{"product_id":"book-the-perfection-of-yoga","title":"The Perfection of Yoga — Prabhupada on Yoga Beyond the Postures","description":"\u003cp\u003eForty-nine pages, and almost none of them about postures. This is yoga in the older and much larger sense — a philosophy of union and self-realization, of which the physical practice most people mean by the word is one small limb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada sets out what classical yoga was actually for, and how the practice connects to self-realization and the divine. It is concise enough to read in a sitting and dense enough to be worth several, which makes it a natural first text for anyone whose yoga has so far happened entirely on a mat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e49 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e — concise but not slight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYoga beyond physical postures\u003c\/strong\u003e — the philosophy underneath the practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplores self-realization and connection with the divine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA natural entry point\u003c\/strong\u003e to classical yoga teaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead it in one sitting first,\u003c\/strong\u003e then again slowly. At 49 pages, that is an achievable plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead it before or after practice,\u003c\/strong\u003e not instead of it — the text assumes a body as well as a mind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderline as you go.\u003c\/strong\u003e Short books get lent out and come back; your marks are the map back in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse it as a gift for a mat-only practitioner.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is short enough that it actually gets read.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFollow it with a longer text\u003c\/strong\u003e once the framework has landed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#000D0B,#40514E); color:#f3f3f3; padding:20px 24px; border-radius:8px; margin:28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#c9a96e; margin-top:0;\"\u003e✨ Temple Tip — short books deserve a second pass, not a shelf\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eA 49-page book has a particular hazard: it gets finished quickly and filed immediately, which is precisely the wrong response to a dense text. Leaving it out for a week and rereading it once more before it goes on the shelf costs almost nothing and roughly doubles what you keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eHow long is it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e49 pages.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eIs this a book about yoga postures?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eNo. It explores the deeper dimensions of yoga beyond the physical postures — the philosophy and the aim behind the practice.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eWho wrote it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eA.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eWho is it for?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eReaders interested in classical yoga teaching and its transformative potential, including practitioners whose experience so far is mainly physical.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; padding:10px 0; font-weight:600; color:#2c3a37;\"\u003eDo I need to have read the Bhagavad Gita first?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eNo, though the two sit well together and many readers move from one to the other.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How long is it?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"49 pages.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is this a book about yoga postures?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"No. It explores the deeper dimensions of yoga beyond the physical postures \u0026mdash; the philosophy and the aim behind the practice.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Who wrote it?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Who is it for?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Readers interested in classical yoga teaching and its transformative potential, including practitioners whose experience so far is mainly physical.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Do I need to have read the Bhagavad Gita first?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"No, though the two sit well together and many readers move from one to the other.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.9em; color:#5b6764;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cover art and printing details follow the current print run and may differ slightly from the photographs. Ships within 3 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoga, in the sense the word originally carried. \u003cstrong\u003e#TempleOfDesire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sacred Crystals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54408859812177,"sku":"9780912776361","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/0194\/8241\/files\/IMG_3963_37c94090-941c-4f66-a2c4-a45aea41f28c.jpg?v=1785010907","url":"https:\/\/www.templeofdesire.com\/products\/book-the-perfection-of-yoga","provider":"Temple of Desire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}