The yoga sutras of patanajli in sanskrit with transliteration in roman, translation and commentary in english. The collection contains what is thought to be much of the basis of classical yoga philosophy and is made up of 196 sutras threads or discourses. The yoga sutras of patanjali are a collection of 196 sanskrit sutras on the theory and practice of yoga. Discourses on the yoga sutras of patanjali, talks given from 010375 am to 100375. Yoga literally means to yoke, from th e root yuj, which means to join. These four sutras iii912 bearing on this question are very important because they throw light on the essential nature of the mental processes which are involved in the practice of yoga and further elucidate the technique of samadhi.
It is a manual for transcending all artificial notions of self and the universe we live in. This book by dr taimni is a comprehensive work giving the text of the yoga sutra in sanskrit transliteration in roman followed by a translation and commentary. But the modern student, who has to be convinced first that the study and practice of yoga is worth. In the olden days all students of yoga were made to commit it to memory and meditate regularly and deeply on the sutras for bringing out their hidden meanings. The quickest, easiest way to remove the nine obstacles and banish their five unpleasant companions is to focus on the only object that never changes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the science of yoga. Patanjali yoga sutras in lingo the liberation of spirit in modern metaphors by tai patanjali yoga.
In its 196 sutras the author has condensed the essential philosophy and technique of yoga in a manner which is a marvel of condensed and systematic exposition author dr. The silence after each chanted sutra can be used for learning the sankrit chant or for a moment of contemplation before hearing the english translation. The yogasutras of patanajli in sanskrit with transliteration in roman, translation and commentary in english. This is a beautiful interpretation of patanjalis yoga sutras. The most accepted format of the yoga sutras consists. In this basic literature of yoga, the yoga sutras of patanjali stand out as the most authoritative and useful book on yoga. The thing the cool kids and celebrities are doing to stay fit. The last half of the yoga sutras dwells on the advanced states of samadhi including samyama and here taimni shines with detailed advice, unlike most other authors of similiar commentaries. Jacob needleman the yoga sutras were cast in their present form in india around the third century b. Sep 18, 2010 the yoga sutra is the mother book of all yoga. When the yogi performs samyama on any quality his mind becomes one with that quality for the time being as has been explained in i41.
Lulu standard format color printing option is substantially cheaper than the. The 196 sutras are compartmentalized into four topical books. Taimni, who was a professor at allahabad university in india. Pdf chitta, the mindstuff as a cognitive apparatus. The nine obstacles breed five more yoga international. Yoga sutras is the most suitable book for deep and systematic study of yoga. However, when you look at the scope of the yoga sutras, it can appear that it is only for the advanced practitioner. It was written about two thousand years ago, by master patanjali. I k taimni pdf results 1 12 of 53 the science of yoga. Yogasutras at different places it will help the student if a brief analysis of these sutras is given here and the order, in which they should be studied by the beginner, pointed out. Ananda balayogi bhavanani chairman icyer, puducherry, india. One of the foundational historic texts on yoga is known as the yoga. This statement, though, apparently, very nice, is also absurd, because there is no such thing as motion in a straight line. Yoga is from the sanskrit root meaning union, and a sutra is a thread or aphoristic verse.
But we can only stop it if we can stop misunderstanding where it comes from. Aranya by these are explained the three changes, viz. Study guide for patanjalis yoga sutras the yoga sutras of patanjali is the classic text of yoga theory and practice. The above idea may provide a clue to the secret of successful meditation and shows us why in the case of most people meditation is not able. A translation in the light of vedanta scripture, a 104 page booklet by a. Feb 01, 2001 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Taimni iqbal kishen taimni, 18981978 was a professor of chemistry at the allahabad university in india, and an influential scholar in the fields of yoga and indian philosophy. The yoga sutras of patanjali, the book of the spiritual man. Of essential attributes or characteristics, of temporal characters, and of states of the bhutas and the indriyas i.
The yoga sutras covers the whole range of meditation practices, including those for the beginner as well as the highly advanced meditator. The yoga sutras are a collection of texts written by the sage, patanjali, around 400 c. If you could take up a stone, and project it into space, and then live long enough, that stone would come back exactly to your hand. What has become known simply as the yoga sutras sutra means thread or almost equally as common, as the yoga darshana the vision of yoga, is actually a compendium of an ancient preexisting oral yoga tradition consisting of both practical advice and theoretical context. Oral tradition states that the period may be even longer. Yoga means union of the parts of ourselves, which were never divided in the first place. T he text known as the yoga sutras of patanjali is a repository of transcendental knowledge.
The history of yoga is vast, and rich with ancient texts, personalities, and disciplines. The yoga sutra of master patanjali patanjala yoga sutram a sutra is a short book which tells us the very crux of something ideas tied tight together, with a stitch of thread. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. He was also a great thinker, and meditatora master of the yoga of the mind.
In this basic literature of yoga, the yogasutras of patanjali stand out as the most authoritative and useful free ebook. In this basic literature of yoga, the yogasutras of patanjali stand out as the most authoritative and useful book on yoga. Study guide for patanjalis yoga sutras yoga life society. Text of each sutra with english wordforword, and translation. This study guide can be used with any translation of the sutras that you prefer. Poetic and exaggerated as that may sound, it is neither, but. Taimni is professor of chemistry and physics of he highlights some of the more. Yoga sutra chant below is a guided call and response chant on each of the 4 sections of the yoga sutras. Yoga sutras were being practiced as early as 3000 bce.
The yoga sutras were compiled sometime between 500 bce and 400 ce by the sage patanjali in india who synthesized and organized knowledge about yoga from much older traditions. Patanjalis yogasutras have evolved into one of the six classical schools of. The above idea may provide a clue to the secret of successful meditation and shows us why in the case of most people meditation is not able to achieve its real aim, namely, progressive contact with the deeper levels of the mind owing to increasing penetrating power of perception. It covers the the field of evolution,the unfoldment of consciousness, the practical approach to a spiritual way of the unravelling of the great mystery of existence, and the culminating experience of samadhi, the goal of the kingly. In its 196 sutras the author has condensed the essential philosophy and technique of yoga in a manner which is a marvel of condensed and systematic exposition. The manner in which the subject of samadhi is treated in the yogasutras may appear rather strange to the student. Book description patanjalis yoga sutras are mysterious and cryptic. But in reality, yoga is an ancient practice rooted in eastern spirituality. One of the greatest minds of human history is the sage maharishi patanjali, the codifier of the yoga darshana a reverential view of the highest reality through the art and science of yoga. Yoga link june winter 2011 1 light on the yoga sutras of patanjali ii.