A concise and poetic rendering that conveys the essence and depth of this perennial classic of yoga. Patanjali is to yoga what the Buddha is to Buddhism. His yoga sutras?literally ?the path to transcendence??are 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.
