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1. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras by Sri Swami Satchidananda by Sri S. Satchidananda | |
Paperback: 263
Pages
(1990-10-15)
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A classic book that is necessary for any yogi's library.
Patanjali's yoga sutras brought to life by a modern master
easy reading, great comprehension
Wonderful book!
Could it be more condescending? |
2. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Essential Yoga Texts for Spiritual Enlightenment (Sacred Wisdom) | |
Hardcover: 192
Pages
(2007-04-01)
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My favorite interpretaion of the sutras. |
3. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Patanjali, Alfred Scheepers | |
Paperback: 100
Pages
(2005-02-28)
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Pocket Book for the Yoga Sutras
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali....translated by Alistair Shearer
Eastern Wisdom
Excellent source for non-yoginis
Engaging translation but not the best commentary The translation itself takes up about one-third of the book while Shearer's commentary takes up most of the rest.The translation is strikingly original and interpretative.Patanjali's famous first line, which I recall most agreeably as "Now, instruction in yoga" (which I have from Ernest Egerton Wood's Practical Yoga, 1948) is presented as "And now the teaching on yoga begins."B.K.S. Iyengar, in his Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (1993), which I highly recommend in addition to this book, has "With prayers for divine blessings, now begins an exposition of the sacred art of yoga." Clearly the differences with this first line are mainly stylistic with Iyengar emphasizing a spiritual and religious tone while Wood's aim was to reflect Patanjali's succinct style, with Shearer looking for lucidity and an affinity with the modern English expression.But let's look at the second sutra.Shearer's "Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence" is very pretty, and when one realizes that "silence" to Shearer is akin to godliness (he quotes Meister Eckhart on page 24: "Nothing in all creation is so like God as silence"), it works in a symbolic sense as well.Professor Wood's "Yoga is the control of the ideas in the mind" places a very different emphasis.But in Shearer's understanding, the idea of "control" is inappropriate.He sees instead that "Once pointed in the right direction, the mind will begin to settle down of its own accord.It needs no control or forcible restraint." (p. 68) From my experience (I began my practice of yoga in 1974) both of these ideas are correct; and indeed it is a synthesis of conscious control of the ideas of the mind along with a sense of falling away that leads to meditation and samadhi.It is a mistake to imagine that one makes no effort, since it is the very essence of yoga that one does indeed make an effort and uses technique in order to find liberation (rather than, say, faith or knowledge).Yoga is above all a practice and nothing in it can be fully appreciated without practice.But it is also a mistake to think that one can through force of will achieve samadhi.What is required is a controlled practice in which one leads the reluctant mind and body to a place of relaxed concentration in which meditation is allowed to take place. But let's now look at how Iyengar translates this famous second aphorism: "Yoga is the cessation of movements in the consciousness."He adds, "This vital sutra contains the definition of yoga: the control or restraint of the movement of consciousness, leading to their complete cessation."(Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, p. 46) While I think Shearer's translation is very much worthwhile, I am less enthusiastic about his interpretation.He devotes the last part of his Introduction to the famous "siddhas" (psychic powers).He attempts to justify and explain them in terms of quantum mechanics, averring that "the subatomic universe...reveals a reality that is every bit as strange as Patanjali's." (p. 79) He even compares the superfluidity of helium near absolute zero to what is possible in the "least excited state of awareness" (i.e., the self in samadhi).This sophistic suggestion, which has largely been discredited, at least in the scientific community, relies on the false belief that the human mind (a macro object all the way down to the molecular level) can in some way operate on the quantum level.This is"New Age" babble of the most annoying sort and does not in any way explain the so-called psychic powers.Anyone who has practiced yoga long enough and has become adept at meditation has experienced these psychic powers, but realizes that they are phenomena of the mind and have nothing to do with ordinary consciousness or ordinary experience.They are--and this is why they are valuable and why Patanjali mentions them--signposts on the way to samadhi.When one experiences a siddha, it is an indication that one has stilled the ordinary mind and is making progress.I don't think Shearer really understands this. I could also take exception to his interpretation of some of the limbs of Patanjali's yoga, or express my appreciation of some of his insights.For example, I think his translation of shaucha (sauca) as "simplicity" instead of the usual "cleanliness" or "purity" is very agreeable.On the other hand, I could disagree with his interpretation of brahmacharya as something more than celibacy.I think brahmacharya means exactly that, celibacy.Or I could find his idea that pratyahara is akin to William Blake's "closing the doors of perception" (p. 68) interesting and worth adding to the regular meaning of "withdrawal of the senses."But these fine distinctions would be beside the point.Note well that the sole purpose of Patanjali's yoga is liberation from the pair of opposites (pleasure and pain) that dominate our lives.The word "samadhi" (the goal of yoga) means both the highest level of meditation and something akin to the Buddhist "satori," or enlightenment.All of yoga is a means to this end. For anyone beginning their yoga practice this book can help, but it should be understood that reading this or any other translation and interpretation of Patanjali's yoga sutras is only the beginning and is actually worthless without the concomitant practice of yoga. ... Read more |
4. Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by B.K.S. Iyengar | |
Paperback: 288
Pages
(2003-01-25)
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A living yogi
Shed your own Light....
One of the Best translations of the Vedic Scriptures!!!!
even if you have never been to a yoga class ...
excellent, but only for professionals |
5. How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali by Patanjali | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2007-12-12)
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Union with God
YogicFlying
A Gem of a Book
Get it for Isherwood's commentary
Beautiful Translation Captures the Essence of Yoga |
6. The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali: A New Translation and Commentary by Georg Feuerstein | |
Paperback: 196
Pages
(1989-12-01)
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The best modern translation
can't say good or bad, depends on your interest, who you are Anyways, Patanjali's aphorisms are worth the time in any form and I shall thank any author who spent his time to bring them to more of us, different introductions will appeal to different people.
Not worth the time
Among the best - still missing somethings
A clear translation and worthwhile quide. |
7. The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: A New Translation with Commentary (Shambhala Classics) by Chip Hartranft | |
Paperback: 144
Pages
(2003-04-01)
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I don't know the author, yet I love this book
Succinct, lucid, palatable
Misleading--Commentary purely Buddhist, not Yoga
A consistent translation
Brilliant, lucid and concise |
8. Inside the Yoga Sutras: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study & Practice of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras by Reverend Jaganath Carrera | |
Paperback: 424
Pages
(2006-03-15)
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Not light reading
A Field Manual for Life
Sutra review
very helpful in the study of the sutras
A Work of Peace |
9. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: With Great Respect and Love by Mukunda Stiles | |
Paperback: 124
Pages
(2001-11)
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Editorial Review Book Description With over thirty years of spiritual yoga practice, Mukunda Stiles has written a translation and interpretation which is precise and insightful.He provides a clear understanding of Patanjali's works for students of yoga, Eastern philosophy, or psychology, who want to use the sutras for spiritual practice or further study.Also inlcuded is a complete Sanskrit/Englishe keyword section. Customer Reviews (6)
Concise and readable
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: With Great Respect and Love
Inspirational
great book
Beautiful, Poetic, Accessible |
10. Four Chapters on Freedom: Commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satyananda Saraswati | |
Paperback: 400
Pages
(2002-12)
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Editorial Review Book Description Serious yogic aspirants and spiritual seekers will find invaluable guidance within these pages. Customer Reviews (2)
A Very Thorough Translation & Interpretation
Soulfully satisfying |
11. Integral Yoga-The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Pocket Edition by Sri Swami Satchidananda | |
Paperback: 108
Pages
(1985-01-15)
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Great! |
12. Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali: Containing His Yoga Aphorisms with Vyasa's Commentary in Sanskrit and a Translation with Annotations Including Many Suggestions for the Practice of Yoga by Swami Hariharananda Aranya | |
Paperback: 483
Pages
(1983-07)
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The Only Real One If my house were on fire, and I had just a moment to grab a few things on my way out, this book would be one of them. Buy it and put it on the top shelf of your bookcase, where it belongs.
The Only Real One If my house were on fire, and I had just a moment to grab a few things on my way out, this book would be one of them. Buy it and put it on the top shelf of your bookcase, where it belongs.
The Book on Yoga and Samkhya
IMHO, the best discussion of Patanjali
Thorough Consideration |
13. The Science of Yoga: The Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali in Sanskrit by I. .K. Taimni | |
Hardcover: 448
Pages
(1999-02-25)
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Important but overlooked classic
It is the best book on the yoga sutras |
14. Yoga System of Patanjali by James H. Woods | |
Paperback: 424
Pages
(2003-03)
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15. Yoga: Discipline of Freedom: The Yoga Sutra Attributed to Patanjali by Barbara Miller | |
Paperback: 128
Pages
(1998-03-02)
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Worthy of reading.
Excellent for a first reading Her use of the word "spirit" in the third aphorism is an example: "When thought ceases, the spirit stands in its true identity as observer to the world."The Sanskrit word she is translating is "drashtri" which is usually "seer" although it can also mean "soul," according to B.K.S. Iyengar.When one reads the next aphorism, "Otherwise, the observer [seer] identifies with the turnings of thought" it becomes clear that the seer is not spirit; indeed "spirit" is a confusing word in this context since it has no clear cognate in the dualistic yoga philosophy.The closest equivalent would be "purusha" but that would be inappropriate since that refers to the entire non-material consciousness (as opposed to "prakriti," which is what is manifested).Perhaps I should simply say that "soul" in yogic philosophy is not the same thing as "spirit." Another example would be her translation of vairagya in I.15as "dispassion" which is technically correct but misses the larger meaning of the non-attachment that comes from renunciation, which is the point of the aphorism. I could also quibble with her use of the word "contemplation" as the equivalent of the Sanskrit "samadhi."But it is really impossible to translate the last three limbs of yoga: dharana, dhyana, and samadhi into English, and the contemporary practice is to simply use the Sanskrit terms themselves.And, at any rate, there is considerable controversy about the experience of these states.Miller follows the established practice of rendering them respectively as concentration, meditation, and contemplation.Yet it is clear that samadhi, especially "nirbija samadhi" or seedless samadhi, is beyond contemplation.Georg Feuerstein actually defines samadhi as "ecstasy." Another strength of the book is the translation itself--once one puts aside the quibbles about some of the terms and looks at the forest, as it were, of the entire expression.Miller has worked hard to make the text readily accessible to the general reader by using familiar terms in familiar sentence structures.She also groups several related aphorisms together and comments on them as a whole, giving each group a title.For example, aphorisms I.17 - I.22 are labeled, "Ways of Stopping Thought."This organization works well in helping the reader to a good overall understanding of Patanjali with only a first reading.Miller has not simplified the text or dumbed it down in any sense.What she has done is to give the pithy statements a sort of liquidity that makes for easy reading. Her subtitle: "Discipline of Freedom" is an apt description of Patanjali's yoga in the sense that this yoga employs technique and practice to reach liberation whereas other yogas might employ faith and devotion, selfless service, or knowledge as ways to transcend this earthly existence. I would recommend that this text be studied in conjunction with Iyengar's Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (1993) since that book contains a more detailed exposition of Patanjali's text and has more extensive commentaries.
How Can Someone Know God?
Timeless wisdom made available to the modern reader |
16. Glimpses of Raja Yoga: An Introduction to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras (Yoga Wisdom Classics) by Vimala Thakar | |
Paperback: 126
Pages
(2004-11-30)
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simply mind expanding |
17. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali- 2 Set DVD Summary of Workshop Lectures by Neel Kulkarni | |
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18. Patanjali and Yoga by Mircea Eliade | |
Paperback: 216
Pages
(1975-03-12)
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An excellent, though somewhat academic, intro to Patanjali |
19. Enlightenment: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali A New Translation and Commentary by MSI, Dharani Ishaya | |
Paperback: 287
Pages
(1995-11-01)
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Best of all MSI's books and a magnificent translation
Consciousness always recognizes Consciousness
one of the best translations with good commentary I saw that one previous reviewer ranted about "new age pyramid scheme" which I find is an unfair and unfounded accusation against MSI.MSI is giving a high quality translation and commentary and has every right to offer up what he believes will get you there. I have not bought his book called Ascension yet, but having found a compass to the ocean of the soul in the Yoga Sutras, I wouldn't mind finding a rudder for my boat as well. I'll certainly spend [more] without worrying about a "pyramid scheme". I wonder what that reviewer would say about my Osho books, what with all the ugly media-hype about that guy! But after all, Osho was the one who reverendly pointed me to Patanjali in the first place. I read one or two sutras every night before I turn out the light and this book just keeps pointing true north. It will be one of just a few books to be in my suitcase to anywhere. Good luck to all seekers and fellow travelers!
An Unenlightening Book
MSI: A New Age Pyramid Scheme It may make sense for an enlightened person to comment on another enlightened person's work, but then using that logic the reader would have to be enlightened as well to ever understand such a commentary.Think about it. A truly 'enlightened' person would not be so interested in convincing others of their enlightenment, let alone charging people money for the information. If you want the practical truth on yoga and Patanjali's sutras then stick to the definitive works on the subject such as "Raja Yoga" by Vivekananda and "How to Know God" by Prabhavandanda. Though their language style may be older, their books contain all one needs to know and practice. Or try "Ashtanga Yoga Primer" by Baba Hari Dass if you want the essential core practices with pictures and diagrams. These MSI people are just another new age pyramid scheme trying to get you to pay them hundreds of dollars for a weekend workshop where they 'initiate' you and reveal the so-called 'secrets' that can be found in the books I just mentioned. ... Read more |
20. Patanjali's Raja Yoga: A Revelation of Yoga Science by Patanjali | |
Hardcover:
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(1935)
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