The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

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ISBN: 9780486432007 | 0486432009
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Copyright: 7/31/2003

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One of yoga's most important and influential works, this classicforms a keystone of Indian philosophical and religious thought. The eight-step path to Raja Yoga consists of restraint, observances, posture, breath control, sublimation, attention, concentration, and meditation. This volume contains complete sutras, along with a commentary by Veda-Vyasa and explanations by Vachaspati-Micra.

PREFACE

1. Reasons for taking up the work

2. Difficulties of comprehending the work

3. Difficulties of style

4. Translation of technical terms

5. Punctuation

6. Texts and manuscripts

7. Acknowledgements

INTRODUCTION

1. Authorship of the Yoga-sutras: The two Patañjalis

xiii

2. Tradition of their identity not earlier than tenth century

xiii

3. Comparison of philosophical concepts does not confirm the tradition

4. Date of the Sutras (between A.D. 300 and 500)

xvii

5. Date of the Bhãsya (between A.D. 650 and 850)

6. Date of Väcaspatimiçra's Tattva-vãiçãradi (about A.D. 800 to 850)

xxi

ANALYTICAL SUMMARY OF THE YOGA-SUTRAS

1. Book 1, Concentration (samädhi)

xxiv

2. Book 2, Means of attainment (sãdhana)

xxv

3. Book 3, Supernormal powers (vibhuti)

xxvii

4. Book 4, Isolation (käivalya)

xxviii

THE YOGA-SUTRAS TRANSLATED WITHOUT THE COMMENT OR THE EXPLANATION

Being the Sutras translated in groups, with group-headings by translator

xxx

TRANSLATION OF PATAÑJALI'S YOGA-SIITRAS OR MNEMONIC RULES

Together with the Comment or Yoga-bhãsya, attributed to Veda-vyasa And Vãcaspatimiçra's Explanation or Tattva-vãiçãradl

1. Book 1, Concentration (samádhi)

(100)

2. Book 2, Means of attainment (sãdhana)

101

(100)

3. Book 3, Supernormal powers (vibhuti)

201

(96)

4. Book 4, Isolation (kãivalya)

297

APPENDIXES

1. Bibliography of works referred to in this volume

351

(8)

2. Index of quotations in the Comment, in the order of citation

359

(2)

3. Index of the same grouped according to their sources

361

(1)

4. Index of quotations in the Tattva-vãiçãradi, in the order of citation

362

(2)

5. Index of the same grouped according to their sources

364

(1)

6. Quotations not yet traced to their sources

365

(1)

7. Index of words in the Yoga-sutras

366

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