The Yoga Sutras of PatanjaliThis valuable book provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation. This new deluxe printing of these timeless teachings is a treasure to be read and referred to again and again by seekers treading the spiritual path. The classic Sutras (thought-threads), at least 4,000 years old, cover the yogic teachings on ethics, meditation, and physical postures, and provide directions for dealing with situations in daily life. The Sutras are presented here in the purest form, with the original Sanskrit and with translation, transliteration, and commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda, one of the most respected and revered contemporary Yoga masters. In this classic context, Sri Swamiji offers practical advice based on his own experience for mastering the mind and achieving physical, mental and emotional harmony. |
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... created and , unless you fulfill it by peeping into the kitchen and eating the cheese , your mind won't go back to its original peaceful condition . The want is created , then the effort to fulfill the want , and once you fulfill it you ...
... created and , unless you fulfill it by peeping into the kitchen and eating the cheese , your mind won't go back to its original peaceful condition . The want is created , then the effort to fulfill the want , and once you fulfill it you ...
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... creation and destruction . But , actually , there is nothing created in you ; nor is anything destroyed . As the Bhagavad Gita explains : The unmanifest appears as manifest and then returns to the unmanifest . What we see outside is the ...
... creation and destruction . But , actually , there is nothing created in you ; nor is anything destroyed . As the Bhagavad Gita explains : The unmanifest appears as manifest and then returns to the unmanifest . What we see outside is the ...
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... created . According to the prarabda , a momentum has been created like a wheel that has been set in motion . You gave a push earlier , and the body and mind are facing that now as prarabda . When you attain the jivanmukta state , the ...
... created . According to the prarabda , a momentum has been created like a wheel that has been set in motion . You gave a push earlier , and the body and mind are facing that now as prarabda . When you attain the jivanmukta state , the ...
Contents
Samadhi Portion on Contemplation | 1 |
Sadhana Pada Portion on Practice | 77 |
Vibhuti Pada Portion on Accomplishments | 169 |
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actions ahimsa analogy Ashtanga Yoga atom beautiful become Bhagavad Gita birth body breath bring called cause chittam comes completely concentration consciousness cosmic created desire dharana dhyana discrimination eight limbs energy everything example experience feel fruit Gita gunas guru happen happy Hatha Yoga Hindu ignorance impressions Integral Yoga Isvara japa jivanmukta jnanam karma klesas knowledge Kriya liberated light lives Lord mantram mastery means meditation mental mind mind-stuff modifications Narada nature never non-attachment object obstacles Once pain Patanjali Patanjali gives peace person practice Prakriti prana pranayama prarabda pure Purusha Raja Yoga realize reflection saint samadhi samyama Sanskrit sattva savitarka scriptures seed Seer selfish senses siddhis sleep sound spiritual Sri Swami subtle supreme Swami Satchidananda tapas things thought true truth understand unmanifested vrittis words yama Yoga Sutras Yogi Yogic