Texts of Vedanta and yoga, classical Sanskrit works that teach non-dual knowledge and the physical and meditative discipline of the yogic path. They are held in high regard by Hindu teachers and modern yoga schools alike. Medieval and modern commentators have explained them at length, and their verses are widely recited and quoted in yoga instruction and in philosophical debate. Members placed here so far include The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Ashtavakra Gita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita.
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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Wikipedia)
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The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali (Sanskrit: पतञ्जलि योगसूत्रम्, romanised: Patañjali yogasūtram) is a compilation "from a variety of sources" of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms) on the practice of yoga, 195 sutras (according to Vyāsa and Krishnamacharya) and 196 sutras (according to others, including B.
Ashtavakra Gita (Wikipedia)
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The Ashtavakra Gita (IAST: aṣṭāvakragītā) or Song of Ashtavakra is a classical Vedanta text in the form of a dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and Janaka, king of Mithila.
Wikipedia: Hatha Yoga Pradipika
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The Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā (Sanskrit: haṭhayogapradīpikā, हठयोगप्रदीपिका or Light on Hatha Yoga) is a classic fifteenth-century Sanskrit manual on haṭha yoga, written by Svātmārāma.
Gheranda Samhita (Wikipedia)
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Gheranda Samhita (IAST: gheraṇḍasaṁhitā, घेरण्डसंहिता, meaning “Gheranda's collection”) is a Sanskrit text of Yoga in Hinduism.
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi (Wikipedia)
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It expounds the Advaita Vedanta philosophy in the form of a self-teaching manual, with many verses in the form of a dialogue between a student and a spiritual teacher.
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