Light of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Brossura

Iyengar, B. K. S.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1855382253 ISBN 13: 9781855382251

Casa editrice: Thorsons, 1993

Riassunto

From the world's greatest and best-known teacher of yoga comes this guide to the discipline. Patanjali, an early Indian sage and mystic, was the first to systematize and codify the principle and practice of yoga. Patanjali's collection of 185 aphorisms, "Yoga Sutras", remains the classical work on the subject - this book provides a commentary on Patanjali's work.

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L'autore:

B.K.S. Iyengar is the world’s most respected yoga teacher. Widely credited as the person who brought yoga to the West, his teaching practice has been hugely influential over decades. He lives and teaches in Pune, India.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

The yoga philosophy was first described in the 'Yoga Sutras', a collection of aphorisms offered more than 2,000 years ago by the Indian sage, Patanjali.

The Sutras were the earliest – and are still the most profound and enlightening – study of the human psyche. In them, Patanjali describes the enigma of human existence. He shows how, through yoga practice, we can transform ourselves, gain mastery over the mind and emotions, overcome obstacles to our spiritual evolution and attain the goal of yoga: 'kaivalya', liberation from the bondage of worldly desires and actions, and union with the Divine.

This unique edition contains a new translation of the Sutras and also a commentary by the world's leading teacher of yoga, B K S Iyengar, who has enriched the text with the wealth of his own wisdom and experience of the subject. The result is an accessible, helpful book, of immense value both to students of Indian philosophy and practitioners of yoga.

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• Editore: Thorsons
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1855382253
• ISBN 13: 9781855382251
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368