Yoga Philosophy

Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi, Bhagu F Karbhari
Publisher: Agamoday Samiti

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permanent footing. Nothing can be hoped till again a great Jain of his type appears on the scene as the chances of success are at present greater than they were then. He was a student of the Western Philosophy, and in the Jain Philosophy, he was specially trained under Srimad vijayanand Suri, than whom a greater Jaip priest has never been since his time.
I came to know Mr. Gandhi only by name, and that even after his death. I found his speeches most fascinating and thought them worth-publishing. I endeavoured my best to collect them. These have been supplied to me by my friend Mr. Umarosing Tank, B.A., LL.B., the late Seth Virchand Deepchand C. I. E., and Seth Maneklal Ghelabhai, during the last ten years, and as a result I published one volume and the remaining two are being put before the public by this Fund.
There are several excellent treatises on Yoga, in Sanskrit, written by Jain priests of the past, but no attempt has been made to translate them into modern languages. With the advancement of the science of Psychology which attempts to teach one about the constitution and functions of the soul, to know how the ancients exercised it would not be a useless topic. The late Mr, Gandhi has tried his best to give some idea of Yoga as is understood by the Jairs. This book contains, besides his speeches and writings on the Yoga Philosophy, some extracts from his other writings dealing in Yoga.