โThis beautiful, poetic rendition of Patanjaliโs Yoga Sutras was gathered from Mukundaโs lifetime of abiding in the good company of the saints and sages of the Great Tradition. We can rely upon the fact that these words come from his own authentic experience of love and life and of Yoga. Please enjoy this gift of poetry from Mukunda and embrace the beauty of your life every day.โ โMark Whitwell, author of Yoga of Heart: The Healing Power of Intimate Connection
Patanjali is to yoga what the Buddha is to Buddhism. His yoga sutrasโliterally โthe path to transcendenceโโare a means to profound self-realization and are considered the spiritual and philosophical root of the yoga tradition in its various forms.
This concise, poetic rendering of the classic Yoga Sutra text conveys both the essence and depth of the yoga tradition. Mukunda Stiles had a lifelong devotion to the spiritual practice of yoga. Here, he shares Patanjali's essential work with precision and insight. He also includes a succinct line-for-line commentary, as well as word-by-word Sanskrit-to-English translation.