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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Sacred Texts: The Essential Yoga Texts for Spiritual Enlightenment

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Sacred Texts: The Essential Yoga Texts for Spiritual Enlightenment
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Swami Vivekananda
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:186
Dimensions(mm): Height 152,Width 112
Category/GenreHindu sacred texts
ISBN/Barcode 9781786781406
ClassificationsDewey:181.452
Audience
General
Edition New edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Imprint Watkins Publishing
Publication Date 15 May 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Providing an explanation ofthe practical and philosophical foundations of Raja Yoga,The Yoga S_x016B_tras of Patanjaliis arguably the most important text on Yogic philosophy. The Yoga S_x016B_tras of Patanjaliis widely regarded as the most authoritative text on yoga. It comprises a collection of 196 Indiansutras("threads" - assutratranslates from Sanskrit) written 1,700 years ago. These threads or aphorisms were compiled by the Indian sage Patanjali and offer guidelines for living a meaningful and purposeful life. The book is organized into four parts and provides descriptions of the eight limbs of yoga, such as pranayama and asana. The translated text is presented alongside a clear and insightful commentary by Swami Vivekananda, whichmakes them more accessible to the modern reader and yoga practitioner. His message of universal brotherhood and self-awakening remains relevant today, especially in the current backdrop of widespread political turmoil around the world.

Author Biography

Swami Vivekananda(1863-1902), a Hindu monk, was the foremost disciple of the sage Ramakrishna and a world spokesman for the school of Hindu philosophy called Vedanta. He founded the Ramakrishna Order in India in 1898 and was responsible for the revival of Hindu spiritualism and established Hinduism as a revered religion on the world stage.