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The Integrity of the Yoga Darśana: A Reconsideration of Classical Yoga

The Integrity of the Yoga Darśana: A Reconsideration of Classical Yoga

Whicher, Ian

Paperback

Series: SUNY Series in Religious Studies

General Eastern ReligionsHinduismYoga

ISBN10: 0791438163
ISBN13: 9780791438169
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Dec 7 1998
Pages: 440
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.97 Width: 5.92 Depth: 8.98
Language: English

Maintains that the Yoga-Sutras do not advocate abandonment of the world, but rather support a stance that enables one to live more fully in the world without being enslaved by worldly identification.

The Integrity of the Yoga Darśana centers on the thought of Patañjali, the great exponent of the authoritative and Classical Yoga school of Hinduism and the reputed author of the Yoga-Sutras. In this textual, historical, and interpretive study, Whicher offers a plausible and innovative reading of the intention of the Yoga-Sutras, namely that Yoga does not advocate the abandonment or condemnation of the world, but rather supports a stance that enables one to live more fully in the world without being enslaved by worldly identification. Challenging and correcting misperceptions about Yoga drawn by traditional and modern interpretations of the Yoga-Sutras, the author argues for a fresh vision of the spiritual potential present in this seminal text, thereby contributing to our understanding of the meaning and practical relevance of Yoga and its reception today.

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