Core Works of Dr. Kulkarni

I found your book to be a guide, a manual, and a textbook for yoga students – it covers all aspects of human life.. Your book on Adhiyoga giving a scientifically designed Authentic Yoga System is remarkable. It is your original work, which makes the work more worth and praise worthy.

Adhiyoga is not a book but the Amrita-Kalasha (pot with elixir of immortality) that never gets empty. It is a treasure (of knowledge), the wealth in which does not exhaust even when drawn by millions. Each reading reveals new finding. The skill needed to make life happy is found in Adhiyoga.

Neel Kulkarni has prepared a Samidha (a sacrificial substance) of Eighteen Chapters containing a few hundred Sutras. All his Sutras are in English. Therefore, they shall be studied and taught all over the globe, I have not even a hint of doubt about this. The efforts made by Yoga scholar Neel Kulkarni for this invaluable writing are amazing. It will take at least 15 days for a serious Yoga student to get an overview of this book. The meaning that emerges from reading and reciting the Sutras gives immense peace of mind and joy.

Adhiyoga is innovative and authoritative in the field of Yoga, for a new comer as well as for a dedicated practitioner to achieve health, happiness & spirituality; I congratulate the author for his unique achievement and contribution. Adhiyoga will no doubt attract scores of enthusiasts who are keen to make Yoga part of their daily life.

As a Yoga practitioner, a Yoga teacher and a specialist physiotherapist I have found ‘Adhiyoga’, written by Neel Kulkarni, to be an invaluable tool for the development my own spiritual and health well being and for my ability to then be able to help others. Adhiyoga is one of the few books that I find myself reading from again and again. It has and will always continue to be an inspiration for my personal and professional development and will always be a source of information that I can recommend to anyone with whole hearted assurance of its rigour, validity, reliability and precision. 

Neel’s “Authentic Yoga System” aims to facilitate the achievement of any goals we may have – be they psychological or physical, spiritual or material. Positive and non-judgmental, the book encourages the student to engage in further study and effort in order to achieve his/her own outcome.

This is where Neel truly shines as a teacher.  He has a gift of unwrapping the teachings in a clear and precise manner, relating it back to the bigger picture, and then making it relevant and palatable for the modern day yogi. Thank you Neel!

This book really helps with self-discovery. It is a journey to observe each part of yourself, your body, mind, spirit, and a step to realise what you are doing, and were you want to move forwards. Thank you Neel!

Neel has aligned the older system of yoga with modern day life. He guides the student in setting goals for a yoga practice that meets the needs of the individual. When the student’s practice is in line with their goals, there is more consistency of practice and more contentment in life.

Karusha Harichand

Yoga Teacher, Zambia

The book is written in such a way that it is self-explanatory, but having done the course with the book as study material is a complete package. Every topic covered in the book is essential knowledge for all beings not only those interested in yoga. I pray that more and more individuals find the means to study Adhiyoga with Neel Kulkarni.

Isaura Maglio, Senior Yoga Teacher, Italy

Its content is valid and perfect at all times. It is a book in which to take refuge whenever you need to re-center yourself, be guided and not lose sight of your purpose.

*Recommended for yoga practitioners, teachers, and seekers of Truth.

Philosophy Writer, Retired IAS Officer

Now this book will prove to be rationally presented Patanjali Sutras. Many experts have done such work on Bhagvadgita and other treatises. But nobody had ventured for the re-examination of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Neel Kulkarni has done that job in an excellent manner.

Most study courses of Patanjali’s Yoga Darshan only walk you through the first two chapters. I believe this is due to a lack of understanding of Sanskrit and how it fits into the greater Indian philosophical tradition.  Neel is both a scholar and a practitioner with a thorough understanding of both the Sanskrit language and Indian philosophy. 

I am now continuing my studies with Neel via the Samkhya Karika. I am excited to see what’s to come!

Wes Linch