Enlightenment! The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Translation and Commentary
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0931783178 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 349 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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In the years that have passed since that magical, suspended moment, I have only begun to appreciate what this means to my life, to remember that which I long ago knew fully well but then forgot. The Thunder books are an attempt to explain this state of consciousness, to describe the Reality of the wonder of this experience. I am an Unbounded Being. . This was a free gift, a wordless joining of his infinite mind with mine. Living in a human body, I experience the Ascendant continually, twenty-four hours a day. About the Author In an instant of frozen time, no longer than the gap between two heartbeats, a
Many commentators have mistaken the sutras for steps to enlghtenment, believing it necessary to renounce normal life and force the mind into silence. The Yoga Sutras of Maharshi Patanjali are an elegant description of the expansion of consciousnss and the psychological, emotional, and physical transformations involved. The Yoga Sutras do not contain the actual techniques to achieve enlightenment, but do describe what happens when proper tools are correctly applied. This translation and commentary corrects this unfortunate distortion,
niels said one of the best translations with good commentary. I have read five different translations of Patanjali's yoga sutras so far and I have appreciated all of them. This one is beautifully written and lacks outright erroneous translations or commentaries I have found in some others. Yes, the author mentions some of his other books containing "his" techniques to use, since Patanjali's sutras do not offer any techniques but are more like a compass or roadmap, without telling you what to use as transportation on these roads.I. a spiritual practicioner said Best of all MSI's books and a magnificent translation. This is that rare translation that gives you insight into the essence of a text. MSI was obviously partial to his (excellent and highly effective) ascension techniques. But this does not intrude on an impartial and manifold interpretation of this marvellous scripture that brings the text to new life.It has the spark that I look for in a translation of an ancient scripture, which I find in Pierre Ryckman's translation of Confucius' Analogs, and which I have not found in. "Consciousness always recognizes Consciousness" according to Micah D. Smith. This translation of the yoga sutras have been an invaluable tool for me as I have tread the path of enlightenment. I've owned my copy for five years and every time I pick up to read, I am blown away by the way it always explains to me in the exact way my heart is ready to listen. MSI treats the legacy of Pantaljali's work which such reverence and for the exact meaning intented for those with eyes to see and ears to hear.
From MSI's introduction to Second Thunder. . This was a free gift, a wordless joining of his infinite mind with mine. In an instant of frozen time, no longer than the gap between two heartbeats, a being fully and permanently in contact with the Source Universe shared his vision with me. In the years that have passed since that magical, suspended moment, I have only begun to appreciate what this means to my life, to remember t