These three and a half coils represent his mastery of Below the waist Patanjali’sīody is comprised of three and a half snake coils, representing his all-powerful nature as Ananta. His mastery over the five elements of earth, water, fire, air and space, and his enlightenment through the practices of Yoga. Patanjali is cloaked above by a cobra’s hood comprised of five serpent heads, which represent his freedom from misperception and ignorance, and symbolize Statues often portray him as sitting absorbed in meditation, with hands folded in Anjali Mudra, bestowing his blessing upon all who approach him seekingĮnlightenment through the teachings of Yoga. ![]() Incarnation of the serpent God, Ananta (Sanskrit: Infinite) and is depicted in statuary as possessing a body that is half human and half serpent. While Patanjali’s true identity is lost to antiquity, myths abound as to who he really was. The Yoga Sutras are comprised of 196 terse aphorisms, which are attributed to the sage Patanjali (Sanskrit: Grace-filled), who recorded We now bring you Richard's translation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras as a four part series along with his rich insights and incisive commentary.Ĭlick here to read Part Two in the January edition ![]() In the last issue we published a seminal text of Advaita Vedanta - Drg-Drsya-Viveka: An Inquiry into the Nature of the Seer and the Seen. Miller has translated several classical Indian texts from Sanskrit into English.
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