Religious Foundations of Modern Yoga The way Modern Yoga has been practiced throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is worlds apart from all the forms of classical Yoga. Continue Reading →
Sinister Yogis Below is the index of my posts inspired by this book that examines the history, literature, and methods of yogis from 500 BCE to the present: Sinister Yogis by David Gordon White University of Chicago Press, 2009. Continue Reading →
Yogic Bodily Possession Yogis, in “classical” Hindu texts, are practitioners with goals of supernatural powers, rather than liberation or salvation. Continue Reading →
Killing of Krishna Krishna is one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar) of the Hindu god Vishnu and also as a supreme god in his own right. Continue Reading →
