In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali prescribes adherence to eight "e;limbs"e; or steps (the sum of which constitute "e;Ashtanga Yoga"e;, the title of the second chapter) to quiet one's mind and achieve kaivalya. The Yoga Sutras form the theoretical and philosophical basis of Raja Yoga, and[...]

Patanjali is the compiler of the Yoga Sutras, which date from around 200 BC. Shyam Ranganathan has an MA in South Asian Studies and an MA in philosophy from the University of Toronto, and wrote a PhD dissertation at York University in analytic philosophy on the topic of translating philosophical tex[...]

The sutras of the great sage Patanjali, which together constitute a landmark text in yoga spiritualism, are available here in this classic translation by theosophic scholar Charles Johnson. Historically the most translated of all ancient Indian texts, Patanjali's sutras since the beginning of the 20[...]

"I am enjoying this book so much. It is full of wisdom. What a treasure. As I read I keep getting these 'aha' insights on almost every page." - K. Falge, MA, Yoga Teacher, Watertown, N.Y. Patanjali's Yog Darshan, or Vision of Oneness (also known as The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali) is the ancient handbo[...]

A landmark new translation and edition Written almost two millennia ago, Patanjali's work focuses on how to attain the direct experience and realization of the purusa: the innermost individual self, or soul. As the classical treatise on the Hindu understanding of mind and consciousness and on the te[...]