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Page 27
Non-attachment should not be misunderstood to be indifference. Vairagya (non-
attachment) literally means "colorless." V; is without; raga is color. Every desire
brings its own color to the mind. The moment you color the mind, a ripple is
formed, ...
Non-attachment should not be misunderstood to be indifference. Vairagya (non-
attachment) literally means "colorless." V; is without; raga is color. Every desire
brings its own color to the mind. The moment you color the mind, a ripple is
formed, ...
Page 28
So we need the practice and the non-attachment and of these two, the non-
attachment is the more important. Immediately somebody will ask, "If you are
unattached, won't you lose all incentive and become dull?" No. When we say
unattached ...
So we need the practice and the non-attachment and of these two, the non-
attachment is the more important. Immediately somebody will ask, "If you are
unattached, won't you lose all incentive and become dull?" No. When we say
unattached ...
Page 33
When there is non-thirst for even the gunas [constituents of Nature] due to
realization of the Purusha [true Self], that is supreme non- attachment. In this
sutra, Patanjali goes on to explain the higher form of vairagya. The detachment of
the mind ...
When there is non-thirst for even the gunas [constituents of Nature] due to
realization of the Purusha [true Self], that is supreme non- attachment. In this
sutra, Patanjali goes on to explain the higher form of vairagya. The detachment of
the mind ...
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User Review - Tobias.Bruell - LibraryThingThis text seems to be a transcript of a series of lectures given by Satchidananda (henceforth called "Commentator") to his students. Each verse of the Yoga-Sutra is first given in various forms ... Read full review
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User Review - Jayme - GoodreadsOne of my favourite translations of the Yoga Sutras. It includes the Devanagari and transliteration along with practical and accessible commentary that resonates with the modern reader. My only ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Integral yoga: the yoga sutras of Patanjali |
| Author | Patañjali |
| Translated by | Satchidananda (Swami.) |
| Publisher | Integral Yoga Publications, 1978 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2010 |
| ISBN | 0932040217, 9780932040213 |
| Length | 281 pages |
| Subjects | › › Health & Fitness / Yoga Pata~njali Philosophy / Eastern Religion / Hinduism / General Yoga Yoga, Raja Yoga, Rāja |
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