Patanjali's Yoga Sutras

The Yogasutra of Patanjali is described as an owner's manual for the human mind and how the mind can be used in the quest for Truth and The Managing Mind presents this most important text on Yoga and meditation in clear and straightforward English.

"David Gordon White's unique knowledge of both classical yoga texts and contemporary religious practice in India and the West gives him a unique insight into the troubled question of the relevance (or irrelevance) of Patanjali's masterwork to contemporary postural yoga.

What happens as we grow spiritually? Is there a step-by-step process that everyone goes throughall spiritual seekers, including those of any or no religious persuasionas they gradually work their way upward, until they achieve the highest state of Self-realization?

In his translation and commentary of the Yogasutra, Raphael is faithful to the Upaniatadic Tradition, so the work can be comprehended in its appropriate spiritual, philosophical, and ethical dimensions.

One of the great gifts of the yogic path is that it returns us to a life of simplicity, even as we go about our lives in a world of growing complexity. Through practice, we ultimately find the freedom to be who we really are, and allow others do the same.