The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali The Threads of Union Translation by BonGiovanni 1. on Contemplations 2. on Spiritual Disciplines 3. on Divine Powers 4. on Realizations Before beginning any spiritual text it is customary to clear the mind of all distracting thoughts, to calm the breath and to purify the heart. 1.1 Now, instruction in Union. 1.2. Union is restraining…
THE SAND-RECKONER Of Archimedes Translated by Thomas L. Heath (Original publication: Cambridge University Press, 1897). Scanned, Proofed, and Formatted by John Bruno Hare at sacred-texts.com. This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published prior to 1923. I have altered the formatting of the mathematical proof areas slightly due to the limitations of HTML.…