In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali prescribes adherence to eight "limbs" or steps (the sum of which constitute "Ashtanga Yoga", the title of the second chapter) to quiet one's mind and achieve kaivalya. The Yoga Sutras form the theoretical and philosophical basis of Raja Yoga, and are considered to be the most organized and complete definition of that discipline. The Sutras not only provide yoga with a thorough and consistent philosophical basis, they also clarify many important esoteric concepts which are common to all traditions of Indian thought, such as karma.
- ISBN10 0486432009
- ISBN13 9780486432007
- Publish Date 1 August 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Dover Publications Inc.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 432
- Language English