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The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali
- A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
- Narrated by: Keval Shah
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
A landmark new translation and edition
Written almost two millennia ago, Patañjali's work focuses on how to attain the 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.
Edwin F. Bryant's translation is clear, direct, and exact. Each sutra is presented as Sanskrit text, transliteration, and precise English translation, and is followed by Bryant's authoritative commentary, which is grounded in the classical understanding of yoga and conveys the meaning and depth of the sutras in a user-friendly manner for Western listeners without compromising scholarly rigor or traditional authenticity. In addition, Bryant presents insights drawn from the primary traditional commentaries on the sutras written over the last millennium and a half.
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- Adrian Chan-Wyles Ph.D
- 22-10-24
A Mixed Bag With No Bottom
Not a bad effort by a Westerner - but flawed in parts. The author draws a false dichotomy between Patanjali and the Buddha - both Hindus who studied Yoga. He makes the mistake of embracing modern notions of Hindu nationslim - and projecting thus backwards into India's ancient history. His grasp of Buddhism is disrespectful and flippant - illogical even. Buddha makes it clear that matter is the primary substance from which an impermanant mind arises. Where the Buddha and Patanjali diverge - :is that after stilling the mind through meditation - the Buddha sees "emptiness" as the ultimate reality - whilst in this emptiness Patanjali believes he can see an atman (soul) that unites each individual with Ishvara (a personally realisable God-head). The author does not seem to understand that the material world includes the physical body and all its inner and outer functionally. The physical world is always there, but exists in a constant state l of suffering-inducing flux. Attachment to this flux - mistaking change for permanency - is the essence of human (habitual) suffering. The cultivation of Non-Attachment in the face of this flux - perceiving reality as it actually is - is the answer to human suffering.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Svein Olav Nyberg
- 01-01-24
Very thorough version
First the original verse, then a translation of each word, followed by a meaningful translation of the entire verse. This, followed by several long commentaries and explanations. It's simply hard to do better.
As for the performance, it is good and clear, but it is annoying when certain words get an idiosyncratic pronunciation. Like "differ", which he pronounced the way "defer" should be pronounced.
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