Yoga philosophy books
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Yoga Sutras
Patanjali.The core classical text: 196 short aphorisms defining yoga and laying out its eight limbs. Date is approximate and disputed.
Hatha-yoga-pradipika
Swami SvatmaramaA medieval manual on hatha yoga: postures, breathing, cleansing, and the awakening of inner energy. Date is approximate.
The Gheranda Samhita
Gheraṇḍa.A seventeenth-century compendium of hatha yoga practices, including purification, postures, and meditation. Date is approximate.
Rāja-yoga
Swami VivekanandaA popular commentary on the Yoga Sutras that presented classical yoga to Western audiences and shaped modern readings.
Yoga: Immortality and Freedom
Mircea EliadeA widely read scholarly survey of yoga's history and symbolism, linking it to Indian religious thought and to Tantra.
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Light on YogaB. K. S. Iyengar - The Yoga Tradition
The Yoga TraditionGeorg Feuerstein - The Heart of Yoga
The Heart of YogaT. K. V. Desikachar - The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali
The Yoga Sutras of PatañjaliEdwin F. Bryant - Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a YogiYogananda Paramahansa1946 - Breath
BreathJames Nestor2020 - Karma
KarmaSadhguru2021 - Meditation
MeditationBhagwan Rajneesh1970 - Wheels of life
Wheels of lifeAnodea Judith1987 - Journey of awakening
Journey of awakeningRam Dass.1978 - Purana Purusha
Purana PurushaDr. Ashoke Kumar Chatterjee2004 - Yoga
YogaPatañjali.1890