The Yogasutras of Patanjali Motilal Banarsidass Criticism of the Theory of

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and this work has been rendered possible by the unusual team of people collaborating with me

which contained many mistakes

Understanding of deep issues comes in flashes

It was in the 1890s that my great grandfather Prof

The Yogasutras of Patanjali Motilal Banarsidass Criticism of the Theory ofThe Yogasutra is one of the most important works of Indian culture. The present book is an attempt of interpreting the Yogasutras based on some special criteria adopted by the authors: (1) To use the traditional commentaries as auxiliaries, not as guides, with prudence and freedom, (2) To interpret those Sutras, in which Patanjali analyzes real phenomena, as what they actually are: descriptions of facts of experience. To such an end the authors have