Patanjali Aastangik Yoga - Ramesh Chandra Shukla

Yog sootra par yah pustak lekhak svaamee ramesh chandr shukl dvaara praagaitihaasik granth patanjali ke ashtaang yog se sankalit kee gaee hai, jisaka ullekh upanishad mein kiya gaya hai, jo patanjali ne apane svayan ke aadamee ke lie yog abhyaas ko punarsthaapit karane ke lie kiya tha. patanjali sootr ke lekhak the. sootr mein keval aavashyak shabdon ka upayog kiya jaata hai. akasar poorn vaaky-sanrachana nahin hotee hai. sootr aise samay mein rache gae the, jab kitaaben nahin theen. poore kaam ko yaad kiya jaana tha aur ise jitana sambhav ho sake vyakt kiya jaata tha. yah pustak sankshep mein yah bataatee hai ki patanjali ke sootr ya patanjali ke ashtaang yog ya aath guna path kee naitikata ko aatmasaat karake ek uddeshyapoorn jeevan kaise kiya jae. ashtaang yog ke nimnalikhit aath ang hain- 1- yam 2- niyam 3- aasan 4- praanaayaam 5- pratyaahaar 6- dhaarana 7- dhyaan 8- samaadhi ye aath kadam hamaare svabhaav ke aadhyaatmik pahaloo kee or dhyaan dete hai. prastut pustak ko saral evan spasht banaane ka poorn prayaas kiya gaya hai. adhyaatm samajhane mein yah pustak avashy hee laabhadaayee prateet hogee.