Yoga Philosophy in Relation to Other Systems of Indian Thought
100: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 2005. Hardcover. Text in English. 380 pp. Covers and dust jacket worn and little dirty. Stains on the page edges.
Yoga is one of the most ancient and striking products of the Hindu mind. and character. It has claims both as a system of practical discipline and a system of philosophical thought.
Though much has been written on the practical side of the yoga, very little has come up of it in relation to other systems of Indian thought. The present book fulfils long-felt desideratum. It compares and contrasts some of the central concepts of yoga with similar concepts of other systems of Indian Philosophical thought. The book is divided into eleven chapters. Chapter I traces the germs of the Sāmkhya and Yoga Philosophy in the earlier Upanișads. Chapter II deals with the Yoga of Patañjali. Chapters III-IV discuss the Guna theory and some Ontological problems in the light of the Guna theory. Chapters V-VII discuss the theory of soul, Yoga Cosmology and Yoga Physics. Chapter VIII contrasts Samkhya Atheism with Yoga Theism. Chapters IX-XI analyse Yoga Psychology and Yoga Practice.
The book is fully documented. It has a preface, introduction and general index. Good / Good. Item #4003
ISBN: 9788120809093
Price: $50.00