Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

by Mukunda Stiles, Mark Whitwell (Foreword by)

Overview

A concise and poetic rendering that conveys the essence and depth of this perennial classic of yoga.

“This beautiful, poetic rendition of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras was gathered from Mukunda’s lifetime of abiding in the good company of the saints and sages of the Great Tradition. We can rely upon the fact that these words come from his own authentic experience of love and life and of Yoga. Please enjoy this gift of poetry from Mukunda and embrace the beauty of your life every day.” —Mark Whitwell, author of Yoga of Heart: The Healing Power of Intimate Connection

Patanjali is to yoga what the Buddha is to Buddhism. His yoga sutras—literally “the path to transcendence”—are a means to profound self-realization and are considered the spiritual and philosophical root of the yoga tradition in its various forms.

This concise, poetic rendering of the classic Yoga Sutra text conveys both the essence and depth of the yoga tradition. Mukunda Stiles had a lifelong devotion to the spiritual practice of yoga. Here, he shares Patanjali's essential work with precision and insight. He also includes a succinct line-for-line commentary, as well as word-by-word Sanskrit-to-English translation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633412040
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	04/01/2021
Series:	Weiser Classics Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Mukunda Stiles (1949–2014) was the founder of Yoga Therapy Center in Boulder, Colorado, and the author of several widely respected yoga books. A lifelong student of hatha and raja yoga, Mukunda studied with renowned teachers in yoga and Ayurveda, training with B. K. S. Iyengar, Dr. Vasant Lad, David Frawley, and Robert Svoboda. Throughout the years, Mukunda held a wide range of esteemed faculty positions within the yoga world, including the Siddha Yoga ashram in Boston, the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, the Rocky Mountain Institute for Yoga and Ayurveda, and the International Ayurvedic Institute.

Table of Contents

	Invocation to the Lord of Yoga	vii
	Preface	ix
	Introduction	xi
	Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Chapter I	Samadhi Pada: On Being Absorbed in Spirit	2
Chapter II	Sadhana Pada: On Practices for Being Immersed in Spirit	16
Chapter III	Vibhuti Pada: On Supernatural Abilities and Gifts	31
Chapter IV	Kaivalya Pada: On Absolute Freedom	47
	Summary of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
Chapter I	Samadhi Pada: On Being Absorbed in Spirit	58
Chapter II	Sadhana Pada: On Practices for Being Immersed in Spirit	59
Chapter III	Vibhuti Pada: On Supernatural Abilities and Gifts	60
Chapter IV	Kaivalya Pada: On Absolute Freedom	61
	Sanskrit Text with Word-by-Word Translation
Chapter I	Samadhi Pada: On Being Absorbed in Spirit	64
Chapter II	Sadhana Pada: On Practices for Being Immersed in Spirit	79
Chapter III	Vibhuti Pada: On Supernatural Abilities and Gifts	95
Chapter IV	Kaivalya Pada: On Absolute Freedom	112
	Sources
	Primary Sources for Sanskrit Translations	122
	Secondary Sources (without word-by-word translation)	122
	Books about the Yoga Sutras and Yoga Philosophy	123