The Perfection of Yoga addresses many common misconceptions about the purpose and goal of the yoga system. One of the most popular introductory books on the science and practice of Krishna consciousness, Perfection of Yoga was originally presented before a live audience as a lecture on the sixth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita by Srila Prabhupadain September of 1966 in New York City.

As yoga grows in popularity, there is a growing need for clear, authoritative information about yoga’s origins and deeper meanings. Krishna, the speaker of the Gita, tells his disciple Arjuna that the whole point of yoga is to make the body and mind as peaceful as possible so that one can meditate on Paramatma, the aspect of the Supreme Person dwelling within us all.