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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 of the Śāstra, and, on the other hand, to draw inspiration from the Sūtra for life today.

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Yoga Sūtra 1: On the experience of absolute unity (samādhi)
Yoga Sūtra 1: On the experience of absolute unity (samādhi)

Yoga Sūtra 1: On the experience of absolute unity (samādhi)

Patañjali begins his Yoga Sūtra with the basics: learning to distinguish your perception from your essence. This will allow you to immerse yourself in an...

Yoga Sūtra 2: Über die spirituelle Praxis (Sādhana)
Yoga Sūtra 2: Über die spirituelle Praxis (Sādhana)

Yoga Sūtra 2: Über die spirituelle Praxis (Sādhana)

Das zweite Kapitel des Yoga Sūtra beschreibt die Praxis (sādhana), durch die ein zerstreuter Geist zu Sammlung, Unterscheidung und Freiheit geführt wird.

Yoga Sūtra 3: Über Ergebnisse (vibhūti) der Yogapraxis
Yoga Sūtra 3: Über Ergebnisse (vibhūti) der Yogapraxis

Yoga Sūtra 3: Über Ergebnisse (vibhūti) der Yogapraxis

Das dritte Kapitel des Yoga Sūtra schildert, wie Du schrittweise tiefer in saṃyama eintauchst und welche Ergebnisse, vibhūti oder siddhi, daraus entstehen.

Yoga Sūtra 4: On Inner Freedom (kaivalya)
Yoga Sūtra 4: On Inner Freedom (kaivalya)

Yoga Sūtra 4: On Inner Freedom (kaivalya)

The fourth chapter begins with siddhi and transformed perception and finally leads to inner freedom, kaivalya, the culmination of the path of yoga.

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Dr. Ronald Steiner

Dr. Ronald Steiner

From Ulm

The "Yoga Doc" - Dr. Ronald Steiner is the founder of the AYI method. This method links traditional Ashtanga Yoga with innovative Yogatherapy and living Philosophy. This forms a practice that is personal for each and... more ›