This pocket edition offers a convenient format for this ageless guide and companion to the student on the Yogic path. Includes the full text of this classic Yoga work, along with brief commentary from a revered master of Raja Yoga. This valuable book provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga the path of concentration and meditation. This new deluxe printing of these timeless teachings is a treasure to be read and referred to again and again by seekers treading the spiritual path. The classic Sutras (thought-threads) at least 4000 years old cover the yogic teachings on ethics meditation and physical postures and provide directions for dealing with situations in daily life. The Sutras are presented here in the purest form with the original Sanskrit and with translation transliteration and commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda one of the most respected and revered contemporary Yoga masters. In this classic context Sri Swamiji offers practical advice based on his own experience for mastering the mind and achieving physical mental and emotional harmony.