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Samadhi: The Highest State of Wisdom, Volume One: Yoga the Sacred Science

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If you are interested by Patanjali or by Yoga as science of the mind, this book is for you. It is not a sutra by sutra commentary of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra but a deep and yet accessible explanation of the meaning of Patanjali's work. It is very suitable for the beginner as well as for the more experienced student. As usual with Swami Rama's books you'll find a very well organized presentation of the Science of Yoga. This book is not about mysterious knowledge and esoteric teachings but a clear, complete and modern explanation of the great teachings of Patanjali. Great thanks to the publisher fot making this work available.

This book is basically a recoding of a lecture Swami Rama gave in a University. I saw the lecture and then read this. If you love yoga, you will love this. If you don't love yoga, you might just start after reading this. Do not expect a book on asanas. Yoga is a wide range of things and asanas is just one part of it. I have recommended this to friends who did not do or know yoga at all with good feedback. So, I recommend this to you.

It's all in summary form. Definitely a good beginning for knowledge seekers on Patanjali's Yoga Sutra. As usual Swami Rama have many intersting points correlating the sutras to our daily life activities, such as husband and wife relationship.
A must read because it relates to our daily life.