The Yoga of Spiritual Devotion (Prem Prakesh)
Inspiring Translation/Commentary of the Narada Bhakti Sutras
[My 5-star Amazon review (NDA) of “The Yoga of Spiritual Devotion: A Modern Translation of The Narada Bhakti Sutras” by Prem Prakesh.]
This is an outstanding, under-appreciated little yoga book: a translation of the classic Narada Bhakti Sutras mixed with insightful commentary from the author. Unfortunately, there isn’t much good current bhakti literature—and that makes this inspiring and enlightening text stand out even more. I am a spiritual teacher and author, and I think so highly of this book, I put it in the Highly Recommended category in the Spiritual List at the back of all my books. The other devotional yoga book I recommend for my students is The Essential Swami Ramdas, an anthology of the writings of Swami Ramdas, a great twentieth-century Hindu bhakti (or devotional) yogi who attained Self-realization by ceaselessly repeating the mantra Om Sri Ram, Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram (which means, “God who is at once Truth and Power, victory to Thee, victory, victory to Thee”). With these two books inspiring you, your devotional practice is sure to move up a level.
[My 5-star Amazon review (NDA) of “The Yoga of Spiritual Devotion: A Modern Translation of The Narada Bhakti Sutras” by Prem Prakesh.]
This is an outstanding, under-appreciated little yoga book: a translation of the classic Narada Bhakti Sutras mixed with insightful commentary from the author. Unfortunately, there isn’t much good current bhakti literature—and that makes this inspiring and enlightening text stand out even more. I am a spiritual teacher and author, and I think so highly of this book, I put it in the Highly Recommended category in the Spiritual List at the back of all my books. The other devotional yoga book I recommend for my students is The Essential Swami Ramdas, an anthology of the writings of Swami Ramdas, a great twentieth-century Hindu bhakti (or devotional) yogi who attained Self-realization by ceaselessly repeating the mantra Om Sri Ram, Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram (which means, “God who is at once Truth and Power, victory to Thee, victory, victory to Thee”). With these two books inspiring you, your devotional practice is sure to move up a level.
