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Patanjali Yoga Sutra

Patanjali Yoga Sutra- Chapter 4

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Chapter 4 Kaivalya Pada: Verse 1 janmaushadhi-mantra-tapah-samadhijah siddhayah janma – birth, particular species; ausadhi – drugs; mantra – special sound; tapah – physical bodily austerities in Hatha Yoga; Samadhi – continuous effortless linkage of the attention to a higher concentration force, object or person; jah – what is produced from; siddhayah […]

Dhyana Yoga - Meditation in Hinduism
Patanjali Yoga Sutra

Patanjali Yoga Sutra- chapter 2

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Chapter 2 Sadhana pada:  Techniques Verse 1 tapah-svadhyayesvara-pranidhanani kriya-yogah tapah – austerity; svadhyaya – study of the psyche; isvarapranhanani = isvara – Supreme Lord + pranidhanani – profound religious meditation; kriyayayoga – dynamic yoga practice Austerity, study of the psyche, profound religious meditation on the Supreme Lord is the dynamic kriya […]

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Patanjali Yoga Sutra

Patanjali Yoga Sutra- Chapter 3

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Chapter 3 Vibhuti Pada: Expériences Verse 1 desha-bandhash chittasya dharana desa- location ; bandhah- confinement, restriction ; cittasya- of the mento-emotional energy; dharana- linking of the attention to a concentration force or person Linking of the attention to a concentration force or person, involves a restricted location in the mento-emotional energy. […]

Dhyana Yoga - Meditation in Hinduism
Patanjali Yoga Sutra

Patanjali Yoga Sutra- Chapter 1

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Chapter 1 Samadhi Pad: Chapter 1 Attention Linkage Verse 1 atha yoganusasanam atha-now; yoganusasana = yoga- yoga and its practice  = anusasanam- explanation I am now giving an explanation of the (discipline) of yoga and its practice. The foundation of meditation and yoga is discipline. The word “Anushasan” also means discipline and […]