Book description
Commentary on Patanjali's sutras. Updated edition.
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This is my favorite version of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
Often called the father of yoga, in the yoga sutras, Patanjali lays out the eightfold path of Yoga and goes into detail about how to work with our minds to move from ignorance to self-realization. Most versions of the Yoga Sutras also have commentary by the author on each sutra.
I have found that, except for a few ideas about celibacy, Taimni is very insightful, and many of his commentaries have brought my mind into states of bliss and Divine absorption.
These sutras are powerful readings and a direct…
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