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The ancient Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are 196
short sentences which describe what to do to reach full
spiritual enlightenment. This is not light reading! The exact age of
the Yoga Sutras is not known. Estimates of the time of the Yoga
Sutras range from 5000 BC to 300 AD. Yoga itself is far older and
can be traced back to the culture of the Indus River Valley. The
Yoga Sutras are the primary text of the science of yoga in which
Patanjali collated and systematized existing techniques and
knowledge of yoga. The Yoga Sutras are the primary text of the
science of classical yoga in which Patanjali collated and
systematized existing techniques and knowledge of yoga.
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