tad-eva-artha-mātra-nirbhāsaṁ svarūpa-śūnyam-iva samādhiḥ This is complete absorption: the object alone shines in your mind as if the...

dhāraṇāsu ca yogyatā manasaḥ And the mind is ready for concentration. Prāṇāyāma prepares you for the next limb of Yoga: dhāraṇāsu (Sūtra...

bāhya-ābhyantara-viṣaya-ākṣepī caturthaḥ The fourth state [of prāṇāyāma] transcends the field of exhalation and inhalation Logic dictates...

samādhi-siddhiḥ-īśvara-praṇidhānāt Through devotion/surrender to the Highest Principle, there is perfection in complete absorption We are...

Yoga sutra 2.39 aparigraha-sthairye janma-kathaṁtā-saṁbodhaḥ When non-storage is perfectly established there is profound understanding of...

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

asteya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ sarva-ratna-upasthānam If you are deeply rooted in non-stealing, you have access to all the jewels of life Without...

Yoga sutra 2.35 ahiṁsā-pratiṣṭāyāṁ tat-sannidhau vairatyāgaḥ Animosity disappears when you are deeply rooted in the art of non-violence...

Yoga sutra 2.34 vitarkā-hiṁsā-ādayaḥ-kṛta-kārita-anumoditāḥ-lobha-krodha-moha-pūrvakāḥ mṛdu-madhya-adhimātrāḥ duḥkha-ajñāna-ananta-phalāḥ...

Yoga sutra 2.33 vitarka-bādhane pratipakṣa-bhāvanam In the distress that stems from doubt, let us cultivate an alternative mental...

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

Yoga sutra 2.31 jāti-deśa-kāla-samaya-anavacchinnāḥ sārva-bhaumāḥ mahā-vratam When the five principles mentioned in the previous sūtra...

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

Yoga sutra 2.29 yama-niyama-āsana-prāṇāyāma- pratyāhāra-dhāraṇā-dhyāna-samādhayaḥ-aṣṭau-aṅgāni The eight limbs of yoga are social...

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

Yoga sutra 2.24 tasya hetuḥ-avidyā The cause for that conjunction [of the “Seer” and the “Seeable”] is misapprehension Patanjali reminds...

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 2.22 kṛta-arthaṁ prati naṣṭam-api-anaṣṭaṁ tad-anya-sādhāraṇatvāt Once the objective of the “Seeable” is complete, it is as if...

Yoga sutra 2.21 tad-artha eva dṛśyasya-ātmā The essence of that which is perceived has one purpose: to help the “Seer” In this sutra,...

Yoga sutra 2.20 draṣṭā dṛśi-mātraḥ śuddhaḥ-api pratyaya-anu-paśyaḥ The “Seer” can only observe, and although the “Seer” is pure, it...