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Yoga Sutra 3.50
tad-vairāgyād-api doṣa-bīja-kṣaye kaivalyam Releasing even those attainments and removing the remaining seeds of afflictions delivers...
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Yoga Sutra 3.32
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...
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Yoga Sutra 3.30
Kantha-kupe ksut-pipasa-nivrittih Cessation of hunger and thrust [comes from saṁyama] on the throat centre. The throat cavity is the...
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Yoga Sutra 3.25
pravṛtti-āloka-nyāsāt-sūkṣma-vyavahita-viprakṛṣṭa-jñānam Distant, latent, subtle or hidden matters [are discovered through] on ritual...
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Yoga Sutra 3.07
trayam-antar-aṅgaṁ pūrvebhyaḥ These three limbs are more internal when compared to the five previous ones These three [dharana, dhyana,...
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Yoga Sutra 3.05
tad-jayāt-prajñā-ālokaḥ Through mastery of that, infinite wisdom radiates The process of saṁyama transforms you and prajñā-āloka is an...
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Yoga Sutra 2.47
prayatna-śaithilya-ananta-samāpattibhyām Combining relaxed concentration and meditation on the qualities of Ananta This sūtra explains...
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Yoga Sutra 2.38
Yoga sutra 2.38 brahmacarya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ-vīrya-lābhaḥ When self-restraint is perfectly established extraordinary internal vitality is...
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Yoga Sutra 2.32
Yoga sutra 2.32 śauca-saṁtoṣa-tapaḥ-svādhyāya-íśvarapraṇidhānāni niyamāḥ The personal observances are: cleanliness, contentment,...
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Yoga Sutra 2.30
Yoga sutra 2.30 ahiṁsā-satya-asteya-brahmacarya-aparigrahāḥ yamāḥ The five social restraints are: non-violence, non-stealing,...
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Yoga Sutra 2.26
Yoga sutra 2.26 viveka-khyātiḥ-aviplavā hāna-upāyaḥ The method to ending suffering and reaching liberation is achieved when you have...
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Yoga Sutra 2.23
Yoga sutra 2.23 sva-svāmi-śaktyoḥ svarūpa-upalabdhi-hetuḥ saṁyogaḥ The conjunction of the “Seer” and the “Seeable” is a catalyst for...
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Yoga Sutra 2.14
Yoga sutra 2.14 te hlāda-paritāpa-phalāḥ puṇya-apuṇya-hetutvāt The fruits of our state of mind during the three domains of experience...
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Yoga Sutra 2.10
Yoga sutra 2.10 te prati-prasava-heyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ When those sources of suffering are subtle such afflictions must be minimized by examining...
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Yoga Sutra 2.09
Yoga sutra 2.09 svarasa-vāhī viduṣaḥ-api samārūḍhaḥ-abhiniveśaḥ The desire to live is deeply rooted Another type of fear or aversion is...
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Yoga Sutra 2.08
Yoga sutra 2.08 duhkha-anusayi dvesah Hatred results from suffering Hate tends to follow pain, and pain leaves a negative impression on...
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Yoga Sutra 2.07
Yoga sutra 2.07 Sukhā-anuśayī rāgaḥ Desire follows on pleasure which fosters attachment. You find pleasure in certain things, but such...
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Yoga Sutra 1.48
Yoga sutra 1.48 r̥taṁbharā tatra prajñā There appears the wisdom of special intuition bearing absolute truth Patanjali tells us here that...
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Yoga Sutra 1.47
Yoga sutra 1.47 nirvicāra-vaiśāradye-‘dhyātma-prasādaḥ When there is mastery in nirvicāra glowing serenity is acquired in your innermost...
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Yoga Sutra 1.45
Yoga sutra 1.45 sūkṣma-viṣayatvam-ca-aliṇga paryavasānam The matter of subtle things cumulates in the non-manifested The gross objects...
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