The ABC of the philosophy of ashtanga yoga
Patanjali and Pradipika, a large Sanskrit glossary and a small mantra collection, old texts and modern translations - a journey into the yoga philosophy of ashtanga. Including Sanskrit and Devanagari language training!
The most popular (mantra) only consists of two letters: OM! Yet there are numerous mantras which symbolize the spiritual background of Yoga. Traditionally, we open and close our Ashtanga practice with a mantra. Here you find the most important mantras in their original Sanskrit writing as well as the word-by-word translation. more »
The Yoga-Sutra is one of the most important texts in the age-old Yoga Philosophy. Literally it means „Guide“ or „Main Thread“ of Yoga. Even after Thousands of Years it did not lose it’s relevance for the present. You will find here four Sutra Chapters in a new Translation, commented by Dr. Ronald Steiner. more »
Svatmarama illuminates the Darkness of Hatha-Yoga. The title of his book, Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika, means ´The Candle (or Light) of Hatha-Yoga´. Be illuminated by knowledge: We present this important Yoga text not only in it’s original Sanskrit form, but also translated and commented! more »
The first philosophical roots of yoga are found in the texts of the classical Upanishads, which are about 2,500 years old. This tradition of mystical yoga teachings was continued by the later Upanishads about 500 years ago. more »
You are reading a document written in Sanskrit but don’t understand it? You prefer reading a text written in Devanagari in phonetic transcription? Then it’s time to use our Transkription & Transliteration Tool. BTW: It also understands Velthuis, ITRANS or Harvard-Kyoto. Promise! more »
Speak and read like a real Yogi – study the old texts in their original Devanagari script and recite the Sanskrit mantras correctly. Besides: interesting information about transliteration systems. more »
We’ve reproduced the old Sanskrit Texts and mantras in the original Devanagari script. Some browsers cannot accurately produce this script so you can check and correct it here. more »
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Philosophy, Yoga, Ashtanga, Philosophy, Texts, Sanskrit, Devanagari, Mantra, Yoga-Sutra, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Patanjali
