Practical Yoga Sūtras

There is one frontier that has mystified us since the beginning of time. Who are we? From where do we arise? Why are we here? How can we know who or what gave origin to us? We search in books, ask questions of those we consider wiser than ourselves, observe our lives, and still puzzle over these questions. Religions and philosophies of the world tell us that the Divine is everywhere, including the permeation of each and every part of each and every one of us. How do we know this? How do we touch the Divine with our awareness and experience this? How do we experience this Divine as truth? Within the heart of each human being lies not only the ache to know the answers to these questions, but also the means to find these answers. Throughout history sages in all the religious and philosophical traditions have taught methods of contemplation, prayer, and meditation to help us explore the limitless inner frontier of awareness. “Practical Yoga Sūtras” is a commentary on the more ancient text of the “Yoga Sūtras”. The ancient text summarizes the entire path of yoga from the basics to enlightenment. Clear explanations of the original, concise threads or verses of the sūtras are presented in “Practical Yoga Sūtras”. More than thirty practices have been added in this current text to assist yoga practitioners in examining their own paths toward the goal of yoga. Some of the practices are simple, and some more complex. Additionally, suggestions for reflection on the meanings and implications of the knowledge contained in the sūtras will challenge the reader to examine their own yoga practice in the context of the flow of life. This book was written to help seekers find balance, health, and bliss while practicing the eight limbs of yoga outlined in the original “Yoga Sūtras”.