The Yogasutras of Patanjali Motilal Banarsidass Composed in Sanskrit

Composed in Sanskrit

Raimundo Panikkar is a Professor of religious studies at the University of California

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in particular the mental state in which discursive thought is allayed and the mind is calm

and this work has been rendered possible by the unusual team of people collaborating with me

The Yogasutras of Patanjali Motilal Banarsidass Composed in SanskritThe Yogasutra is one of the most important works of Indian culture. The present book is an attempt of interpreting the Yogasutras based on some special criteria adopted by the authors: (1) To use the traditional commentaries as auxiliaries, not as guides, with prudence and freedom, (2) To interpret those Sutras, in which Patanjali analyzes real phenomena, as what they actually are: descriptions of facts of experience. To such an end the authors have