The Yoga Sutras of PatanjaliThis valuable book provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation. This new deluxe printing of these timeless teachings is a treasure to be read and referred to again and again by seekers treading the spiritual path. The classic Sutras (thought-threads), at least 4,000 years old, cover the yogic teachings on ethics, meditation, and physical postures, and provide directions for dealing with situations in daily life. The Sutras are presented here in the purest form, with the original Sanskrit and with translation, transliteration, and commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda, one of the most respected and revered contemporary Yoga masters. In this classic context, Sri Swamiji offers practical advice based on his own experience for mastering the mind and achieving physical, mental and emotional harmony.
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Page 68
The Yogi whose vrittis have thus become powerless by the cultivation of one
particular vritti ceases to distinguish between the knower, know- able and
knowledge (or meditator, meditated upon and meditation). In meditation you are
conscious ...
The Yogi whose vrittis have thus become powerless by the cultivation of one
particular vritti ceases to distinguish between the knower, know- able and
knowledge (or meditator, meditated upon and meditation). In meditation you are
conscious ...
Page 174
Normally, what we are doing when we say we are meditating is dharana. After
long practice of dharana, gradually the "flow of cognition" gets a little longer and it
becomes dhyana. When would you know that you have really meditated ?
Normally, what we are doing when we say we are meditating is dharana. After
long practice of dharana, gradually the "flow of cognition" gets a little longer and it
becomes dhyana. When would you know that you have really meditated ?
Page 175
Tad eva = that [meditation] itself; arthamatra = the object alone; nirbhasam =
shining; svarupa = of its own form; sunyam = devoid of; iva = as if; samadhih =
contemplation. Samadhi is the same meditation when there is the shining of the
object ...
Tad eva = that [meditation] itself; arthamatra = the object alone; nirbhasam =
shining; svarupa = of its own form; sunyam = devoid of; iva = as if; samadhih =
contemplation. Samadhi is the same meditation when there is the shining of the
object ...
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User Review - Jayme - GoodreadsOne of my favourite translations of the Yoga Sutras. It includes the Devanagari and transliteration along with practical and accessible commentary that resonates with the modern reader. My only ... Read full review
Contents
Samadhi Portion on Contemplation | 1 |
Sadhana Pada Portion on Practice | 77 |
Vibhuti Pada Portion on Accomplishments | 169 |
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| Title | The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali |
| Translated by | Swami Satchidananda |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Integral Yoga Publications, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0932040381, 9780932040381 |
| Length | 263 pages |
| Subjects | › › Health & Fitness / Yoga Philosophy / Hindu Religion / Hinduism / General |
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