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Patañjali (Devanāgarī पतञ्जलि) is the compiler of the Yoga Sutra, a major work containing aphorisms on the practical and philosophical wisdom regarding practice of Raja Yoga. ("Yoga" in traditional Hinduism involves inner contemplation, a rigorous system of meditation practice, ethics, metaphysics, and devotion to the one common soul, God, or Brahma/Atman.)
Virtually nothing is known about the life of Patañjali, and some scholars believe he is entirely mythical. Various references suggest he lived between 200 BC and 400 AD - though several texts date him back several thousand years before this. Ancient texts often refer to Patañjali as an incarnation of the serpent god Ananta, and he is sometimes depicted as half human and half serpent.
Patañjali is the reputed author of the Yoga Sutra, as well as commentary on Pāṇini's Sanskrit grammar (Aṣṭādhyāyī) which is called 'Mahābhāṣya'. There are also many ayurvedic texts attributed to him. Nearly all scholars believe these texts were actually written by different people in different eras.
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RT @drajitkumar: Papa mummy attended 6 day Yog shivir at Swami Ramdeo Patanjali yog peeth, haridwar.
Rishi_Richi (Rishi Kumar) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:58:56 -0000
RT @drajitkumar: Papa mummy attended 6 day Yog shivir at Swami Ramdeo Patanjali yog peeth, haridwar.
It Is Hostile To, Or Supersedes All Other Impressions. ~Patanjali
Yoga_Living (Yoga_Living) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:04:00 -0000
It Is Hostile To, Or Supersedes All Other Impressions. ~Patanjali
#OkieFragments " - Being A Translation With Commentary of "Patanjali's YogaSutras (comin' up soon as I figure how to sign into Tumblr )
waynemcevilly (Wayne McEvilly) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:34:38 -0000
#OkieFragments " - Being A Translation With Commentary of "Patanjali's YogaSutras (comin' up soon as I figure how to sign into Tumblr )
RT @IndigoLakeMT Peace Can Also Be Reached Through Concentration Upon That Which Is Dearest To The Heart. ~Patanjali
marina0111 (Marina Christopher) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:49:20 -0000
RT @IndigoLakeMT Peace Can Also Be Reached Through Concentration Upon That Which Is Dearest To The Heart. ~Patanjali
This Particular Perception Is Unique And Reveals That Which The Rational Mind Cannot Reveal. ~Patanjali
Yoga_Living (Yoga_Living) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:23:16 -0000
This Particular Perception Is Unique And Reveals That Which The Rational Mind Cannot Reveal. ~Patanjali
The Sense Of Personality Is Due To The Identification Of The Knower With The Instruments Of Knowledge. ~Patanjali
Yoga_Living (Yoga_Living) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:23:11 -0000
The Sense Of Personality Is Due To The Identification Of The Knower With The Instruments Of Knowledge. ~Patanjali
Spiritual Union of Patanjali Yoga, An Insight Vision - Full text of a book by G S Virk, based on Patanjali's teachings.
Meta Description: [ Online Yoga retreats for Yoga meditation .Free online complete book An introduction to yoga meditation traditions of Samadhi Yoga of yoga teacher Patanjali. ]
The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali - An interpretation by W. Q. Judge, originally published in 1889, regarding the aphorisms on concentration and the essential nature of isolation. Includes the text of the aphorisms.
The Yoga Sutras - A series of seven articles by Raghavan Iyer, discussing Patanjali's Sutras.
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The Yoga Sutras of Maharshi Patanjali - An interpretive translation of the Sutras that strives to overcome the problem that many of the important Sanskrit words used have no English equivelent.
Meta Description: [ Patanjali's Vision of Oneness, An Interpretive Translation by Swami Venkatesananda ]
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - The Threads of Union translation by Bongiovanni. With concordances and word frequency lists.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man - Etext at Project Gutenberg.
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The Yogadarshana - Translation, commentary, and synopsis by a Godfrey Devereux.
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Yoga Sutras - Complete translation and transliteration edited by Raghavan N. Iyer together with his seven part commentary.
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Reluctant Messenger of Science and Religion version translated by Chester Messenger.
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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Links to the Sutras in many international languages, online discussion group regarding Patanjali and his works.
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YREC - Patanjali - Article by Georg Feuerstein explores the authorship of the Yoga Sutras.
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