Rating: Summary: Very clear and uplifting explanations of the Sutras. Review: Swami Satchidanandaji explains clearly the Sutras by giving practical tips on how to apply them in our own life. The book is full of wisdom and is not meant to read and keep aside, but read and reflect and that too repeatedly. Verily, a treasure for the spiritual aspirants. Personally, studying few stanzas each day and reflecting on them, provides immense peace and upliftment. The original Sanskrit text with meanings also provides an additional benefit for seekers to commit the sutras to memory.
Rating: Summary: Very clear and uplifting explanations of the Sutras. Review: Swami Satchidanandaji explains clearly the Sutras by giving practical tips on how to apply them in our own life. The book is full of wisdom and is not meant to read and keep aside, but read and reflect and that too repeatedly. Verily, a treasure for the spiritual aspirants. Personally, studying few stanzas each day and reflecting on them, provides immense peace and upliftment. The original Sanskrit text with meanings also provides an additional benefit for seekers to commit the sutras to memory.
Rating: Summary: Extraordinarily simple and practical Review: The simplicity of comentary given by Swami is surely due to his own direct experience with the Truth. The instances discussed are practical as they are simple and direct!!!
Rating: Summary: The source of Raja Yoga Review: This book is a reference concerning Yoga and in particular Raja Yoga. Raja Yoga is the most complete Yoga and contains all the others. You can see in literature Hatha Yoga, Bakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga but there is one that contains all others, it is Raja Yoga. In this book, you'll see all steps that a Yoga student should learn. From the beginner to the complete Yogi. So everyone can read this book and even if you think that the deepest steps are not for you, just begin with the first ones. It is a good beginning and if that makes your life happier then why not going further with next steps!
Rating: Summary: Excellent book on the philosophy of yoga Review: This is *the* book to refer to get a proper understanding of the philosophy of Yoga. I have gone through other books ( B. K. S. Iyengar , Georg Feuerstein , Swami Prabhavananda ) and some audio cassetes on the Yoga Sutras. This is by far the best book on the subject. The sutras are beautifully explained in layman terms with ample annotations. The sutras in samadhi pada and sadhana pada are covered extensively. Whenever there was a discrepency in the translation among different authors (such as sutras 18,19,33 of sadhana pada, which have been interpreted very differently) I found the translation and explanation in this book to be most logical, intuitive and complete.
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