The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Read this book! It has everything you need to know about yoga. Beautiful content and great explanations of the sutras by Sri Swami Sachitananda as well.

Lots of insight

So wise, and easy to read. If you really are into yoga like me, this is a must have.

This is the book I was required to buy for my yoga teacher training. The printing is clear, the shipping was fast, and the book arrived in perfect condition. Everything about it is great. Overall: Exactly what I needed for my training.

There are lots of religions that promise what the Sutras deliver, I was once involved in Scientology and spent shameful amounts of money and didn't get what I'm getting out of a book that cost me $10.00 (Kindle), if you are really interested in advancing spiritually and learning how to use your mind to its maximum potential GET THIS BOOK!!!!! Don't do Scientology or any other hack nonsense that wants to charge ridiculous sums of money and gets you nowhere, the Sutras date back over 4000 years and are the foundations of many religions and have retained their truth. So many other religious books (the Bible for one) have been so adulterated that you can't even be sure what you are reading, there are currently over 250 different versions of the Bible in circulation all changed to suit the needs and the message of MEN not GOD, I have read countless books and have studied almost every religion over my 50 years and this is by far the best thing I have ever seen. DON'T BOTHER WITH THE REST!! BUY THIS BOOK, USE IT EVERY DAY, AND PREPARE TO BE AMAZED!!!

Overall, I thought this was a very good commentary on the yoga sutras. There were occasions when Sri Swami Satchidananda went totally off topic in his commentaries. There were also occasions when he seemed to be patting himself on the back too much, which just goes to show that he was human. His human-ness definitely showed in the photos of him in the book. Look closely and you’ll note that the background has white rays, making it look like Satchidananda has a shining aura. Pretty egoistical. However, the book, overall, is an excellent commentary. It gives a lot of insight into the sutras and puts them into context so that our Western minds can understand them better. It provides way more depth than we can get by simply reading a translation of the yoga sutras without commentary. This is the 3rd or 4th translation and commentary I’ve read or heard. Each interpretation uses some of the same commentary. This probably should be expected, since it is coming from the same tradition. Satchidananda seems to include more stories to help us understand the sutras better than the others I’ve seen to date. I will note that one of the interpretations I read was in Desikachar’s “The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice.” I thought Satchidananda’s interpretation was much better. In too many places, it felt to me Desikachar was watering down what he was saying to make it more palatable for Western ears. I didn’t see that with Satchidananda. Like it or not, for the most part, he sticks with what the sutra says. I will venture to say I’ll probably be reading this a few more times.

Great book to enhance your Mind and Body. I got interested in Meditation again after 15 years gap. I had a miraculous improvement in just 5 weeks where blood pressure and pulse rate all improved by 15 points. I have a marginal high blood pressure for few years. I am still taking medication. The blood pressure clock has been set back by 15 years in just 5 week. The best blood pressure reading I got today was in Cardiologist's office which was 100/70. Last time I saw that kind of blood pressure was 15 years ago. The acid test will be if I can have normal pressure in 6 months with out medication. My meditation / breathing exercises are based on knowledge gained from other sources. The breathing exercises are called Pranayama (Breathing) Exercises. One can find more about it from various sources. The true knowledge dates back to Patanjali - the original text dates back to approximately 2200 years ago. Interpretation of Patanjali Sutras has also been done by Harvard professor. His book contains 900 plus pages. This book should be read a few pages at a time and contemplate. There is high degree of correlation between mind, stress, body and its functions. It must start with your faith in a system like a mustered seed mentioned in Bible. If one wants to calm their mind - then it a step in the right direction. One need to understand attachment to things around us. Having all you can have may be OK - worrying about loosing them is a problem.

Unity, purity, kindness and service. These are the qualities and characteristics that underlie the teachings of all the great spiritual traditions. Yoga is at the essence of it all. We tend to have a conception of Yoga in Western society as adopting different postures, but that is only one leg of the bigger table that is Yoga. In the Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali are shared timeless nuggets of wisdom that will take a lifetime to master. It is one thing to read this text and quite another to actually apply it and embody the teachings. Master your senses, be compassionate and dedicate yourself to the act of self-less service. Very simple premise but very difficult to actually practice this on a moment to moment basis. I am grateful to have come across this text and would recommend it to anyone on the spiritual path looking towards how to be who they really are in this plane of existence.

Das Studium des Yoga Sutra kann bisweilen recht anstrengend sein. Viele Interpretationen lassen einen echt ziemlich verwirrt zurück. Ich finde die Denkansätze in dieser Interpretation sehr hilfreich, um selbst in die Sutren tiefer eintauchen zu können. Der Aufbau des Buches ist einfach und schlüssig.

I have just started reading the book. Each sutra is full of wisdom and depth. I hope I learn a lot from this book and become a better person, better mind, and ultimately find myself.

This is the book needed for people who struggle, search, educate, take care of, themselves. Every essence is in it, so don’t worry about small things and go over the nature;)!!! Be the excellent actor and seer.

While Ashtanga Yoga (aka RajaYoga) is a practical guide to healthy mind management and in gaining an insight to the true essence of oneself, it is mostly beneficial when adopted as a lifestyle. Yet, in providing his spiritual insights and in sharing his practical wisdom on the timeless "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali", Sri Swami Satchidananda has graced all the spiritual seekers a priceless service. No words or praise may be able to justify my immense gratitude for this fine work.🙏 The word to word translation, the transliteration of the sutras in English language and his insightful commentry - all are very easy to undertand. Dhyanabaad and namastee!🙏

Les "aphorismes" ou Yoga Sutras de Patanjali ont fait l'objet de maintes traductions et de maints commentaires. La présentation très claire du texte original sanscrit, la traduction des aphorismes ainsi que des termes utilisés, et enfin leurs commentaires me paraissent tout à fait remarquables. L'auteur des traductions et des commentaires, Swami Satchidananda, était à ma connaissance un célèbre Yogi accompli qui maîtrisait aussi bien le Hatha-Yoga que le Raja-Yoga.