Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man, credited to Patanjali, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man by Patanjali. (Translated by Charles Johnston.) Read in English by Maggie Russell. This is Charles Johnston's translation of and commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Johnston's interpretation of this seminal yogic text focuses on "the birth of the spiritual from the psychical man." - Summary by Maggie Russell.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man
• Author credits: Patanjali
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Listed recording duration: 3:45:23

Catalogue topics

• Yoga
• raja yoga

Track guide

1. 01 - Introduction to Book One — 5:35
2. 02 - Book One, Sutras 1-29 — 22:07
3. 03 - Book One, Sutras 30-51 — 18:53
4. 04 - Introduction to Book Two — 3:29
5. 05 - Book Two, Sutras 1-27 — 25:02
6. 06 - Book Two, Sutras 28-55 — 28:23
7. 07 - Introduction to Book Three — 6:22
8. 08 - Book Three, Sutras 1-36 — 44:30
9. 09 - Book Three, Sutras 37-55 — 21:12
10. 10 - Introduction to Book Four — 2:37
11. 11 - Book 4, Sutras 1-34 — 47:13

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