The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
By Patañjali
Translated by Charles Johnston
1912
First written c. 325–425 CE (debated)
In the public domain
About this text
Charles Johnston’s free “interpretation” of the Yoga Sūtras, each sūtra followed by his commentary, read in the light of his own spiritual reading. The reader gives all four books; for a scholarly rendering, see Woods (1914).
How to cite
Patañjali. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man. Translated by Charles Johnston. 1912.
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