Publication
Hollywood, Calif. : Vedanta Press, 1983, c1981.
Call number
GT-H-MR / Prabh
ISBN
0874810418 / 9780874810417
Original publication date
1953
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Patanjali , Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
Physical description
224 p.; 17 cm
Description
The aphorisms collected in this book, first published in 1953, were composed by Patanjali, a great Indian sage, over 1,500 years ago, and here translated into clear English prose. The accompanying commentary interprets the sayings for the modern world, and in doing so gives a full picture of what yoga is, what its aims are, and how it can be practised.
Language
Original language
Sanskrit
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LibraryThing member fglass
This is book of aphorisms (teachings) by Patanjali. He restates yoga philosophy and its practice in "bite-size" sentences. Christopher Isherwood and Swami Prabhavananda are credited with the translation and commentary of each aphorism.
What is an aphorism:
"11. The knowledge which is gained from
[Commentary:] Here Patanjali describes the two kinds of knowledge: knowledge obtained through mediation of the senses and the reason, and knowledge obtained by direct superconsciousness experience. . . ."
The commentary and aphorisms continue by defining and discussing each new thought and/or word and always building to the next aphorism.
What is an aphorism:
"11. The knowledge which is gained from
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inference and the study of scriptures, is knowledge of one kind. But the knowledge which is gained from samadhi [an intense state of concentration, achieved through meditation] is of a much higher order. It goes beyond inference and scriptures.[Commentary:] Here Patanjali describes the two kinds of knowledge: knowledge obtained through mediation of the senses and the reason, and knowledge obtained by direct superconsciousness experience. . . ."
The commentary and aphorisms continue by defining and discussing each new thought and/or word and always building to the next aphorism.
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LibraryThing member mykl-s
-not the best translation