The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and GuideSome of yoga’s most important writings, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras have remained relevant for 2,300 years because of their wisdom and inspiration. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali prescribes adherence to eight "limbs" or steps to quiet the mind and achieve the sacred state ofkaivalya.Spread throughout are Patanjali’s 196 aphorisms, found in each of the book's four chapters: “Samadhi Pada” (blissful state where the yogi is absorbed into the One), “Sadhana Pada” (practice or discipline), “Vibhuti Pada” (power or manifestation), and “Kaivalya Pada” (liberation). InThe Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras,noted scholar and longtime practitioner Ravi Ravindra offers a fresh, direct translation of Patanjali’s text. Ravindra’s enriching, extensive commentary and his spiritual exercises make this book an integral part of daily practice. |
Contents
Yoga Here and Now 1 1 3 | 3 |
In Its True Form 1 34 8 | 8 |
Freedom from the Known 1 1516 | 21 |
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abhinivesha abhyasa action ahimsa asmita Atman avidya awareness become Bhagavad Gita body body-mind Brahman breath Buddha chitta Christ Cloud of Unknowing consciousness cosmos dedication to Ishvara dharana dharma dhyana distractions effort experience external feelings force freedom gunas heart higher energy human Indian inner insight Ishvara jñana Kaivalya kleshas knower knowledge Krishna Krishnamurti law of karma leads limbs of yoga Madame de Salzmann manifestation meditation Meister Eckhart mind misidentification nature niyama object ourselves parinama Patañjali perception person posture practice of yoga prajña Prakriti prana pranayama purpose Purusha Purusha and Prakriti reality right alignment sacred sadhana sages samadhi samapatti samskaras samyama Sanskrit sattva says Seer self-discipline self-study sense Shiva siddhis silence spiritual practice subtle subtler suffering tapas teaching tendencies thing thought tion total attention tradition transformation truth understanding Upanishad vairagya Veda viveka vrittis whole wish word yamas Yoga Sutras yogi