This book is a compilation of the talks on Yoga given by Swami Gnaneswarananda at Vedanta Society of Chicago, and taken down, mostly stenographically, by three of his students.  Every effort has been made to weave those notes into a whole that is both comprehensive and representative of the swami's Yoga classes.  The talks are arranged under the sections: Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, and Karma Yoga.  They first appeared serially in Vedanta Kesari, one of the main journals of the Ramakrishna Order, from 1967 through 1971.   As the title indicates, the book is primarily intended for beginners in spiritual life.  However, those who are well along the road will also find much encouragement and inspiration in it.

This book introduces the reader to the various limbs of yoga. The articles deal with the five yamas, universal moral values, articles on niyama, short question and answers on asana and pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, japa and the application of yoga.

Compares and contrasts central concepts of yoga with similar concepts in other systems of Indian thought.

Devanagari text, English translation of text and commentary. see also: Patanjali Yoga Sutras

An extended commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.

New interpretative translation of the Yoga Sutras.

This is a rare edition printed in Devanagri script (no English translation) with commentary by Sri Upanisad-Brahmayogin, the only person to have commented on all the 108 Upanisads. Originally published in 1920, this edition with the commentary was republished in 1968. Edited by A. Mahadeva Shastry.

A devotional book which gives under selected headings the teachings of the Hasidic masters on the ways that prayer brings one closer to God. This is a book for whoever is interested in a Jewish understanding of prayer as a way of knowing God.

The author, an erudite scholar monk of the Ramakrishna Order, was formerly an editor of Prabuddha Bharata, the principal monthly journal of the Order. This book is, for the most part, a compilation of editorials written for Prabuddha Bharata from 1979 to 1986. A few articles contributed to other journals have also been included. There has been an effort to maintain all through the book a sequential order of ideas but some repetition has been unavoidable since this is a compilation of articles written at different times. The book is primarily meant to guide and give inner strength to the younger generation through noble and inspiring ideas based on Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda's teachings.