Yoga Sutra 2.33
Yoga sutra 2.33 vitarka-bādhane pratipakṣa-bhāvanam In the distress that stems from doubt, let us cultivate an alternative mental...
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Yoga Sutra 2.31
Yoga sutra 2.31 jāti-deśa-kāla-samaya-anavacchinnāḥ sārva-bhaumāḥ mahā-vratam When the five principles mentioned in the previous sūtra...
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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 2.24
Yoga sutra 2.24 tasya hetuḥ-avidyā The cause for that conjunction [of the “Seer” and the “Seeable”] is misapprehension Patanjali reminds...
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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 2.20
Yoga sutra 2.20 draṣṭā dṛśi-mātraḥ śuddhaḥ-api pratyaya-anu-paśyaḥ The “Seer” can only observe, and although the “Seer” is pure, it...
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Yoga Sutra 2.19
Yoga sutra 2.19 viśeṣa-aviśeṣa-liṅga-mātra-aliṅgāni guṇa-parvāṇi The three qualities of nature (guṇa) exist in different combinations...
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Yoga Sutra 2.05
Yoga sutra 2.05 anitya-asuci-duhkha-anatmasu nitya-suci-sukha-atmakhyatih-avidya Misapprehension is to take the temporary for the...
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Yoga Sutra 1.51
Yoga sutra 1.51 tasyāpi nirodhe sarva-nirodhān-nirbījaḥ samādhiḥ Even cultivated wisdom will dissolve in the highest state of mediation...
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Yoga Sutra 1.49
Yoga sutra 1.49 śruta-anumāna-prajñābhyām-anya-viṣayā viśeṣa-arthatvāt Because of its extraordinary nature, the wisdom of special...
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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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Yoga Sutra 1.44
Yoga sutra 1.44 Etaya-eva savicārā nirvicārā ca sūkṣma-viṣaya vyākhyātā With contemplation and without contemplation thoughts as regards...
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Yoga Sutra 1.43
Yoga sutra 1.43 Smr̥ti-pariśuddhau svarūpa-śūnyeva-arthamātra-nirbhāsā nirvitarkā When memory is thoroughly purified as if empty, and the...
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Yoga Sutra 1.42
Yoga sutra 1.42 Tatra śabdārtha-jñāna-vikalpaiḥ saṁkīrṇā savitarkā samāpattiḥ Complete union with gross objects occurs when world,...
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Yoga Sutra 1.40
Yoga sutra 1.40 paramāṇu parama-mahattva-anto-‘sya vaśīkāraḥ By these practices, mastery is gained which extends from the smallest atom...
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Yoga Sutra 1.30
Yoga sutra 1.30 vyādhi-styāna-saṁśaya pramāda-ālasya-avirati bhrānti-darśana-alabdha-bhūmikatva-anavasthitatvāni citta-vikṣepāḥ te...
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Yoga Sutra 1.25
Yoga sutra 1.25 tatra niratiśayaṁ sarvajña-bījam God/īśvara is the unequalled seed of all knowledge īśvaraḥ/the Divine is unsurpassed,...
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Yoga Sutra 1.24
Yoga sutra 1.24 kleśa karmavipāka-āśayaiḥ-aparāmṛṣṭaḥ puruṣa-viśeṣa īśvaraḥ īśvara is not limited by afflictions, actions, their fruits,...
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Yoga Sutra 1.22
Yoga sutra 1.22 mṛdu-madhya-adhimātratvāt-tato’pi viśeṣaḥ Further, there are still differences between seekers on the yogic path; each...
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Yoga Sutra 1.19
Yoga sutra 1.19 bhava-pratyayo videha-prakṛti-layānām Some people are naturally ‘immersed into themselves’, that is born with the...
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