This 2019 contribution from one of the world's foremost thinkers and writers on yoga philosophy.

This title looks at the concepts underlying the fourth chapter of the Yoga Sutras - Samadhi Pada with particular reference to the structure of consciousness.

Chapter titles include:

• Citta Vrttis: What do they do?

• Abhyasa - The effort to steady the Citta

• Precept of Vairagya in the Gita

• Foothills of the mountain of Abhyassa and vairagya

• Isvara Pranidana

• Sorrowless Luminosity 

• Taking Support of Dispassion

Includes a glossary of Sanskrit terms and a guide to pronunciation.