Yoga Books and Resources

Yoga Classics

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
translation by BonGiovanni

Hatha Yoga Pradipika
translated by Elsy Becherer, commentary by Hans Ulrich Rieker

Hatha Yoga Pradipika (2)
translated by Brian Dana Akers

The Bhagavad-Gita
translated by Anand Aadhar Prabhu. Beautiful presentation of this classic.

Yogi Ramacharaka

Reincarnation and the Law of Karma *

Hatha Yoga or the Yogi Philosophy *
of Physical Well-Being

Fourteen Lessons in Yogi Philosophy *
and Oriental Occultism

Advanced Course in Yogi Philosophy *
and Oriental Occultism

The Hindu Science of Breath

A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga

Mystic Christianity

A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga

Swami Sivananda

Easy Steps to Yoga (also in PDF)

Practical Lessons in Yoga (also in PDF)

Kundalini Yoga (also in PDF)

Mind--Its Mysteries and Control (also in PDF)

Practice of Brahmacharya (also in PDF)
Take it with a grain of salt!

The Science of Pranayama (also in PDF)

Ideals of Married Life (also in PDF)

Ramana Maharshi

Gems from Bhagavan (PDF)

The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi (PDF)

Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-Knowledge (PDF)

The Maharshi and His Message (PDF)

Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi Part 1 (PDF)

Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi Part 2 (PDF)

Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi Part 3 (PDF)

Maha Yoga (PDF)

Miscellanous Works

The Master Course
Yoga course for Shiva devotees by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.

How to be a Yogi
by Swâmi Abhedânanda. Basic overview of the different Yoga systems.

Saivite Virtue
On the practice of brahmachariya.

The Human Aura
by Swami Panchadasi

Vedanta Philosophy:
Five Lectures on Reincarnation
by Swami Abhedânanda

Yoga and Childbirth
by Tony Crisp.

Yama and Niyama (slide-show)
Yoga guidelines for good conduct. Worth a look!

Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramhansa Yogananda

Related Sources

Sri Ramanasramam
Dedicated to Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, regarded by his disciples as a Master of Jnana Yoga. Enter "devotee" sites like this with caution.

The Divine Life Society
Rather than list all of the free books provided by this society, a link to their web site is given instead for you to visit. These and similar books on the Web are of varying length and quality.

Dream Hawk
This man has written many books about dreams, sex, yoga and health. He is the author of Yoga and Childbirth listed above. Some of these books are published online now that they are out-of-print. You might like them.

Internet Sacred Texts Archive - Hinduism
Many Yoga-related works are in the Hinduism section of this peerless online resource.

Manybooks
Some of Yogi Ramacharaka's other books are here, including the Raja Yoga and Jnani Yoga books. I cannot attest to their quality and reliability since I discovered them only recently.

Himalayan Academy Publications
Hinduism today, books online, children's courses, PDF's, multi-media and more.