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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
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One of yoga's most important and influential works, The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali forms a keystone of Indian philosophical and religious thought. Written by a sage in the second century B.C., the sutras have been translated many times. This interpretation by Professor James Haughton Woods, originally published under the aegis of the highly esteemed Harvard Oriental Series, ranks among the most acclaimed translations.
Patañjali's path is that of Raja Yoga, the royal yoga, or the yoga of the eight steps: restraint, observances, posture, breath control, sublimation (or withdrawal from the senses), attention, concentration, and meditation. The complete sutras appear here, encompassing a four-part analytical study intended to purify the practitioner's mind, body, and soul. Additional features include a commentary by Veda-Vyāsa and explanations by Vāchaspati-Miҫra that are crucial to developing an understanding of Patañjali's intent, along with invaluable background information provided by the translator's introduction and appendixes.
This outstanding English edition of a profound work of spiritual enlightenment is essential reading for all scholars and practitioners of yoga.
Patañjali's path is that of Raja Yoga, the royal yoga, or the yoga of the eight steps: restraint, observances, posture, breath control, sublimation (or withdrawal from the senses), attention, concentration, and meditation. The complete sutras appear here, encompassing a four-part analytical study intended to purify the practitioner's mind, body, and soul. Additional features include a commentary by Veda-Vyāsa and explanations by Vāchaspati-Miҫra that are crucial to developing an understanding of Patañjali's intent, along with invaluable background information provided by the translator's introduction and appendixes.
This outstanding English edition of a profound work of spiritual enlightenment is essential reading for all scholars and practitioners of yoga.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This relatively short text is a buddhistic interpretation/commentary of Patanjali's Yoga-Sutra. The basic concepts are readily explained in the introduction; I believe that this helped my understanding a lot. The core part groups several verses together and elaborates on their meaning. Various appendices provide a contemporary perspective.Since, the text is seriously written and dense, I often had to read paragraphs multiple times. Although, most parts are clear/understandable it also contains sentences like "[...] attention must narrow its scope [...] to just those impressions that evoke the felt sense of the body [...]" (end of p.42) that I could not endow with any meaning. Those parts that I could understand seemed logically sound and chapter 3 (about schamanic powers) is treated with an amount of distance that I found almost appropriate.Given the subject at hand, the level of clarity achieved by the commentator is very respectable.