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The Yoga Sutras Explained #onlineyogateachertraining

18 Aug 2022 · 1 min

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In this segment of a yoga teacher‑training video, the instructor advises aspiring teachers to acquire the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, noting that any edition will work but he prefers the Sri Swami Satchidananda translation for its approachable language. He emphasizes that the Sutras convey the true philosophy of yoga—focusing on the mind, the fluctuations of consciousness (chitta vrittis), and the path to samadhi or enlightenment—rather than physical postures. He ends by inviting viewers to comment on whether they have read the Sutras and which version they favor.

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If you want to learn to teach yoga, you are going to want to get all of these books. Next on our list is the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Now, it really doesn't matter which version of this book that you get. In my yoga teacher training, I use the Sri Swami Satchidananda version of this book because I find it a very approachable translation of the Yoga Sutras. But this is going to tell you everything about what yoga truly is, the philosophy of yoga. This doesn't have anything to do with poses. It has to do with the mind stuff, the chitta vrittis of yoga and how we reach samadhi, enlightenment. Let me know if you've read this book in the comments below, or which version of the Yoga Sutras that you like.