A CHRISTIAN READING OF PATAÑJALI’S YOGA-SŪTRA

Authors

  • Thomas Kochumuttom Indian Christian Ashram at Jaiharikhal

Keywords:

PATAÑJALI’S, YOGA-SŪTRA

Abstract

The classical text of yoga is Yoga-sūtra (YS) written by Patañjali in early Christian centuries. The theory and practice of yoga were certainly there even before him, who then systematically presented them. The book written in the form of short statements called sūtras has four parts entitled: samaadhi, saadhana, vibhūti and kaivalya. They deal respectively with the concentration of mind which is the trait of a yogi, the practices leading to it, the extraordinary endowments of a yogi, and the final state of liberation.

Author Biography

Thomas Kochumuttom, Indian Christian Ashram at Jaiharikhal

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kochumuttom CMI holds a Licentiate in Theology from the Gregorian University, Rome, a Master’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Pune, India, and a doctorate in Buddhism from the University of Lancaster, U.K. He was a resident professor at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK), Bangalore and the Director of the Centre for the Study of World Religions of the same Institute. He has published quite a few books and articles in Comparative Religion and Indian Christian Spirituality. At present, he is the Acharya of an Indian Christian Ashram at Jaiharikhal in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India.

References

Tola & Dragonetti, trans., K. D. Prithipaul, The Yogasūtras of Patañjali on Concentration of Mind, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, Pvt. Ltd., 1991.

Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. and Otilio Rodrigues, O.C.D., trans., The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, Trivandrum: Carmel Publishing Centre, 1996.

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Published

2010-09-30

How to Cite

Kochumuttom, T. (2010). A CHRISTIAN READING OF PATAÑJALI’S YOGA-SŪTRA. Journal of Dharma, 35(3), 233–257. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/jd/article/view/377

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Vol. 35 No. 3 (2010): Journal of Dharma

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