Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Classical yoga (raja yoga) · circa 2nd century BCE - 4th century CE

Patanjali's 196 aphorisms define yoga as the settling of the movements of consciousness. The text maps the eight limbs, the obstacles of the mind, and the progressive stages of concentration, meditation and absorption. It is the philosophical spine that hatha yoga rests against.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Book One — Samadhi Pada
Chapter 2 · 1 practices
Book Two — Sadhana Pada
Chapter 3 · 2 practices
Book Three — Vibhuti Pada
Chapter 4
Book Four — Kaivalya Pada