The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
A wonderful translation, full of contemporary insight yet luminous with eternal truth.”—Jacob NeedlemanThe Yoga Sutras were cast in their present form in India around the third century b.c. Yoga is from the Sanskrit root meaning union,” and a sutra is a thread or aphoristic verse. The basic questions Who am I?” Where am I going?” What is the purpose of life?” are asked by each new generation, and Patanjali's answers form one of the oldest and most vibrant spiritual texts in the world. He explains what yoga is, how it works, and exactly how to purify the mind and let it settle into absolute stillness. This stillness is our own Self. It is the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-609-60959-0
- EAN: 9780609609590
- Produktnummer: 19445075
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 144 S.
- Masse: H16.1 cm x B12.6 cm x D2.2 cm 175 g
- Gewicht: 175
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ALISTAIR SHEARER did postgraduate work in Sanskrit at the University of Lancaster, after studying literature at Cambridge. He has practiced and taught meditation for many years. He currently divides his time between lecturing and writing on the sacred art of Hinduism and Buddhism, teaching meditation courses, and leading cultural tours to the Indian subcontinent each winter. His latest publications include The Spirit of Asia and Buddha: The Intelligent Heart.
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