1. Introduction and Context of Inquiry 2. The Worldview and Basic Concepts of Yoga in The Veda and Upanicads 3. SAkhya System: The Conceptual Framework of Pata?jalis Yoga Sktras. 4. Pata?jalis Eight-Fold Path (AcmEga Yoga): General Outline and Basic Concepts Beyond the Veda and SaAkhya 5. The Concept of Afflictions (Kle[as) and Kriy Yoga to Deal with them 6. The Transformation of Consciousness (I): An Account from Inside the Texts 7. The Transformation of Consciousness (II): Looking from Outside In 8. Yoga And Self-Realization 9. Back to the Context: Where Does Yoga Psychology Stand in Psychology and In The Prevailing Culture Today?This book is an introduction to Pata?jalis Yoga as a system of theory and practice of psychology. It explains and interprets the concepts and procedures in the language and idiom of the currently prevailing Euro-American approaches to psychology.
This book is an essential read for any person interested in a deep understanding of Indic Psychology and Philosophy. Dr Anand Paranjpes work spans a width and a depth that is remarkable, and he brings in all his wisdom to bear in drawing out the essential insights critical to appreciating the convergences and divergences between Indic and Western ways of looking at the psyche in this book. It is simple, lucid, and profound.
Raghu Ananthanaraayanan, disciple of yoga gurus T. Krisnamacharya and T. K. V. Desikachar and Co-founder, Ritambhara Ashram, India
The book will provide a rich learning experience for readers. The author has put in a great amount of work and thought into the work and I am sure that the book will be extremely valuable for many readers like me.
Sudhir Kakar, Psychoanalyst and Author
Pata?jali's Yoga Sktras are the foundational text of the millennia-old medital³9
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