Yoga as Philosophy and Religion

by Surendranath Dasgupta

Overview

This is Volume V of ten in a collection of works on India: Religion and Philosophy. Originally published in 1924, this study is an attempt at a brief exposition of the philosophical and religious doctrines found in Patafijali's Yoga-sutra as explained by its successive commentaries of Vyasa, Vacaspati, Vijfiana Bhikshu, and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415865784
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/25/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Surendranath Dasgupta Professor of Philosophy, Presidency College, Calcutta; Late Professor of Sanskrit, Chittugong College and Late Lecturer in the University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

BookI Yoga Metaphysics; Chapter I Prakāti; Chapter II Purusha; Chapter III The Reality of the External World; Chapter IV The Process of Evolution; Chapter V The Evolution of the Categories; chapter VI Evolution and Change of Qualities; chapter VII Evolution and Change of Qualities; BookII Ethics and Practice; chapter VIII Mind and Moral States; Chapter IX The Theory of Karma; Chapter X The Ethical Problem; Chapter XI Yoga Practice; Chapter XII The Yogāṅgas; Chapter XIII Stages of Samādhi; Chapter XIV God in Yoga; Chapter XV Matter and Mind;