Patanjali

[puh-tuhn-juh-lee]

noun

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
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
Brahmans certainly did; for Patanjali speaks of them as the “instructed” (çishṭa), the employers of correct speech.
A History of Sanskrit Literature
Arthur A. MacDonell
(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
He has expertly mastered the various pranayamas 7-1 of the ancient eightfold yoga outlined by Patanjali.
Autobiography of a YOGI
Paramhansa Yogananda