tad-vairāgyād-api doṣa-bīja-kṣaye kaivalyam Releasing even those attainments and removing the remaining seeds of afflictions delivers...

mūrdha-jyotiṣi siddha-darśanam The vision of perfect beings [comes from saṁyama] on the light of the skull Mūrdha is a small area on top...

Kantha-kupe ksut-pipasa-nivrittih Cessation of hunger and thrust [comes from saṁyama] on the throat centre. The throat cavity is the...

pravṛtti-āloka-nyāsāt-sūkṣma-vyavahita-viprakṛṣṭa-jñānam Distant, latent, subtle or hidden matters [are discovered through] on ritual...

trayam-antar-aṅgaṁ pūrvebhyaḥ These three limbs are more internal when compared to the five previous ones These three [dharana, dhyana,...

tad-jayāt-prajñā-ālokaḥ Through mastery of that, infinite wisdom radiates The process of saṁyama transforms you and prajñā-āloka is an...

prayatna-śaithilya-ananta-samāpattibhyām Combining relaxed concentration and meditation on the qualities of Ananta This sūtra explains...

Yoga sutra 2.38 brahmacarya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ-vīrya-lābhaḥ When self-restraint is perfectly established extraordinary internal vitality is...

Yoga sutra 2.32 śauca-saṁtoṣa-tapaḥ-svādhyāya-íśvarapraṇidhānāni niyamāḥ The personal observances are: cleanliness, contentment,...

Yoga sutra 2.30 ahiṁsā-satya-asteya-brahmacarya-aparigrahāḥ yamāḥ The five social restraints are: non-violence, non-stealing,...

Yoga sutra 2.26 viveka-khyātiḥ-aviplavā hāna-upāyaḥ The method to ending suffering and reaching liberation is achieved when you have...

Yoga sutra 2.23 sva-svāmi-śaktyoḥ svarūpa-upalabdhi-hetuḥ saṁyogaḥ The conjunction of the “Seer” and the “Seeable” is a catalyst for...

Yoga sutra 2.14 te hlāda-paritāpa-phalāḥ puṇya-apuṇya-hetutvāt The fruits of our state of mind during the three domains of experience...

Yoga sutra 2.10 te prati-prasava-heyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ When those sources of suffering are subtle such afflictions must be minimized by examining...

Yoga sutra 2.09 svarasa-vāhī viduṣaḥ-api samārūḍhaḥ-abhiniveśaḥ The desire to live is deeply rooted Another type of fear or aversion is...

Yoga sutra 2.08 duhkha-anusayi dvesah Hatred results from suffering Hate tends to follow pain, and pain leaves a negative impression on...

Yoga sutra 2.07 Sukhā-anuśayī rāgaḥ Desire follows on pleasure which fosters attachment. You find pleasure in certain things, but such...

Yoga sutra 1.48 r̥taṁbharā tatra prajñā There appears the wisdom of special intuition bearing absolute truth Patanjali tells us here that...

Yoga sutra 1.47 nirvicāra-vaiśāradye-‘dhyātma-prasādaḥ When there is mastery in nirvicāra glowing serenity is acquired in your innermost...

Yoga sutra 1.45 sūkṣma-viṣayatvam-ca-aliṇga paryavasānam The matter of subtle things cumulates in the non-manifested The gross objects...