The book of the famous philosopher, researcher and specialist in the field of the history of religions Mircea Eliade gives a detailed analysis of the yogic tradition. The author studied Indian philosophy in India, at Bombay University, and then traveled to India, comprehended the wisdom of yoga in the foothills of the Himalayas, lived in ashrams. The book allows the reader to plunge into the problems of Indian philosophy, compare its achievements with the classical and modern philosophy of the West. In his narrative, the author relies on classical yoga texts, such as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Sankhya Sutras, etc., which he supplies with his own commentary.