Chapters elaborate on aspects of yoga the physical, energetic, mental, intellectual and divine, showing the architecture of the comprehensive system of spiritual teachings that lead to samadhi, the state of blissful absorption. Iyengar yoga is vigorous because it involves the body, mind and spirit, and the master explains those interrelationships clearly. The 86-year-old teacher here expounds the philosophy of yoga its metaphysics, of which yoga poses, or asanas, represent the physical component. Published in 1966, that first book became yoga's "bible" and set the standard for yoga books, providing pictures and instructions. Master yogi Iyengar offers what may turn out to be his last written words on the discipline that he helped popularize with Light on Yoga. Written with the depth of this sage's great wisdom, Light on Life is the culmination of a master's spiritual genius, a treasured companion to his seminal Light on Yoga. For the first time, Iyengar uses stories from his own life, humor, and examples from modern culture to illustrate the profound gifts that yoga offers. Here Iyengar explores the yogic goal to integrate the different parts of the self (body, emotions, mind, and soul), the role that the yoga postures and breathing techniques play in our search for wholeness, the external and internal obstacles that keep us from progressing along the path, and how yoga can transform our lives and help us to live in harmony with the world around us.
Iyengar brings readers this new and more complete understanding of the yogic journey. Yoga's popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health benefits have not been matched by an understanding of the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development that the yogic tradition can also offer. Iyengar-hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be one of the most important yoga masters-has spent much of his life introducing the modern world to the ancient practice of yoga.
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