The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: A New Translation & Commentary
Approximately two thousand years old, The Yoga-Sutra of Pataꡬi is the landmark scripture on classical yoga. The translation and commentary provided here by Georg Feuerstein are outstanding for their accessibility and their insight into the essential meaning of this ancient and complex text.\ A scholar of international renown who has studied and practiced yoga since the age of fourteen, Feuerstein also brings to The Yoga-Sutra of Pataꡬi his experience as a professional indologist. His...
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Approximately two thousand years old, The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjaliis the landmark scripture on classical yoga. The translation and commentary provided here by Georg Feuerstein are outstanding for their accessibility and their insight into the essential meaning of this ancient and complex text. A scholar of international renown who has studied and practiced yoga since the age of fourteen, Feuerstein also brings to The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali his experience as a professional indologist. His faithful and informed rendering of the aphorisms (sutras) is based on extensive personal research into the Sanscrit sources. Each word is explained so that the entire text becomes readily available to the western reader and student of yoga.Georg Feuerstein is an internationally recognized yoga scholar and has studied yoga since the age of fourteen. He is also the author of The Essence of Yoga, Lucid Waking and The Philosophy of Classical Yoga.
Preface to the American EditionPreface to the Original EditionIntroductionPatañjali and the Exegetical Literature Some Philosophical Concepts of Kriya-Yoga Overview of Topics Discussed by PatañjaliAnnotated Translation Chapter One: Samadhi-Pada Chapter Two: Sadhana-Pada Chapter Three: Vibhuti-Pada Chapter Four: Kaivalya-PadaContinuous Translation Word Index to the Yoga-SutraBibliographyGuide to the Pronunciation of SanskritIndexAbout the Author
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