Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali

A New Translation and Commentary

Häftad, Engelska, 1989

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Beskrivning

Approximately two thousand years old, The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali is the landmark scripture on classical yoga. The translation and commentary provided here by Georg Feuerstein are outstanding for their accessibility and their insight into the essential meaning of this ancient and complex text. A scholar of international renown who has studied and practiced yoga since the age of fourteen, Feuerstein also brings to The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjalihis experience as a professional indologist. His faithful and informed rendering of the aphorisms (sutras) is based on extensive personal research into the Sanscrit sources. Each word is explained so that the entire text becomes readily available to the western reader and student of yoga.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1989-12-01
Mått:140 x 210 x 20 mm
Vikt:240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:196
Förlag:Inner Traditions Bear and Company
ISBN:9780892812622

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Hinduism inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Georg Feuerstein was an internationally recognized yoga scholar who began studying yoga at the age of fourteen. He also wrote The Essence of Yoga, Lucid Waking and The Philosophy of Classical Yoga.

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"Georg Feuerstein is a scholar with a heart and a spiritual explorer with a keen intellect."

Innehållsförteckning

Preface to the American EditionPreface to the Original EditionIntroduction Patañjali and the Exegetical Literature Some Philosophical Concepts of Kriya-Yoga Overview of Topics Discussed by PatañjaliAnnotated Translation Chapter One: Samadhi-Pada Chapter Two: Sadhana-Pada Chapter Three: Vibhuti-Pada Chapter Four: Kaivalya-PadaContinuous Translation Word Index to the Yoga-SutraBibliographyGuide to the Pronunciation of SanskritIndexAbout the Author