Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is a celebrated ancient text hailed the world over as a significant milestone in the history of Yoga. This enormously influential work, comprising of a set of 195 pithy aphorisms, is as relevant in today's world as it was when it was written a few centuries ago. Only a living Master, who has himself experienced the Truth and effortlessly lives his life according to the wisdom of Yoga, can unravel the penetrating insights offered by Patanjali's Yoga Sutras in simple, easy-to-understand terms. This book, "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Talks by Dr. Jayadeva and Smt. Hansaji", does just that. Indeed it makes the eternal wisdom of the Yoga Sutras come alive for ardent sadhakas.

Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra was born on April 27, 1929. He completed his M.A. (Hons.) in Sanskrit and Prakrut from Wilson College, Mumbai. He stood first in the Bombay University. He did his Ph.D. in Samkhya and Yoga in Moksa Parvan in 1965. He has worked ceaselessly at The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, India, which was founded by his father, Shri Yogendraji in 1918. He has conceived and launched many educational and therapeutic programmes. Dr. Jayadeva was appointed by the Government of India as the Governing Body member of the Central Council for Medical Research in Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy. He was also Member, Scientific Advisory Board of Yoga. Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra is a prolific writer and has edited several books and edited the Yoga Cyclopaedia series. He has also edited Yoga Today, Yoga in Modern Life, Yoga Therapy in Asthma, Diabetes and Heart Disease, etc. He is presently the Editor of the journal Yoga and Total Health, which was founded in 1933. He is currently the President of The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Mumbai India. Smt. Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra is the President of the International Board of Yoga, and Director of The Yoga Institute, Mumbai. She was born in 1947 in Mumbai completed her education from the Nanavati Girls High School, which was run on Gandhian principles. She then went on to complete her B.Sc and LL.B(G). She is a popular orator and has authored several books like Yoga for Back and Joint Disorders, Pregnancy Parenthood and Yoga, Yogic Life Control of Diabetes, Thoughts on the Gita, Insights through Yoga, Dincharya, etc. She has also hosted a television series on yoga on the national network. Hansaji is the Vice President of Indian Yoga Association. She is the founder member of the Council of Yoga Accreditation International. She is the chairperson of the Yoga Quality Council of India. She was awarded the Woman of the Year title by The American Biographical Institute in 2000. The International Association of the Yoga Therapists presented a special award to Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra and Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra in recognition of The Yoga Institute's pioneering contribution to the field of Yoga education, therapeutics and research.

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