Glimpses of Raja Yoga
An Introduction to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
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- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2016
Summary
In Glimpses of Raja Yoga, Vimala Thakar introduces the basic concepts of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras by focusing on a different sutra, or aphorism, in each of the twelve chapters.
In her opening chapter, she presents the historical and cultural background of Patanjali’s Raja Yoga. Chapter 2 contains an eloquent invocation of the dimension of Silence—the meditative state that one enters with the stilling of the mind. Chapters 3-6 examine the ethical principles and observances (the yamas an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781930485075 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1930485077 |
| Author: | Vimala Thakar |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Rodmell Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2016 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Yoga Wisdom Classics |
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Born in India, Vimala Thakar began her spiritual search at the tender age of five. As a young woman, she traveled and lectured for the Land Gift Movement of Vinoba Bhave, an associate of Mahatma Gandhi. Her meetings with Krishnamurti, from 1956 to 1961, had a profound effect on her life. From the 1960s to the 1980s, she taught meditation retreats in thirty-five countries. She stopped traveling outside of India in 1991 and now resides in Mount Abu, in Rajasthan, where she meets with people from all over the world.
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Vimala Thakar
Born in India, Vimala Thakar began her spiritual search at the tender age of five. As a young woman, she traveled and lectured for the Land Gift Movement of Vinoba Bhave, an associate of Mahatma Gandhi. Her meetings with Krishnamurti, from 1956 to 1961, had a profound effect on her life. From the 1960s to the 1980s, she taught meditation retreats in thirty-five countries. She stopped traveling outside of India in 1991 and now resides in Mount Abu, in Rajasthan, where she meets with people from all over the world.
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