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Yoga Sutra 4.15
vastu-sāmye citta-bhedāt-tayoh-vibhaktaḥ panthāḥ Despite being unique the object can be perceived as different things to different minds...
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Yoga Sutra 4.14
pariṇāma-ekatvāt-vastu-tattvam An object has a certain reality because of the uniqueness of change We gain knowledge of an object by the...
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Yoga Sutra 4.13
te vyakta-sūkṣmāḥ guṇa-ātmānaḥ Gross or subtle, characteristics change due to the primordial tendencies ( gunas ) of nature. The...
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Yoga Sutra 4.12
atīta-anāgataṃ svarūpah-asti-adhva-bhedāt-dharmāṇām The past and future exist in the present The previous sutra explained that since...
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Yoga Sutra 4.11
Hetu-phala-āśraya-ālambanaiḥ saṃgṛhītatvāt-eṣām-abhāve tad- abhāvaḥ Due to the fact that [past impressions] have a cause, a result, a...
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Yoga Sutra 4.10
tāsām anāditvaṃ ca-āśiṣah nityatvāt Due to our attachment [to life] it is as if these deep impressions have no beginning Attachment to...
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Yoga Sutra 4.9
jāti-deśa-kāla-vyavahitānām-api-ānantaryāṃ smṛti-saṃskārayoḥ-eka-rūpatvāt Even when change or interruption of circumstances, there is a...
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Yoga Sutra 4.8
tataḥ-tad-vipāka-anuguṇānām-evā-abhivyaktiḥ-vāsanānām Then these [three types of action] yield results in accordance with the subliminal...
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Yoga Sutra 4.7
Karma-śukla-kṛṣṇaṃ yoginaḥ-trividham-itareṣām A yogin’s actions are neither black or white; karma is of three kinds In the previous...
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Yoga Sutra 4.6
pravṛtt-ibhede prayojakaṃ cittam-ekam-anekeṣām In such a case, the influence of meditation is free from residual flaws A yogi/guru in a...
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Yoga Sutra 4.5
pravṛtti-bhede prayojakaṃ cittam-ekam-anekeṣām The single mind may act upon many others depending on the mode of operation The...
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Yoga Sutra 4.4
nirmāṇa-cittāni-asmitā-mātrāt The shaping of psyches is done through the strength of an intimate relationship There are many different...
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Yoga Sutra 4.3
nimittam-aprayojakaṃ prakṛtīnāṃ varaṇa-bhedh-tu tataḥ kṣetrikavat Nature flows according to its potential Change that is forceful goes...
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Yoga Sutra 4.2
jāti-antara-pariṇāmaḥ prakṛti-āpūrāt Transformation into another situation happens through the flow of nature “Nature” represents change;...
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Yoga Sutra 4.1
janma-oṣadhi-mantra-tapah-samādhijāḥ siddhayaḥ The powers come from birth, medicinal herbs, mantras, discipline or complete absorption...
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Yoga Sutra 3.55
sattva-puruṣayoḥ śuddhi-sāmye kaivalyam Thus, when purity of the mind and the Essential Being are equally pure, liberation comes into...
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Yoga Sutra 3.54
tārakaṃ sarva-viṣayaṃ sarvathā-viṣayam-akramaṃ ca-iti vivekajaṃ jñānam As a result of discrimination, complete and all-encompassing...
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Yoga Sutra 3.53
Jāti-lakṣaṇa-deśaiḥ-anyatā-anavacchedāt-tulyayoḥ-tataḥ-pratipattiḥ Consequently, things that seem identical because of their similarities...
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Yoga Sutra 3.52
kṣaṇa-tat-kramayoḥ saṃyamāt-viveka-jaṃ jñānam Wisdom born of discrimination results from samyama on single moments and their sequence An...
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Yoga Sutra 3.51
Sthāni-upanimantraṇe saṅga-smayā-akaraṇaṃ punah-aniṣṭa-prasaṅgāt Even when flattered you must be aware of attachment, pride and...
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