The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

<p>About two millennia ago the sage Patanjali synthesized and organized the teachings on yoga from older traditions into an intricately connected sequence of aphorisms.     Hindu tradition regards <em>The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali</em> as the foundational text of yoga philosophy.  The work fell into obscurity from the 12<sup>th</sup> to the 19<sup>th</sup> century returning to prominence only in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century due to the efforts of the Theosophical Society and then Swami Vivekananda and others. </p><p>This edition translated by the Sanskrit scholar and Theosophist Charles Johnston contains the sutras and a commentary and is a simple introduction in English to yoga philosophy.</p>