MACMIL01 From The Heart Of The Lotus: The Teaching Stories Of Swami Kripalu Books

Swami Kripalu was a renowned master of kundalini yoga. Even though he maintained the most rigorous spiritual discipline for himself (including 12 years spent in complete silence), he was fond of telling unforgettable, often funny stories as a way of making his teachings relevant to everyday life.

For Swami Kripalu, the spiritual teachings of yoga applied equally on or off the mat. In 1977, Swami Kripalu surprised his thousands of devoted Indian followers by accepting an invitation to visit America. He was so struck by the spiritual openness of American youth he met that he stayed more than three years.

He deviated from his life of silence to deliver a series of teachings from which the stories in this book are largely derived. The stories themselves contain the essence of his deepest spiritual teachings, which still serve today as the foundation of Kripalu Yoga Center s approach to yoga and spiritual life.