Inside The Yoga Sutras: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study and Practice of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras: A Complete…

This book is easy to understand and it doesn't water down the teaching, majorly! It's perfect for student in teacher training or seasoned teachers who would like a way to bring the sutra's into their class! Concepts that I've striggled to explain to students or give dharma talks about make more sense now, in a less metaphysical way and a more realistic way. This book is a simple, inspiring, and engaging read. The author did an excellent job bringing Sri Swami Satchiananda's classic commentary back to life and applible in the modern day! It gave me so many ideas for themes! I highly enjoyed this and will be rereading! A lot.

Huge fan of this book. The discussions of each sutra are really intelligent and thoughtful. My only critique is that the word for word translations are in an appendix at the back. An odd decision. I'd prefer they be presented with each sutra.

I required this book for a 200 hour yoga teacher training; I teach yoga philosophy. What I found, is that though the book is a wealth of information and offers deep insight on the sutras, it is not necessarily a book for first time readers of the sutras. My students "got through" it but were left perplexed often. I actually would recommend this book more for a 300 hour training as further study into the depths of the sutras. The book as a whole, however, is very well done. The commentary is fitting and understandable. For those who have read the sutras and want a deeper immersion - this book is for you. I believe newcomers to the writings of Patanjali would be better suited with a different version.

I bought this book after buying two other books on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The other interpretations of this work were....cold...and had little heart, but this book is the complete opposite. Insightful, warm, inviting, and much less 'harsh' than many other translations. Reading this book was the first time I was able to truly connect to and understand the Sutras.

This is a wonderful translation of what is undoubtably the “bible of consciousness”. The commentary is especially good. This one and the one by BKS Iyengar are my current favorites.

I love how Jaganath Carrera expresses himself, and his interpretation and commentaries on the beloved Sutras.When I first began studying the Yoga Sutras, I only had one book, another commentary. I didn't realize the value of having multiple books to aid in understanding the Sutras. Carrera's book is one I go to first for clarification. Highly recommend!

I keep wanting to say to the author... if you are going to say that - show me, or at least have the good grace to say its your opinion. The writing style is very condecending.

It's helpful to understand the sutras. Still so much information it took me a lot of time to process.

What a wonderful book. I just finished it and I'm starting it again from the beginning. I'm learning so much about myself and the world. It's good that it's written in very layman's terms using everyday examples to explain the more abstract concepts. The tone of the author isn't condescending.I like how this book has a lot of cross referencing. Under each sutra it has links to other related sutras. There is a sanskirt glossary which is really useful for a newbie like me and a subject-by-sutra index (meaning I can straight away read all the sutras related to, for example, nonattachment). There is also a study guide grouping sutras together to help your study, which I'll begin soon.All in all a wonderful book!

An extremely well written and thoughtful commentary on the Yoga Sutras. Includes an appendix with just the Sutras to easily read through the sutras without commentary. Some of the translations are slightly different to Satchindananda's version, which gives a fresh light (to me, anyway) on some of the sutras.

Great book - lots of valuable insight into a seminal text for yogis everywhere!

Happy to get thisCame from USAGreat condition, great book

Fantastically readable book, well arranged for studying. Highly recommended for anyone.

Needed for a course

This expands and explains on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and is a great companion to it giving thought for further study and contemplation.

Great version of the sutras.. a really good work book to get you deeper into what they really mean

Amazing book!!! Life changing!!!!!

Very useful book for yoga students.

Nice book

Just what i was looking for, best version of sutras interpretation ive read. Came on time, in a good condition

Super

good book ,gives good insight

A very complex subject matter explained very comprehensively and very simply. I have been looking for a book just like this one and I highly recommend this book to everyone!