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Yoga is one of the striking products of Indian mind and character. It has claims both as a system of practical discipline and a system of philosophical thought. The present book Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, with the Samkhya Pravacana commentary of Vachaspati Misra, with English translation by Rama Prasada and an introduction from Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vasu, forms one of the six Darsanas of ancient Indian philosophy. The main purpose of this book is to disclose ...
This book contains the English translation of the aphorisms of Patanjali on the Yoga Sutras, running into nearly two hundred in number. It explains the theory of the science of Yoga as well as its techniques o controlling and purifying the three lower vehicles of man, namely, the body, the mind ad the spiritual self. Further, it gives a detailed description of Antaranga Yoga, along with a list of psychic powers and the ways to acquire them. Finally, it deals with ...