Exploring the Yogasutra: Philosophy and Translation

ISBN-13: 9781441122124 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 184 str.

Daniel Raveh

Opis

Patanjali's Yogasutra is an ancient canonic Indian text composed in Sanskrit in the 3rd or 4th century. Belonging to a very different cultural milieu, this multi-layered text is philosophical, psychological and practical in nature. Offering a philosophical reading of Patanjali's Yogasutra, this book discusses themes such as freedom, self-identity, time and transcendence, and translation - between languages, cultures and eras. Drawing substantially upon contemporary Indian materials, it discusses for the first time classical yoga as reflected upon by Daya Krishna (1924-2007) with constant reference to Krishna Chandra Bhattacharyya's (1875-1949) studies in yoga philosophy. The genuine attempt on behalf of these two original thinkers to engage philosophically with Patanjala-yoga sets the tone of the textual exploration provided here. This book features a new annotated translation of the Yogasutra, and the author provides a useful background to the extensive Samkhya terminology employed by Patanjali. Daniel Raveh also offers a close reflection of the very act of translation, and the book concludes with suggestions for further reading and a glossary of central notions.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Abbreviations List of Transliteration Entrée: Translating the Other: Reflections on a Fictional Dialogue Introduction: Yoga, Translation, the Other 1. Abhyasa/Vairagya: A Conceptual Investigation into the Process of Yoga 2. Revisiting avidya and abhinivesa: A note on Yoga Psychology 3. Rethinking Prajña: Yogasutra 1.49 under a Philosophical Magnifying Glass 4. Text as a Process: A dialogue with Daya Krishna 5. "The Undeciphered Text: Anomalies, Problems and Paradoxes in the Yogasutra" by Daya Krishna Concise Glossary Appendix I: Introduction to the Yogasutra Translation, or: why another translation? Appendix II: The Yogasutra in Transliteration Appendix III: The Yogasutra in Translation Bibliography Index