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    Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
    Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
    Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
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    Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

    By Mukunda Stiles and Mark Whitwell

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Wheel Weiser
    Release dateApr 1, 2021
    ISBN9781633412040
    Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
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    Mukunda Stiles

    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.

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      Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Mukunda Stiles

      Preface

      Another Yoga Sutra book? Yes, there is growing interest in other perspectives on this remarkable treatise that seeks to aid in our self-knowledge and help us understand the cycle of how we swing between comfort and suffering. This book offers an interpretation especially written for students of yoga, for those who seek to transform themselves using yoga as an evolutionary path. It is written for serious thinkers who want to understand what it means to love yoga and who want to discover where they can go through dedicated regular practice.

      The interpretation I give here is based on personal yoga experience gained from over thirty years of spiritual practice (sadhana) rather than merely philosophical understanding. My intention is to make this text easily accessible to readers without the need for an advanced course in Indian philosophy or Sanskrit. It is delivered in poetic phrasing so that it can be received more readily by the right side of the brain, unlike prose, which tends to go to the left side. To facilitate understanding, I have chosen to use common English phrasing and remove philosophical and technical Sanskrit terms. I present a version free of the normal commentary to allow readers to explore their own ideas and actively engage their inner selves in contemplative dialog. I highly recommend regular reading of this text as a way of comprehending the deeper meanings that reflection and internal dialog can bring. This is in line with the perspective on samyama—the continuum of contemplation (dharana), meditation (dhyana), and spiritual absorption (samadhi)—described by Patanjali in chapter

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