Nowadays they survive from yoga, above all, physical exercises that help to achieve a more relaxed and balanced state of life. However, as Osho explains, the postures did not come first, but practitioners realized that upon reaching a meditative state, the body naturally assumed certain postures. Because the body and mind are so closely connected, it is possible to achieve a certain peace of spirit through a body posture that corresponds to this peace. But it would be a mistake to believe that the cart is pulling the horse. By going back to the original teachings as a starting point, Osho clarifies the mind-body relationship and reveals that yoga is not a series of physical exercises, but what he calls "a science of the soul."

In The Path of Yoga, Osho explains the meaning of some of the most important sutras of Patañjali, the first "scientist of the soul", father of raja yoga or "royal path" that uses postures and breathing mainly as means to reach states. higher consciousness. The new translation of the ancient texts, and Osho's keen insights on the modern mind and its psychology, make Patañjali revive in these pages with an approach to the practice of yoga as a means of greater self-knowledge that is of absolute relevance in our life. epoch.

The Yoga Path is an invaluable book for beginners or advanced yoga practitioners, and for anyone seeking to understand the intricate and powerful relationship between the body and the mind.