in a soft-hued, saffron-colored robe, his slender frame barely visible beneath the folds of cloth, he walks soundlessly, and yet, when speaking to his audience, addresses each and every member with conviction. |
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WORDS on the WAY Making Sense of Sanskrit An Intelligent Seeker’s Guide to Understanding the Philosophical and Mystical Language of the Seers. This is not a dictionary for scholars, so you won’t find every Sanskrit word in it. But it is an extremely comprehensive Working Glossary for the ordinary seeker, containing over 4,000 definitions of spiritual and philosophical words that you are likely to encounter in your reading of Indian spiritual books and texts. The Glossary does not simply explain the grammatical meaning of words like any ordinary dictionary, but constitutes a mystic’s understanding of meanings and deliberations over a lifetime of study and experience. It will save you years of wondering about obscure meanings and even obscurer spellings. Almost every area of India, and almost every guru, has their own idea of how to spell a Sanskrit word. It is frustrating to attempt to find a word in the dictionary when the dictionary only offers one spelling. So if you come across a word with a different spelling you will never find it in a normal dictionary. The Yoga Wordbook offers every different spelling I have encountered over more than forty years of research. Although some words only need a simple explanation, other entries will go much further in answering a seeker’s long-standing questions. Here you will find meanings and understandings you won’t find in the dry grammarian’s dictionaries, together with elaborated comment on certain words. It also includes particular meanings to words given by sages such as Sri Aurobindo, Krishnamacharya, Nisargadatta, Ramana Maharshi, Satyananda, etc. Some entries will throw light on little known secrets of yoga, ultimately revealing the hidden mysteries of spiritual life that you are unlikely to find elsewhere. |
