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By (author) Johnston Charles
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Straightforward, easy-to-follow interpretation of ancient guidelines for living a meaningful, purposeful life. Explains the eight limbs of yoga: restraint, observances, posture, breath control, withdrawal from the senses, attention, meditation, and stillness.
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Dating back to India of the second century B.C., the yoga sutras constitute a complete manual for the study and practice of yoga. This volume explains the eight limbs of the discipline: restraint, observances, posture, breath control, withdrawal from the senses, attention, meditation, and stillness. Charles Johnston”s translation of the ancient texts offers modern readers a straightforward, easy-to-follow interpretation of guidelines for living a meaningful, purposeful life.
Biographical note:
Irish author Charles Johnston (1867-1931) was a scholar of Oriental studies and a classmate of William Butler Yeats, with whom he co-founded Dublin”s Theosophical Lodge in 1886. He studied Sanskrit, Russian, and German and translated many works, devoting himself mainly to philosophical and theosophical texts.
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