The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Insight from the Traditional Commentaries

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Publisher : North Point Press
Author : Edwin F. Bryant
Language: English
Pages : 665
Cover : Paperback
Dimension : 21.5 cm X 14 cm
Weight : 610 gm
Edition : 2018
ISBN : 9789386215567

About the book 

"The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" by Edwin F. Bryant is a comprehensive translation and commentary on the ancient yoga text. This book provides insights from traditional commentaries, offering a nuanced understanding of Patanjali's philosophy. Bryant's work presents each sutra in Sanskrit, transliteration, and English, making it accessible to both scholars and practitioners. It's a valuable resource for those seeking to deepen their understanding of yoga's spiritual and philosophical 

About The Author

Edwin F. Bryant’s translation of and commentary on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras set a new standard for readers interested in one of the most important classical texts of Eastern and world thought.
Written almost two millennia ago, Patanjali’s great work focuses on how to attain 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.
Bryant presents each sutra in Sanskrit text, in transliteration, and in precise, clear, direct English translation. His authoritative commentary, drawing insights from the primary classical commentaries written on the sutras over the last millennium and a half, conveys the meaning and depth of each sutra to Western readers in a user-friendly manner but without compromising scholarly rigor or traditional authenticity.
“Bryant impressively succeeds in communicating the essentials of Yoga philosophy and practice to the thoughtful but nonspecialist general reader. His book will surely be welcomed by both serious scholars and responsible practitioners.”
Edwin F. Bryant received his Ph.D. in Indology from Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia University and Harvard University and since 2001 has been professor of Hindu religion and philosophy at Rutgers University. Bryant has written numerous scholarly articles and published five previous books, including a translation of the four thousand verses of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana called Krishna: The Beautiful Legend of God. In addition to his work in the academy, Bryant teaches workshops on the Yoga Sutras and other Hindu texts in yoga communities around the world.