Patanjali, Shiva & the Wisdom of Yoga
A deep understanding of yoga is illustrated by the few lines in the prayer below. This brief ode is from the preface of renowned 20th centuary yoga pioneer B.K.S. Iyengar’s seminal book Light on Yoga (published 1967). In a deft stroke he honours almost the entire yoga system via thanking Patanjali for his vital contribution to clarify the…