But if you set aside the weaknesses of the story-telling, which is merely a vehicle used to teach yogic philosophy, then you would find that there are gems for personal growth. The credibility of the characters, setting and language are quite incredulous for a tale set in 1000AD, and the writing style for a novel-like book is rather amateurish and long-winded. I agree with many reviewers that the vehicle used to teach the essence of yoga is rather weak.
Too much chaff for me to sift through, personally. If you overlook the anachronistic dialogue, plot devices, and other implausible details, you can get a reasonable overview of Patanjali's teachings, with some interpretation and examples for the lay reader. It might suit a teenage reader-the story is geared to engage the reader in order to introduce the philosophy and practice of yoga according to the teachings of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Both books require a certain suspension of disbelief (one has talking seagulls, the other an empowered, literate, polyglot, Middle Ages Tibetan peasant woman who travels alone with her companion lap dog). It's similar to "Jonathan Livinston Seagull" in its approach to Eastern philosophy and spirituality. Details of language, culture, dress, science and technology-did anybody edit the text for that? For example, the story, set in the 11th or 12th century, BCE, contains casual dialogue about oxygen and the respiratory system-none of which was understood for another half millennium! I don't object to the content but rather to the vehicle-a dramatic tale ostensibly set in an ancient Indian kingdom.įirst, I have a low tolerance for historical inaccuracy in fiction. Yoga teachers who I respect highly recommended it. Details of language, culture, dress, science and technology-did anybody edit the text for that? For example, the story, set in the 11th or 12th century, BCE, contains casual dialogue about oxygen and the respiratory system-none o Really wanted to like this book. First, I have a low tolerance for historical inaccuracy in fiction. I don't object to the content but rather to the vehicle-a dramatic tale ostensibly set in an ancient Indian kingdom.
It is an especially popular reading for yoga teacher training courses throughout the world, and as a personal daily guide for spiritual inspiration.more How Yoga Works has been acclaimed as a must-read for anyone who does yoga and who wants to know what the Yoga Sutra really says. Using a database of almost half a million pages of ancient Asian literature, Geshe Michael has produced a fresh, clear, and immediately usable translation of the Yoga Sutra in the form of a wonderful novel about a young Tibetan woman who uses the wisdom to transform the corrupt world around her into a paradise on earth. He is known for his business bestseller, The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business & Your Life. Geshe Michael Roach is an honors graduate of Princeton University and the first westerner in the 600-year history of Sera Mey Tibetan Monastery to be awarded the degree of Geshe, or Master of Buddhism. The Sanskrit text is written in 210 brief, cryptic verses whose meaning has long ago sunk into darkness the many, confusing modern attempts to explain them bear little resemblance to each other, which is just a sign of how difficult this priceless little book can be. The Sanskrit text is written in 210 brief, cryptic verses whose meaning has long ago sunk into darkness the many, confusing modern attempts to explain them bear little resemblance to each other, which is just a sign of how difficu The Yoga Sutra is the great motherbook of all the yoga works ever written it was composed by the Indian master Patanjali some 2,000 years ago. The Yoga Sutra is the great motherbook of all the yoga works ever written it was composed by the Indian master Patanjali some 2,000 years ago.
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