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Loading... Patanjali Yoga Sutras (original 1953; edition 2002)by Swami Prabhavananda (Translator), Christopher Isherwood (Contributor)This translation of the Yoga Sutras by Swami Prabhavananda and his Western devotee Christopher Isherwood, is considered a classic. It contains a lucid translation and detailed commentary. This title - "Patanjali Yoga Sutras" - is the Indian edition of the book, which in the West is titled - "How to Know God' . This is book of aphorisms (teachings) by Patanjali. He restates yoga philosophy and its practice in "bite-size" sentences. Christopher Isherwood and Swami Prabhavananda are credited with the translation and commentary of each aphorism. What is an aphorism: "11. The knowledge which is gained from inference and the study of scriptures, is knowledge of one kind. But the knowledge which is gained from samadhi [an intense state of concentration, achieved through meditation] is of a much higher order. It goes beyond inference and scriptures. [Commentary:] Here Patanjali describes the two kinds of knowledge: knowledge obtained through mediation of the senses and the reason, and knowledge obtained by direct superconsciousness experience. . . ." The commentary and aphorisms continue by defining and discussing each new thought and/or word and always building to the next aphorism. |
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This title - "Patanjali Yoga Sutras" - is the Indian edition of the book, which in the West is titled - "How to Know God' .