"This is a clear, consise, and can serve as an excellent introduction to the yoga sutra for people who have been practicing yoga asana for years without ever encountering the Yoga Sutra, the most important book ever written on yoga. Geshe Michael Roach, one of the most respected teachers of Tibetan Buddhism in America and a renowned scholar of Sanskrit, provides authoritative commentary on each of the sutras. His notes and clarification are straightforward and highly readable, untainted by obscure, academic terminology or New Age jargon. The first edition of the Yoga Sutra to present a Buddhist perspective, this paperback original will be welcomed by students and spiritual seekers alike.