[Translate to English:] Ronald Steiner praktiziert neben einem kleinen Schrein am Wasser in Indien.

Source Texts: Yoga, Tantra, and Vedānta in the original

Find your way into classical yoga sources: selected texts, word-by-word analysis, and guidance for understanding Saṃskṛt terms. This section will grow step by step.

Collection of Yoga Mantras
Collection of Yoga Mantras

Collection of Yoga Mantras

A mantra is a sacred verse or sound. Recited or chanted in Saṃskṛt, it symbolically conveys the spiritual dimension of yoga. The word-by-word translations and commentaries will...

Yoga Sūtra by Patanjali
Yoga Sūtra by Patanjali

Yoga Sūtra by Patanjali

The Yoga Sūtra was composed around 450 CE as part of the extensive Yoga Śāstra. This translation makes it possible, on the one hand, to understand its meaning within the context...

A meditating yogi sits between sun and moon; lotus blossoms mark the body’s center, a serpent rests at the pelvis, and an oil lamp burns in front.
A meditating yogi sits between sun and moon; lotus blossoms mark the body’s center, a serpent rests at the pelvis, and an oil lamp burns in front.

Haṭhapradīpikā: Practice on the Path to Rājayoga

Composed around 1400 CE, the text unites Āsana, breath control, Mudrā, and Samādhi in an influential path of Haṭhayoga.

Two seated people read loose manuscript leaves together.
Two seated people read loose manuscript leaves together.

Haṭhatattvakaumudī: Sundaradeva's compendium of Haṭhayoga

Probably composed in the eighteenth century, Sundaradeva's compendium explores the practices and aims of Haṭhayoga.

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