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Here Patanjali talks about pranayama or the control of the movement of the prana
which we find as our breathing. Some pranayama specialists say Patanjali meant
that we should retain the breath outside. Instead of breathing in and holding ...
Here Patanjali talks about pranayama or the control of the movement of the prana
which we find as our breathing. Some pranayama specialists say Patanjali meant
that we should retain the breath outside. Instead of breathing in and holding ...
Page 186
That [firm posture] being acquired, the movements of inhalation and exhalation
should be controlled. This is pranayama. After mastering the posture, we must
practice control of prana by controlling the motions of inhalation and exhalation.
That [firm posture] being acquired, the movements of inhalation and exhalation
should be controlled. This is pranayama. After mastering the posture, we must
practice control of prana by controlling the motions of inhalation and exhalation.
Page 191
In the same way, while we talk to one another we use up our human electricty —
the prana — and have to put more in. Our breathing system is the dynamo. We
inhale in order to take in more prana to maintain the battery at a certain level.
In the same way, while we talk to one another we use up our human electricty —
the prana — and have to put more in. Our breathing system is the dynamo. We
inhale in order to take in more prana to maintain the battery at a certain level.
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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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