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Secrets of Samadhi
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 41 Contd. from knowledge sheet 40 Samadhi is that state where you feel you can stay like that for a few million years. Samadhi is a state where the mind freezes. It is like you put the vegetables and fruits in the refr ... -
Yoga is the Preservative That Maintains Love
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 12 Contd. from knowledge sheet 11 As you all know, there are three gunas or qualities. They are sattva, rajas and tamas. Three gunas come into our life in cycles. When sattva comes, there is alertness, knowledge, int ... -
What is yoga?
yogaś cittavr̥ttinirodhaḥ ॥2॥ योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥२॥ Yoga is having a say over the modulations or tendencies of the mind.- Patañjali Yoga Sutra 1.2 What happens when you have a say over these tendencies of the mind? tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe'vasthānam ... -
Meditation opens up the smallest atom to the Infinite
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 39 Contd. from knowledge sheet 38 “ Yathabhimatadhyanadwa ’’ yatha = as per; abhimata = your appeal, choice; dhyanat = by meditation; va = or Many different types of meditations are there. In any one of these meditatio ... -
The knowledge of dream or sleep can also awaken you to the truth
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 38 Contd. from knowledge sheet 37 There are only two states of consciousness. One is deep sleep or dreaming: day dream or night dream. Throughout the day one dreams, “Oh, what will happen to me? Or I will do this, I wi ... -
World is full of suffering
There are five types of dreams: 1. The first type of dream is that which comes up in the form of your cravings and desires.Your unfulfilled desires come up in dreams as fulfillment. Have you experienced this? You want to drink water and you say, 'Not ... -
Enlightenment is to realize that this reality itself is a dream
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 36 Contd. from knowledge sheet 35 “Swapnanidrajnanalambanam va” swapna = dream; nidra = sleep; jnana = knowledge of; alambanam = meditating on, by knowing; va = or “The knowledge of dream or sleep can also awaken you.” ... -
Rhythms of Breath Calm the Mind
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 32 Contd. from knowledge sheet 31 " Prachchardana vidharanabhyam va pranasya'' prachchardana = by splitting (expulsion); vidharanabhyam = by retention; va = optionally; pranasya = of breath "By spl ... -
Keep your mind engaged in the thoughts of the enlightened
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 35 Contd. from knowledge sheet 34 “Vitaragavishayamvachittam’’ vitaraga = beyond cravings; vishayam = objects; va = or; chittam = mind “That mind which is free from craving for objects blossoms fully.”- Patanjali Yoga ... -
How to achieve the states of samādhi
Contd from Knowledge Sheet 14 The four types of samādhi that we discussed are vitarkānugama samādhi (the calmness that you get from specialized logic), vichārānugama samādhi (an equanimous state where you are aware of your thoughts, yet they are not distu ...
