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4.0 out of 5 stars Educational!, July 8 2011
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This is one of the best books I've read thus far! It's very simple and straight forward. The translations are the best I've seen. This book could change your life! This IS the book to get if your wanting a book on The Yoga Sutras...
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1.0 out of 5 stars The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Jun 25 2011
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I ordered this book on Amazon.ca asuming that if you are a Canadian and you order on Amazon.CA you will actually get your ordered product. I was giving a shipping notice that said my shipment wouldn't ship until the Canadian Postal strike is over. I wrote back and asked if there was another shipping option, such as UPS or FedEx, as I am willing to pay the difference because this book is for my Yoga Teacher's Training course. They wrote back stating that they are unable to make any exceptions at this time. I would like to cancel my order and get my money back. Maybe you shouldn't be selling on a Canadian site and then not being able to provide customer service despite a postal strike.
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177 of 182 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on the philosophy of yoga, Nov 26 2001
By Jaishankar Panchapakesan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Paperback)
This is *the* book to refer to get a proper understanding of the philosophy of Yoga.

I have gone through other books ( B. K. S. Iyengar , Georg Feuerstein , Swami Prabhavananda ) and some audio cassetes on the Yoga Sutras.
This is by far the best book on the subject. The sutras are beautifully explained in layman terms with ample annotations. The sutras in samadhi pada and sadhana pada are covered extensively.

Whenever there was a discrepency in the translation among different authors (such as sutras 18,19,33 of sadhana pada, which have been interpreted very differently) I found the translation and explanation in this book to be most logical, intuitive and complete.


77 of 79 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely well done but still leaves questions, Jan 27 2003
By mary j serafin - Published on Amazon.com
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Swami Satchidananda's book on the Sutras is one of the best for digging into the background and foundations of the Sutras, and his commentary, unlike Iyengar's and most other eastern commentaries, is clear, simple and easy to understand. Yet I finished the book still feeling that I did not fully grasp it. Swami Satchidananda is clearly in touch with the truth that he is illuminating with this book, and it's also clear from the powerful tone of authority with which he writes that he has reached the state of awaking which is the end purpose of the Sutras, but it seems too immersed in the history and culture of Hinduism to be fully appreciated and grasped by a westerm mind conditioned by concepts, ideas and images that are vastly different from the eastern traditions. So the book does not have a deep and profound illuminating impact as has McAfee's book on the sutras - "Beyond the Siddhis". But it is rich in historical information and its tone is true to the purpose of the Sutras. I would recommend it for for all aspiring yogis.

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Much knowledge and wisdom, Jan 26 2005
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I gained much from this book. A great book for those who are gaining an interest in yoga as a whole. The author is a monk who has devoted his life to God and it shows through in his writing. Each sutra is written in Sanskrit, then proper pronunciation, then translated in English and then given commentary by Satchidananda. Sometimes he seems to go on tangents and forgets about the Sutra at hand, yet even in those tangents, much is learned. This book will take beginners to the next level of discipline and practice; an extremely useful reference for experienced practitoners. I highly recommend this book.
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