Patanjali

[ puh-tuhn-juh-lee ]

/ pəˈtʌn dʒə li /

flourished late 2nd century b.c., Indian scholar and philosopher: sometimes regarded as the founder of yoga.

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This idea has been expressed in a few words by Patanjali, the great Hindu evolutionist who lived long before the Christian era.
Reincarnation|Swami Abhedananda
He has expertly mastered the various pranayamas 7-1 of the ancient eightfold yoga outlined by Patanjali.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
Patanjali's date is unknown, though a number of scholars place him in the second century B.C.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
The mystical school of Yogis was established by Patanjali, the founder of one of the six philosophical systems of ancient India.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky

(Samdhi is defined by Patanjali, as the forgetting of one's self in the object of his meditation).
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki