Yoga Sutra

The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali

Yoga is not a religion. Yoga is a science, and the most important name in the world of Yoga isPatanjali

. Two thousand years ago the Indian scholar Patanjali applied a scientific approach to spirituality and mysticism for the first time in human history. Today his opus, the Yoga Sutra, is still the bible for all practicing yogis the world over. The so-calledYoga Sutra

are just 195 brief principles that are essentially, compact, basic tenets referring to the potential that lies within the human mind.

These basic tenets are still relevant today and it is the aim of this book to share the essence of the 195 Sutras in a way that is appropriate for the 21st century. It should combine the ideas and attitudes of the East with those of the West and Hindu tradition with today's globalised world. Therefore the internationally renowned yogi and qualified psychologistPatrick Broome

has extracted 50 of the most important key sentences for us and explained their meanings in a brief, simple and precise way. The complete originals are included in the appendix in their entirety.

In addition, Angelika Taschen

has illustrated this book with associative images from the realms of art and architecture as well as Hindu and Buddhist motifs or pictures of the great yoga master himself. By doing so she has combined the form and content of the Western with the antique Eastern visual worlds in a unique way.

Just as Patanjali researched spirituality with scientific rigour, so too has the artist Olafur Eliasson occupied himself with the physical laws of nature to create sublime works such as his 2003 "Weather Project" in the Tate Modern; or the photographer Wolfgang Tillmans, who has researched the chemical, haptic and spatial fundamentals of photographic materials to produce such poetic and meditative images such as his "Blushes" or "Paper Drop" series. These are just two examples of the works that are represented here. In this way this book is intended to aid as a mental stimulus towards your own inner journey.