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    <body><![CDATA[A bit New Age-y. Gets the point across, but I think it is the Yoga Sutra book for folks who put tiny braids in their hair, smell of patchouli, and talk about the other dimension. Doesn't get into the subtle meaning of the sutras in any profound way.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Totally far out and mystical.  If you think yoga is just about toning your abs, you're not even close!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It feels a bit awkward rating a several thousand year old spiritual text, but I guess the rating is more for the translation and explanations than the text itself. I don't know if it was because of the explanations, but there were parts that got a bit too fruity for me. Call me a cynic, but I really...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2160807">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a pure disappointment! The authors seem to disregard the original text and come up with their own Buddhism-inspired interpretations, thus failing to do justice to the Yoga-Sutra, which clearly is a Hindu scripture.<br/>I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.<br/>]]></body>
    
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