“patanjali”

A contemporary interpretation of the foundational text for the practice of yoga.Patañjali’s Yoga Sutra (second century CE) is the basic text of one of the nine canonical schools of Indian philosophy. In it the legendary author lays down the blueprint for success in yoga, now practised the world o... More

Dating from about the third century A.D., the "Yoga Sutra" distills the essence of the physical and spiritual discipline of yoga into fewer than two hundred brief aphorisms. It is the core text for any study of meditative practice, revered for centuries for its brilliant analysis of mental states an... More

Patajali was the compiler of the Yoga Sutra, (a major work containing aphorisms on the philosophical aspects of mind and consciousness), and also the author of a major commentary on Panini's Ashtadhyayi. He was a Hindu Vedantist. He compiled the Yoga Sutras from Vedic Knowledge on Hinduism. In recen... More

One of yoga's most important and influential works, The Yoga Sutras of Pata?jali forms a keystone of Indian philosophical and religious thought. This translation by a Harvard professor ranks among the most acclaimed interpretations of Pata?jali's work. The eight-step path to Raja Yoga consists of re... More

"Yoga Sutra" is the basic scripture of yoga, in the sense of a Hindu philosophical view, and is essential for anyone who wants to gain deeper insight of the spiritual aspects of yoga. In translation and commentary by the founder and teacher of darshana-yoga, this text reveals the true nature of yoga... More