How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali
After leaving Catholicism, I felt religion was a farce, and not for me. Then, I took a yoga class in college. I don't remember why, but I did. This was the prescribed book, and it changed my life. Suddenly, religion had new meaning, and made sense.
I was able to meet both translators, and now, over 50 years later, I am still practicing the teachings in the book.
Very Much Appreciate ordering directly from Vedanta Society!
This purchase was a gift for my best friend. I first found a very weathered paperback copy of this book in the dollar bin at a used book store. It was by far my wisest investment of a dollar in this lifetime. I have read a number of books on Eastern spirituality and I think that this one has probably been the most influential (and is probably also my overall favourite). The friend to whom I sent it also likes it a lot. If you buy this book and are disappointed with it, I can only urge you to hold onto it and return to it at some later date.
The language is simple and the meaning is clear; a very well written work. No obfuscation in this translation. It's enjoyable to read and accessible -- not a struggle to understand the meaning. This was just what I was looking for.
Read this book before and is excellent and wanted a re-read with a good quality harbback to put in apartment Library however the print is so light the books are hard to read.
The original copy hardback read several years ago the print is dark and very readable, but the other 3 copies of the hardback just ordered the print is mostly unlegible because the print is so light.
Need a better quality hardback.
Our responseThe printing of the pages is done usually for the paperback and the hardback at one time. That is, both editions had the text pages printed as one printing run. Then pages that will be in the hardback edition are sent to a place that specializes in hardbacks.
How to Know God is a valuable piece for studies of Patanjali’s yoga sutras.
