Pranayama is the fourth limb of the eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga mentioned in verse 2.29 in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Patanjali, a Hindu Rishi, discusses his specific approach to pranayama in verses 2.49 through 2.51, and devotes verses 2.52 and 2.53 to explaining the benefits of the practice.
The Communist Manifesto was first published in February 1848 in London. It was written by Marx and Engels for the Communist League, an organisation of German emigre workers living in several western European countries.
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin once described writers as âthe engineers of the human soul.â. âThe production of souls is more important than the production of tanks,â he claimed. Stalin clearly believed that literature was a powerful political toolâand he was willing to execute writers whose works were deemed traitorous to the Soviet Union. Stalin's sentiments regarding literature may seem like the deranged delusions of a dictator. But consider a similar Cold War-era comment by the CIAâs then-chief of covert action: âBooks differ from all other propaganda media primarily because one single book can significantly change the readerâs attitude and action to an extent unmatched by the impact of any other single medium.â