Yoga sutra 1.12 abhyāsa-vairāgyābhyāṁ tan-nirodhaḥ Mastery of the fluctuations of the mind’s activities comes from self-practice and...

Yoga sutra 1.11 anubhūta-viṣaya-asaṁpramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ Memory is the retention of past impressions/ experiences. anubhūta: experienced/...

Yoga sutra 1.10 Abhāva-pratyayālambanā tamovrttih nidrā Deep sleep is a mental state based on the absence of other mental activity Deep...

Yoga sutra 1.8 viparyayo mithyā-jñānam-atadrūpa pratiṣṭham Incorrect knowledge is confused understanding as it is not based on the real...

Yoga sutra 1.6 pramāṇa viparyaya vikalpa nidrā smr̥ti Correct comprehension; false understanding; imagination; deep sleep; and memory....

Yoga sutra 1.5 vr̥ttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ The five activities of the mind are misery and non-misery. The activities are...

Yoga sutra 1.4 Vritti sarupyam itaratra: In other circumstances, the Seer can get lost in the fluctuations of mind. When one is not in...

Yoga sutra 1.3 Tada drashtuh svarupevasthanam: Then the seer is established, resting in its true nature. This sutra explains that the...

Yoga sutra 1.2 Yogash citta vrtti nirodha Yoga is the pacification, concentration and complete focus of the fluctuations of the mind’s...

"Atha yoga anushasanam" "Now, the teachings of yoga." The “Yoga Sutra,” is a 2,000-year-old treatise on yogic philosophy by the Indian...