Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, tr. by Charles Johnston, 1st ed.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, interpreted by Charles Johnston. Apparently self-published in 1912 and likely the first edition since a publisher released the later editions. 119 pp. Good condition overall. Red cloth cover, no dustjacket. Minimal discoloration on front and back. Wear to spine ends and board corners. Major ding to bottom corner of front, minor one to back. Some wear to top gilt edge. Lightly tanned, unmarked pages.

This version of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali used to be available from Self-Realization Fellowship. Patanjali is the foremost ancient proponent of yoga. Many scholars date him from the second century BCE. His yoga system is called the Eightfold Path, which is described in Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi as (1) yama (moral conduct), 2) niyama (religious observances), 3) asana (right posture), 4) pranayama (life force control), 5) pratyahara (interiorization), 6) dharana (concentration), 7) dhyana (meditation), and 8) samadhi (superconsiousness).