Yoga Discipline of Freedom: the Yoga Sutra Attributed to Patanjali

Name: Yoga Discipline of Freedom: the Yoga Sutra Attributed to Patanjali
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ISBN: 9780520201903

ISBN-10: 0520201906

ISBN-13: 9780520201903

Edition: 1996

Authors: Barbara Stoler Miller, Barbara Stoler Miller

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The Yoga Sutra, dating from about the third century A.D., distills the essentials of a complex system of physical and spiritual discipline into 200 brief aphorisms. Yoga is at the heart of all meditative practice in Asia, yet until now there has been no first-rate English version of this primary text. Barbara Stoler Miller's translation admirably fills that gap--her clear, strong style and sensitive phrasing convey every nuance of Patanjali's words, and her commentary offers invaluable guidance to anyone seeking to understand Indian philosophy or the practice of yoga. The Yoga Sutra does not propose to offer new knowledge but rather a new perspective on the nature of knowing. As a method of…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 12/11/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Cessation of Thought and Contemplative Calm



The Practice of Yoga



Perfect Discipline and Extraordinary Powers



Absolute Freedom


A Note on Transliteration


Keywords in the Yoga Sutra


Sanskrit Keywords


Notes