Light on the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali: Patañjala Yoga PradīpikāFrom the world's greatest and best-known teacher of yoga comes this guide to the discipline. Patanjali, an early Indian sage and mystic, was the first to systematize and codify the principle and practice of yoga. Patanjali's collection of 185 aphorisms, Yoga Sutras, remains the classical work on the subject - this book provides a commentary on Patanjali's work. |
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abhyasa afflictions ahaṁkāra āsana asmitā attained avidyā awareness becomes Bhagavad Gita bliss body brain breath buddhi cakra cause citta contemplation desire detachment develops dhāraṇā dharma dhyāna discrimination divine elements emancipation energy essence evolution experience external five flow fluctuations freedom gunas individual inner intellectual intelligence and consciousness jñāna kaivalya kāla kāma karma knowledge kosa lakṣaṇa light lives Lord mahat manifest means meditation memory mental mind movements nirbīja samādhi nirodha niyama non-attachment object one-pointed one's organs of action pāda pain pariņāma Patanjali path perceive perfect pleasure practice prajñā prakṛti prāṇa prāṇāyāma pratyāhāra pratyaya pure purity purușa qualities of nature rāga rajas realizes reflection renunciation restraint sadhaka sage samādhi saṁskāra samyama sattva seed seer senses of perception sheaths sleep sorrow soul spiritual subtle supreme sūtra svādhyāya tamas tapas tataḥ thoughts tranquillity transformation understanding vairagya vicāra virāma vṛtti wisdom word yama yama and niyama Yoga Sutras yogi yogic discipline
References to this book
The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: A New Translation with Commentary Chip Hartranft No preview available - 2003 |