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One-pointed Mind is Joy

Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 27 Contd. from knowledge sheet 26 Now, how to get rid of these obstacles? "Tatpratishedharthamekatattvabhyasaha'' tat = their; pratisheda = prevention; artham = for; eka = one; tattva = principle; abh ...

Are You Really Happy? Or is it All an Illusion?

Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 3 In the earlier posts, we told you the story of how Patanjali came to be. We now begin the series on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Atha yoganushasanam Now I will enunciate the discipline of Yoga.- Patanjali Yoga Sut ...

Feel happy, become one with people doing a good job

Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 30 Contd. from knowledge sheet 29 People who are doing a good job or meritorious job, those who have a lot of merits, who are blessed, feel happy with them. Become one with them. Feel that you are doing the job with ...

If you have whatever you wanted, then are you happy?

Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 10 Contd. from knowledge sheet 9 Vitrushnasya vashikara sanjna vairagyam The mind that gallops is an obstruction. An expectation in meditation is an obstruction. You have heard somebody's experience that light a ...

Four Types of People

Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 28 Contd. from knowledge sheet 27 "Maitrikaruna muditopekshanam sukhadukhapunyapunyavishayanam bhavanataschitta prasadanam'' maitri = friendliness; karuna = compassion; mudita = happiness; upeksha = i ...

Hurdles on the Path of Yoga

Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 24 Contd. from knowledge sheet 23 What are the obstacles on the path to discovery? They add up to nine. "Vyadhistyanasamshaya pramadalasyavirati bhrantidarshanalabdha bhoomikatvanavasthitatvani chittavikshepaste ...

The states of meditation

Contd from Knowledge Sheet 13 vitarkavicārānandāsmitārupānugamāt saṁprajñātaḥ ॥17॥ वितर्कविचारानन्दास्मितारुपानुगमात् संप्रज्ञातः ॥१७॥ In the state of conscious awareness or saṁprajñātaḥ samadhi, special logic is accompanied by thoughts, by bliss and the ...

The Enlightened One

Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 11 Contd. from knowledge sheet 10 Often people who have dispassion keep blaming the world. They are afraid of the objects of senses and keep running away from them. They think it is a big temptation. How can somethin ...

Honoring the Practice

Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 8 Contd. from knowledge sheet 7 The moment is free, fresh and full. Being here this moment totally is abhyasa. The mind might try to go to the past, to smruti, or may try to go off to sleep and it can try to bring s ...

Dealing with Modulations of the Mind

Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 7 Contd. from knowledge sheet 6 Are you looking for proof? Debating within yourself? Are you hanging on to 'wrong knowledge' of how things are? You do not know how things are because the world is fluid. The ...