
Exploring the Yogasutra
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'Thinking anew with Patanjali: this is a modern-day translation and meditation on the spiritual praxis and philosophy of the Yogasutras, the great ancient Indian classic. Daniel Raveh's refreshing book is, at the same time, a sensitive reflection on meaningful cross-cultural and cross-epochal translation which he sees as a process of creative transformation, a process inevitable for retaining significance.' 'Raveh's thoughtful reflections on the nature of translation, his investigation of five key themes: practice, dispassion, ignorance, clinging, and yogic knowledge, as well as his skilfully rendered new translation of the Yoga Sutra make this book indispensible reading for anyone with a serious interest in the study of classical Yoga.' 'As a philosophical work attempting to answer some questions that Patanjali's YS raises, it is a refreshing change from the recent trend of Yoga books dealing mainly with "physical-Yoga".' 'Exploring the Yogasutra presents a new, engaging perspective on Patanjali from a philosophical point of view. It is a contribution invaluable for anybody interested in this authoritative source of Yoga theory.' 'Raveh undertakes an extraordinary clarification of the old, profound, paradoxical, often mysterious inward-seeking inwardness of the Yogasutra...Altogether, the book is a great didactic success in the translation of the thought and practice of one culture into the terms of another.' [Raveh's] appreciation of the many commentarial perspectives on the text is a welcome change from other authors who claim to be able to divine the true meaning of Patanjali's sutras ... [A] valuable and thought-provoking addition to the literature on Yogasutra. * Religious Studies Review *More details
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Entree: Translating the Other: Reflections on a Fictional Dialogue
Introduction: Yoga, Translation, the Other
1. Abhyasa/Vairagya: A Conceptual Investigation into the Process of Yoga
2. Revisiting avidya and abhinivesa: A note on Yoga Psychology
3. Rethinking Prajna: Yogasutra 1.49 under a Philosophical Magnifying Glass
4. Text as a Process: A dialogue with Daya Krishna
5. "The Undeciphered Text: Anomalies, Problems and Paradoxes in the Yogasutra" by Daya Krishna
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Appendix I: Introduction to the Yogasutra Translation, or: why another translation?
Appendix II: The Yogasutra in Transliteration
Appendix III: The Yogasutra in Translation
Bibliography
Index
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