whats the best yoga book, most efficient path to enlightnenment through yoga?

[rothko]

So does anyone have a specific book recommendation, that includes all the most important/efficient information, towards the end of suffering from the ego?  having it presented in a linear fashion?  I came across a great article that explains the main differrent types of yoga and technically im doing something similar tyo reading and learning from the many differrent areas, and practicing many different forms.

 

http://nithyayoga.com/the-five-paths-of-yoga/

I kind of want to eventually build my path towards actually going to India/or wherever i find the next stage in my path is, and doing a retreat or living the life of a yogi eventually.  At least right now, i feel like that's a really positive and amazing way to progress even further.

I would say the foundation of my practice is the Hatha yoga stuff, I'm doing based on a lot of the stuff in asana, pranyama, mudra, bandha.  So im doing alot of the stuff out of there.  still probably in the beginner stage, but doing this stuff has definitely seemed to be very productive towards my consciousness progression, by far the best I've come across so far in my life.  Especially the bandhas, shoulder stand, hip stuff, and shatkarmas(ive only really done the neti so far :P)

as far as the meditation goes, i try practicing many times throught the day, with different mudras, based on where i feel is the weakest, based on how i feel(which i would love to learn more about), i started reading the mind illumintaed, which is a great book so far.  but i also stopped reading past stage 5 as i didn't see the point in progressing until i actually got to the next step(probably my ego is heavily involved in this decision as well), but i do plan to finish this book, when it becomes more relative.  I have come across raja yoga as well, which seems to be an even more detailed form of the mind illuminated. but maybe im wrong.  did the techniques in meditation in Buddhism evolve out of raja yoga?

 

So basically what I'm asking is, is there a book, or a series of books, that has the foundational stuff like hatha yoga/ meditation infromation ect, and presents all the information in  a linear path that if followed properly will substantially increase my path to consciousness, in the most efficient method possible?  I assume it might fall under the umbrella of kriya yoga, or kundalini.  any recomendations are extremely helpful

 

Im also thinking of throwing in psychedelics into the mix when it seems necessary as well.  so far it seems the book of choice on taht subject is The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys.

[Shanmugam]

@rothko  This is the book that I strongly recommend: https://www.amazon.com/Kriya-Yoga-Exposed-Organizations-Explanation-ebook/dp/B0764HP5L8/

This book itself has many recommendations and he talks about Yoga in the most simple and less confusing way; He also makes you aware of the traps of pitfalls and busts a lot of myths about ago. I have read this book. Based on it, I can also say that his two other books should be of the same quality.

I made this thread before reading the book: 

And here is the thread I made after reading the book:

 

 

[egoless]

In my experience highest form of meditation of releasing the attention from all the objects is the most effective “technique”. It’s actually efortless “efort” rather than technique. Become aware that you are aware. Your attention will naturally fall back to its source over time.

Edited February 22, 2018 by egoless

[Prabhaker]

On 2/21/2018 at 6:33 AM, rothko said:

So basically what I'm asking is, is there a book, or a series of books, that has the foundational stuff like hatha yoga/ meditation infromation ect, and presents all the information in  a linear path that if followed properly will substantially increase my path to consciousness, in the most efficient method possible?

https://www.oshorajneesh.com/osho-yoga-books.htm 

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