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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 ... -
Meditation Influences the Creation
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 16 Contd. from knowledge sheet 15 "Bhavapratyayo videhaprakrutilayanam" That which is caused by this existence (i.e., you meditating in this level of existence) also influences those who do not have a body ... -
Keep the Faith
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 17 Contd. from knowledge sheet 16 "Shraddhveerya smrutisamadhiprajnapurvaka itaresham" By faith, by vigor or courage, by memory of having experienced the Self and through the deep state of equanimity, a sta ... -
Freedom from Five Sources of Misery
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 19 Contd. from knowledge sheet 18 Patanjali, in the next yoga sutra, beautifully analyses the fully blossomed state of consciousness. "Klesha karmavipakashayairaparamrushtaha purushavishesha ëshwaraha" kles ... -
The Seed of All Knowing
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 21 Contd. from knowledge sheet 20 "Tatra niratishayam sarvagnabëjam" tatra = in Him; niratishayam = special; sarvagna = all knowingness; bejam = seed “In Him exists the seed of all knowingness in a special ... -
When you say Om, the prana is total, complete
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 22 Contd. from knowledge sheet 21 “Sa esha purveshamapi guruhu kalenanavachchedat’’ saha = that, He; eshaha = this, here; purvesham = of the ancients (of those who lived before); api = too; guruhu = master; kalena = ...