A Concise Guide to Yoga Philosophy

Composed in 1886, this is among the few surviving works of Prasad Das Goswami, a direct disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya and one of the rare souls authorized to initiate others into the sacred discipline of Kriya Yoga. Like most of his fellow disciples, he left almost no personal record, preferring the silence of authentic practice to the clamor of recognition. Now rendered into English for the first time, the book fulfills the quiet intention its author set before it: to offer a clear and trustworthy doorway into the philosophy and practice of Yoga—grounded not in conjecture, but in scripture and the living testimony of those who had already realized the Goal.

Goswami turns toward the questions that press upon every reflective heart the inevitability of death, the persistence of suffering, and the enigmatic power of the mind—and reveals how these very questions gave rise to the science of Yoga. With measured clarity he unfolds Kriyā Yoga, Jñāna Yoga and the other classical paths, the eight limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, the subtle workings of karma and devotion, the deep one-pointedness of Saṁyama, the obstacles that appear along the way, and the three guṇas that color both nature and consciousness. He is careful to note that the extraordinary powers sometimes ascribed to Yoga are never its true aim—only passing shadows that can distract the seeker from the single purpose that matters: liberation itself.

This translation belongs to a wider effort to recover the writings of Lahiri Mahasaya's direct disciples, long overlooked in the quiet passage of time. Presented with only the lightest corrections and clarifying notes, it is offered in the hope that it may once more serve those who seek in earnest.

Publisher - Graham C Murphy

Language - English

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Prasad Das Goswami

Graham C Murphy

Published Date - 2026-08-17

ISBN - 9781066696826

Dimensions - 20.3 x 12.7 x 0.5 cm

Page Count - 61