Exploring the Yogasutra: Philosophy and Translation

ISBN-13: 9781441146229 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 184 str.

Daniel Raveh

Opis

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