The Integrity of the Yoga Darśana
The Integrity of the Yoga Darśana

Author: Ian Whicher

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1998-11-13

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1438423969

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The Integrity of the Yoga Darśana centers on the thought of Patañjali, the great exponent of the authoritative and Classical Yoga school of Hinduism and the reputed author of the Yoga-Sutras. In this textual, historical, and interpretive study, Whicher offers a plausible and innovative reading of the "intention" of the Yoga-Sutras, namely that Yoga does not advocate the abandonment or condemnation of the world, but rather supports a stance that enables one to live more fully in the world without being enslaved by worldly identification. Challenging and correcting misperceptions about Yoga drawn by traditional and modern interpretations of the Yoga-Sutras, the author argues for a fresh vision of the spiritual potential present in this seminal text, thereby contributing to our understanding of the meaning and practical relevance of Yoga and its reception today.

The Yoga-darshana
The Yoga-darshana

Author: Patañjali

Publisher: Jain Publishing Company

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0895819511

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In 1934 he thoroughly revised this translation, making it "as good as it lay in my power to make it." His mastery of archaic darshana syntax makes this what may still be regarded as the best translation of this difficult text."--BOOK JACKET.

Yoga Philosophy of Patañjali
Yoga Philosophy of Patañjali

Author: Swāmi Āraṇya Hariharānanda

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1984-06-30

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 1438405820

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The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali are universally acknowledged as the fundamental text on yoga and meditation in the Indian classical tradition. This English translation of Yoga Philosophy of Patañjali is widely regarded as the most authoritative and authentic that has been available in recent times. It is a serious and clear presentation of Patañjali's sutras and Vyāsa's Bhāsya, providing these basic texts both in the original Sanskrit and in readable and accurate English. These classical works are augmented by the commentary of Swami Hariharananda Aranya, a scholar and yogi of great repute, who, in his lifetime, was the foremost exponent in India of the Sāṃkhya Yoga system of which the Yoga Aphorisms of Patañjali are the principal work.

The Integrity of the Yoga Darśana
The Integrity of the Yoga Darśana

Author: Ian Whicher

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780791438152

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Maintains that the Yoga-Sutras do not advocate abandonment of the world, but rather support a stance that enables one to live more fully in the world without being enslaved by worldly identification.

Yoga Darshan
Yoga Darshan

Author: Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 9788186336267

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Reconciling Yogas
Reconciling Yogas

Author: Christopher Key Chapple

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0791486028

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Reconciling Yogas explores five approaches to the accomplishment of Yoga from a variety of religious perspectives: Jaina, Hindu, and Buddhist. Haribhadra, a prolific Jaina scholar who espoused a universal view of religion, proclaimed that truth can be found in all faiths and sought to elucidate differences between various schools of thought. In Yoga, he discovered a form of spiritual practice common to many faiths and juxtaposed their paths to demonstrate the common goal of liberation. Utilizing the structure of Patañjali's advanced eightfold path of Yoga in the Yoga Sutra, Haribhadra formulates his own eight stages of Yoga to which he assigns titles in the feminine gender that echo the names of goddesses. Discussed are the Jaina stages of spiritual ascent and two forms of Yoga for which there is no other account. Also included is a new translation of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya, an eighth-century text by Haribhadra.