Yoga Darshana Upanishad: Ancient Insight into the System of Ashtanga Yoga - Paperback

by Ruth Perini (Translator), Swami Satyadharma Saraswati (Author)

Yoga Darshana Upanishad has ten sections which describe in detail the eightfold path of yoga. They are yama, niyama, asana, the subtle or pranic body, pranayama (two sections), pragyadhara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi, the eighth limb of raja yoga. These tantric teachings on pragyadhara and dharana are unique, and will not be found in other texts on yoga or meditation.Included in the text are the original Sanskrit verses, transliteration, word meanings, translation and a comprehensive commentary by Swami Satyadharma Saraswati.