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Free Your Mind
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 9 Contd. from knowledge sheet 8 Is practice alone enough? Patanjali says “No”. There are two oxen, which pull a cart. The two wheels of this cart are abhyasa (practice) on one side and vairagya (dispassion) on the ot ... -
The world is part of the Enlightened One!
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 63 Contd. from knowledge sheet 62 The next sutra says – “ Tadartha eva drushyasyatma ’’ (II Sutra 21) tad = that; artha = purpose; eva = only; drushyasya = the scenery; atma = existence. “For that purpose only (for the ... -
Truth is what we are!
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 69 Contd. from knowledge sheet 68 To be with what is, to be truthful in one's life, to one's heart, one's presence, one's mind, this is following satya. Not the words. Our intention, is it truthful? ... -
How to Achieve the States of Samadhi
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 15 Contd. from knowledge sheet 14 Continues from previous Patanjali Yoga Sutra post. The four types of samadhi that we discussed are vitarkânugama samâdhi (the calmness that you get from special logic), vichârânugama ... -
The States of Meditation
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 14 Contd. from knowledge sheet 13 "Vitarka vicharanandasmitaroopanugamatsampragnataha" “In the state of conscious awareness or sampragnata samadhi, special logic is accompanied by the appearances of, or exp ... -
Live in the Moment
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 13 Contd. from knowledge sheet 12 Dispassion does not take joy away from you. Dispassion gives you joy that nothing else can give you. There is a verse in Shankaracharya’s composition Bhaja Govindam: Kasya sukham na ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Love is the Core of Existence
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 18 Contd. from knowledge sheet 17 Teevrasamvëganamasannaha tëvra = keen; samveganam = supremacy to it, first preference to it; asannaha = easy “The spiritual path is very easy for one who gives first preference to it ... -
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 ...
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