The Be-Attitudes: Reflections on the Beatitudes
Ebook
Discover the profound teachings of the Beatitudes through the enlightened lens of Yoga master Swami Satchidananda. This beautifully crafted giftbook offers a journey into the heart of spiritual wisdom, blending the timeless truths of Christ's Sermon on the Mount with the transformative insights of Yoga.Swami Satchidananda's interpretations illuminate a path of peace, compassion, and inner joy, inspiring us to live a life of deeper connection with the Divine and with one another. Let this book be your companion on the spiritual path, guiding you toward a life of true blessedness. This giftbook is part of the Peter Max Cover Art series.
From the Foreword by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB: "Swami Satchidananda rightly says that all spiritual paths lead to the one Truth. It strains our imagination, but we must even say that taking one path means taking all of them―they are all contained in each. Yet, this will help us not in the least until we set out to make one path our own and follow it. To really follow what Yoga offers us for a deeper understanding of Christian teaching, we must begin to live what Christ teaches. How else should we understand its meaning? Why not let these two spiritual paths―two ways of expression―complement one another? To get at the truth, we must make every effort to understand what the one who used these words wanted to say at the time.
"Swami Satchidananda rightly says that all spiritual paths lead to the one Truth. It strains our imagination, but we must even say that taking one path means taking all of them―they are all contained in each. Yet, this will help us not in the least until we set out to make one path our own and follow it. To really follow what Yoga offers us for a deeper understanding of Christian teaching, we must begin to live what Christ teaches. How else should we understand its meaning? Why not let these two spiritual paths―two ways of expression―complement one another? To get at the truth, we must make every effort to understand what the one who used these words wanted to say at the time. The longer ago this was, the greater our difficulty today yet, difficult or not, every statement of truth has to be seen in its context. Yoga―as you will see Swamiji describe in this book―teaches us the same truth found in the Beatitude: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” We can and must affirm how our spiritual traditions enrich each other when viewed from the perspective Swamiji shares with us. We affirm our traditions by a life that remains grateful. In that deep gratitude, which is an essential characteristic of our peak moments, we experience one common denominator to all the spiritual paths: that we can’t wrap up the light in a package; but we can walk in the light."
- Title: The Be-Attitudes: Reflections on the Beatitudes
- Author: Swami Satchidananda
- Publisher: Integral Yoga Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780932040435, 0932040438
- Resource ID: LLS:9780932040435
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-19T07:48:43Z
Sri Swami Satchidananda was one of the first Yoga masters to bring the classical Yoga tradition to the West. He was invited to America in 1966 by the iconic pop artist Peter Max and in 1969 opened the Woodstock Festival, becoming known as "the Woodstock Guru." His distinctive teachings blend six branches of classical Yoga, the spiritual philosophy of Vedanta (nonduality), and the interfaith ideals he pioneered. These concepts and practices influenced a generation and a spawned Yoga culture that is flourishing today. The organizations founded on his teachings, Integral Yoga International and Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville, are leading centers for Yoga teacher certification. Integral Yoga is the foundation for Dr. Dean Ornish's landmark work in reversing heart disease and Dr. Michael Lerner's noted Commonweal Cancer Help program. He is the author of many books on Yoga and is the subject of the documentary, Living Yoga: The Life and Teachings of Swami Satchidananda.