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TensorTympani
Sweden
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 Posted - Aug 15 2024 : 11:22:37 AM
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I just discovered this website https://yogasutrastudy.info/yoga-su...ranslations/ and find it very useful in the study of Patanjali's yoga sutras. It contrasts for each sutra seven different translations, which helps a lot in understanding what each sutras says and to what degree the translation is biased by the translator's understanding.
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Dogboy
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2024 : 1:14:54 PM
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Interesting, thank you  |
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Blanche
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2024 : 2:29:20 PM
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Thomas Egenes's translation of Yoga Sutra is excellent.
The other aspect to consider when studying a spiritual text is the practice. The practice of yoga makes the text alive, and opens new perspectives, meanings, and specific instructions. So as we continue to practice yoga and meditation, reading the same text such as Yoga Sutras will offer a new understanding. Continuous practice - and repeated study. |
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TensorTympani
Sweden
100 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2024 : 12:02:22 AM
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Hi Blanche,
I recently got the book by Egenes you recommended, thanks for pointing it out! I hadn't encountered it before you mentioned it. It's particularly interesting because Egenes likely practiced the TM version of Samyama before publishing the book, which means that the translation might also more readily relate to AYP than other translations. However, the book doesn't have a commentary.
I also got the book by Swami Hariharananda Aranya that contains many practice related comments. I'm mostly interest in the Yoga Sutras to help me better understand my yoga practice and how to get better at it. So I fully agree with
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Continuous practice - and repeated study.
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alain
Canada
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Posted - Oct 29 2024 : 04:46:13 AM
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| There is on Facebook a page called "the yoga sutras of patanjali for the yoga teacher" that is written with AYP as a base. It is very simple and modern, it's not written as a book, it more like a bunch of postings and you have to do a lot of scrolling to get to specific sutras. Might be worth looking at. |
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Comparing translations of Patanjali's yoga sutras
