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Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is a timeless guide to the practice of yoga and meditation. This edition of the book presents a clear and accessible translation of the ancient text, with helpful commentary and explanations. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in deepening... Read Full Overview

A classic work of Indian philosophy that succinctly spells out how the mind works and what is needed to attain liberation

"The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are in themselves exceedingly brief, less than ten pages of large type in the original. Yet they contain the essence of practical wisdom, set forth in admirable order and detail. ... "Patanjali has in mind the spiritual man, to be born from the psychical... Read Full Overview

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a concise English rendering of the classical text on yoga and meditation. Patanjali is to Yoga what Buddha is to Buddhism. His sutrasdefined literally as the path to transcendenceare a means to selfrealization. With over thirty years of spiritual... Read Full Overview

A classic work of Indian philosophy that succinctly spells out how the mind works and what is needed to attain liberation.

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is one of India's finest sacred texts filled with ancient wisdom and understandings from a true devoted yogi.This book will enhance your meditations and give you insights into the mind and the universe. It will provide you with an understanding of... Read Full Overview

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali' provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation. The sutras begin with the most basic concentration, and then progresses to discipline, manifestation, and finally, emancipation of the transcendental... Read Full Overview

Patanjali, also called Gonardiya, or Gonikaputra, (flourished 2nd century BCE or 5th century CE), author or one of the authors of two great Hindu classics: the first, Yoga-sutras, a categorization of Yogic thought arranged in four volumes with the titles "Psychic Power," "Practice... Read Full Overview