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The Still Point
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Rendered for the Modern Reader
Your mind will not stop. Two thousand years ago Patanjali drew the oldest map of why, and how to still it: one hundred ninety-five short threads. Here they are in plain modern English, with the fire of Swami Vivekananda behind every line and a working man's commentary at your shoulder. No Sanskrit training. No robes. No guru.
An Immersive Reader by Scott Stojetz. Opens in any browser, on phone, tablet or computer.
Inside this Immersive Reader
- A living map: the cover art opens into the book, and every part of it takes you straight to a chapter.
- Sound that fits the page: a room you can hear around the words, by day or by night.
- Music for the book: Music for Meditation, Kevin MacLeod, every track in full.
- Highlight the line that lands, carry it to your own board beside your notes, photos and links, and keep a companion journal as you read.
- Yours to return to anytime, on a phone, a tablet or a computer.
What happens when you open it
Step Inside
The book opens on the Four Books of the Sutras. Choose one and walk its threads in order. Read at Dawn or by Night in the glow of diya flames you dim, brighten or recolor yourself. Turn on the sound and a soft drone settles under the page, the way a tanpura holds the room still. History pages move as you read, and commentary cards open beside the hardest threads.
Tap the note and long, gentle music for meditation plays in full, music for one thread at dawn.
Make It Yours
Every Sanskrit term is marked in the text. Tap it for the meaning, the pronunciation and the Devanagari. Highlight a thread, watch it catch fire, and send it to your Whiteboard. Keep the Companion Journal and write what one thread a day does to your mind.
Read one thread at dawn. Still the mind, and what you are shows up underneath the noise.
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