FromtheforemostlivingauthorityonYogacomesthemostcomprehensiveandreliabletreatmentofthesubjectavailabletoday.Thisisaworkofimpeccablescholarshipbyapersonwhohasdedicatedhislifetotheunderstandingandpracticeofyoga.ThebookoffersacompleteoverviewofeveryYogictradition,fromthefamiliartothelesser-knownforms.ItalsocoversallaspectsofHindu,BuddhistandJainaYoga,includinghistory,philosophy,literature,psychologyandpractice.Inaddition,includedaretranslationsoftwentyYogatreatisesandthefirsttranslationoftheGorakshaPaddhati.