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Experiencing the Yoga SutrasJuly 15, 2008 I had this book for the past 7 years, and find it to be an invaluable resource. What makes this text so unique is that is has both a translation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, and a translation and commentary on Vyasa's commentary of Patanjali. Vyasa is perhaps the most famous commentary on Patanjali. The Sanskrit into English translation is excellent. I have verified this and studied the text with a world-renowned Sanskrit scholar. This particular book is also good because it provides extensive commentary and recommended practices for Yoga. Before beginning some of these practices it is best to practice them under an enlightened Guru, if you are a beginner to Yoga. Studying the Sutras with a Scholar is another recommendation of mine if you want to get a clear understanding and come to profound realizations.
Again, this is an excellent text, and a text you will come back to again and again if you have a genuine interest in Yoga. I highly recommend this text if you are interested in going deeper in your understanding of Yoga philosophy and the Sankhya-Yoga philosophy.
Narayana (Anthony Biduck), Co-Creator of Urban Yogis [...]
The Only Real OneJuly 20, 2003 If you are really interested in Yoga-as a practitioner and not merely out of intellectual curiosity-this is one of the best books you will ever own. It is a thorough commentary on the Yoga Sutras from the viewpoint of a true Master practitioner, containing countless jewels of profound insight into Yoga practice. It gives hints, and even many outright disclosures, of the real techniques of Yoga. I have read a number of translations of the Yoga Sutras, and this is not merely the best, it is in my opinion the only real one.
If my house were on fire, and I had just a moment to grab a few things on my way out, this book would be one of them. Buy it and put it on the top shelf of your bookcase, where it belongs.
The Only Real OneJuly 20, 2003 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are really interested in Yoga-as a practitioner and not merely out of intellectual curiosity-this is one of the best books you will ever own. It is a thorough commentary on the Yoga Sutras from the viewpoint of a true Master practitioner, containing countless jewels of profound insight into Yoga practice. It gives hints, and even many outright disclosures, of the real techniques of Yoga. I have read a number of translations of the Yoga Sutras, and this is not merely the best, it is in my opinion the only real one.
If my house were on fire, and I had just a moment to grab a few things on my way out, this book would be one of them. Buy it and put it on the top shelf of your bookcase, where it belongs.
The Book on Yoga and SamkhyaFebruary 5, 2003 17 out of 18 found this review helpful
For both theoretical and practical study of Yoga Sutras and Samkhya philosophy this is the book to buy, read and keep reading. I don't know of any book on Patanjali's Yoga and Samkhya that comes even near the quality of Hariharananda's book! It has the original texts of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and Vyasa's commentary in both Sanskrit and English and Swami Hariharananda's own Commentary translated into English from the original Bengali in which he wrote. Although the introduction says that some of the esoteric exercises are not included in the English translation it does go deep into both practice and theory. The book can be recommended to both beginners and other students alike as the translation of the Sutras to English is so clearly done that it makes some of the difficult text easier to understand.
IMHO, the best discussion of PatanjaliJanuary 6, 2003 12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Having read the works of Georg Feuerstein and Swami Satchidananda, this is my third foray into the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and I would have to rate this as the best of the lot. This is not to denegrate the fine works of Feuerstein and Satchidananda; I simply prefer the work by Swami Hariharananda and I highly recommend it. For someone new to the subject, Hariharananda is quite informative, with lots of background information.
