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

Yoga sutra 1.43 Smr̥ti-pariśuddhau svarūpa-śūnyeva-arthamātra-nirbhāsā nirvitarkā When memory is thoroughly purified as if empty, and the...

Yoga sutra 1.42 Tatra śabdārtha-jñāna-vikalpaiḥ saṁkīrṇā savitarkā samāpattiḥ Complete union with gross objects occurs when world,...

Yoga sutra 1.41 kṣīṇa-vr̥tter-abhijātasy-eva maṇer-grahītr̥-grahaṇa-grāhyeṣu tatstha-tadañjanatā samāpattiḥ When the agitation settles,...

Yoga sutra 1.39 yathā-abhimata-dhyānād-vā A peaceful sate of mind can also be attained by meditating on what we appreciate. Patanjali...

Yoga sutra 1.38 svapna-nidrā jñāna-ālambanam vā Also meditate on that which comes during your sleep Knowledge can be gained from deep...

Yoga sutra 1.37 vītarāga viṣayam vā cittam A state of peace can also be attained by meditating on a person or object free of passion Here...

Yoga sutra 1.36 viśokā vā jyotiṣmatī A state of peace can also be attained by the serenity and radiant state of the mind. Connecting with...

Yoga sutra 1.35 viṣayavatī vā pravr̥tti-rutpannā manasaḥ sthiti nibandhinī A peaceful mind can also result from intelligent activity in...

Yoga sutra 1.34 Pracchardana-vidharanabhyam vā prāṇasya A peaceful mind can also result from exhaling the breath and holding the breath...

Yoga sutra 1.33 maitri karuna muditopeksanam sukha duhkha punyapunya visayanam bhavanatas citta prasadanam A peaceful mind results from...

Yoga sutra 1.32 tat-pratiṣedha-artham-eka-tattva-abhyāsaḥ To avoid mental agitation, we must commit to the practice of a single principle...

Yoga sutra 1.31 duḥkha-daurmanasya-aṅgamejayatva-śvāsapraśvāsāḥ vikṣepa sahabhuvah The symptoms of such mental agitation are: Suffering...

Yoga sutra 1.30 vyādhi-styāna-saṁśaya pramāda-ālasya-avirati bhrānti-darśana-alabdha-bhūmikatva-anavasthitatvāni citta-vikṣepāḥ te...

Yoga sutra 1.29 Tataḥ pratyak-chetana-adhigamo-‘py-antarāya-abhāvaś-cha By the systematic repetition of AUM (ॐ) the obstacles are...

Yoga sutra 1.28 taj-japaḥ tad-artha-bhāvanam The systematic repetition of AUM (ॐ) should be accompanied with a profound meditation on its...

Yoga sutra 1.27 tasya vāchakaḥ praṇavaḥ The sacred formula: AUM is used to address īśvaraḥ/the Divine Patanjali introduces mantra yoga in...

Yoga sutra 1.26 pūrveṣām-api-guruḥ kālena-anavacchedāt Being beyond the limits of time, īśvaraḥ/the Divine is the master of all masters...

Yoga sutra 1.25 tatra niratiśayaṁ sarvajña-bījam God/īśvara is the unequalled seed of all knowledge īśvaraḥ/the Divine is unsurpassed,...

Yoga sutra 1.24 kleśa karmavipāka-āśayaiḥ-aparāmṛṣṭaḥ puruṣa-viśeṣa īśvaraḥ īśvara is not limited by afflictions, actions, their fruits,...