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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
A landmark new translation and edition
Written almost two millennia ago, Patañjali’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 technique of meditation, it has exerted immense influence over the relig...morePaperback, 672 pages
Published
July 21st 2009
by North Point Press
(first published March 17th 2009)
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It was hard to label this book as "read", as I will be reading from this for many many years. The text itself provides insight and advice for anyone, on any kind of journey. The translation is clear, and Bryant's commentary is thorough and thoughtful. This text is best explored with a teacher, guru, or at least a small group of people.
A dense book I frequently pick up and put down as I "chew on" each precept. Loving it so far...
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