The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Bryant Edwin F

ISBN 10: 0865477361 / ISBN 13: 9780865477360

Published by North Point Press, 2013

About this Item

Focuses on how to attain the direct experience and realization of the purusa: the innermost individual self, or soul. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 47. Weight in Grams: 574. . 2013. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
• Publisher: North Point Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865477361
• ISBN 13: 9780865477360
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A landmark new translation and edition

Written almost two millennia ago, Patañjali's work focuses on how to attain the direct experience and realization of the purusa: the innermost individual self, or soul. As the classical treatise on the Hindu understanding of mind and consciousness and on the technique of meditation, it has exerted immense influence over the religious practices of Hinduism in India and, more recently, in the West.

Edwin F. Bryant's translation is clear, direct, and exact. Each sutra is presented as Sanskrit text, transliteration, and precise English translation, and is followed by Bryant's authoritative commentary, which is grounded in the classical understanding of yoga and conveys the meaning and depth of the su-tras in a user-friendly manner for a Western readership without compromising scholarly rigor or traditional authenticity. In addition, Bryant presents insights drawn from the primary traditional commentaries on the sutras written over the last millennium and a half.

About the Author

Edwin F. Bryant received his PhD in Indology from Columbia University. He is a professor of Hindu religion and philosophy at Rutgers University, and also teaches workshops on the yoga sutras and other Hindu texts in yoga communities around the world. He is the author of The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali from North Point Press.