Yoga Sutras. Patanjali

196 sutras on the philosophy of yoga. The author presents a modern interpretation of the famous treatise on yoga, attributed to the highly revered sage Patanjali. The treatise was written 2500 years ago in Sanskrit and passed down orally in the form of traditional beliefs such as the Vedas and Upanishads.

Ayengar presents to us a colossal work, including translations, a symbiosis of various monographs and reports, as well as his own interpretation of Patanjali's teachings.

"Religion is eternal, it knows neither names nor boundaries."

Features

• Nothing unnecessary that hinders the perception of the sutras: the succinctness of the primordial text flows into Ayengar's own interpretation.
• Seven aspects of consciousness on the path to a holistic exalted existence.
• Yoga is both the goal and the means, or what samadhi is.
• How to complement detachment in practice (abhyasa) in order to ultimately reach the indistinguishable, devoid of signs of existence, "the undying light of the soul" (kaivalya).
• The thin line between not confusing immersion in one's own ego with the study of thought processes.
• The presence of a glossary of Sanskrit terms that significantly facilitates the understanding of the text.

For whom

It will be of interest to active and beginner yogis, researchers of the philosophy of yoga, as well as followers of the Ayengar school.