Raja Yoga and Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms
Swami Vivekananda
Vivekananda's lectures on Raja Yoga followed by his translation and commentary on Patanjali's aphorisms. The book that introduced classical yoga philosophy to English readers in 1896.
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