The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras
by Sri Swami Satchidananda
This valuable book provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation. The timeless teachings are a treasure to be read and referred to again and again by seekers treading the spiritual path. The classic Sutras (thought-threads), at least 4,000 years old, cover the yogic teachings on ethics, meditation, and physical postures, and provide directions for dealing with situations in daily life. The Sutras are presented here in the purest form, with the original Sanskrit and with translation, transliteration, and commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda, one of the most respected and revered contemporary Yoga masters. In this classic context, Sri Swamiji offers practical advice based on his own experience for mastering the mind and achieving physical, mental and emotional harmony.
Making Patanjali Palatable by Manoj Kaimal
This book is not an usual dry commentary on yoga sutras. Manoj Kaimal explains the yoga sutras in a very clear way. He quotes real life examples to demonstrate sutras. Anecdotes and zen stories, impress the readers and provide more substantive understandable insight on patanjali yoga sutras. The book is packed with information, interesting stories, clear explanations and fun illustrations that are straight to the point. This books deals with the Samadhi padha (first chapter of Patanjali yoga sutra) in detail and thus provides deeper understandings meditative aspect of yogic practice.
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