ISBN10: 0691017646, ISBN13: 9780691017648, [publisher: Princeton NJ. 1990. Princeton Univ. Press / Bollingen series LVI / Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen series in World Mythology] Softcover white & full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. 9th printing (#9 in # line). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. xxii+536p. list of works cited. index. addenda to the second edition. index to the addenda. religion. philosophy. psychology. theosophy. hinduism. ~ "It is altogether free from the intolerable woolliness of thought and the crankiness in which a couple of generations of addlepated theosophist enthusiasts have enveloped the subject; and although it is not light reading, it states with clarity and precision what the beliefs and practices of yoga are, and how they originated from the primeval Indic religions."~The New Yorker. The tradition of yoga is treated with exceptional directness and detail in this volume. Its authority derives from the author's years of study and his experience gained in various ashrams and universities in India. Subjects discussed include the Y oga~sutras and Patafijali; yogic techniques ( e.g., concentration "on a Single Point," postures, respiratory ...
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