Yoga sutra 2.10 te prati-prasava-heyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ When those sources of suffering are subtle such afflictions must be minimized by examining...

Yoga sutra 2.06 drg-darsana-saktyoh eka-atmata-iva-asmita The energies of the instrument of perception and of the perceiver should not be...

Yoga sutra 2.05 anitya-asuci-duhkha-anatmasu nitya-suci-sukha-atmakhyatih-avidya Misapprehension is to take the temporary for the...

Yoga sutra 2.04 Avidya ksetram-uttaresam-prasupta-tanu-vicchinna-udaranam Ignorance is the place of germination of I-am-ness whether...

Yoga sutra 2.03 Avidya asmita raga dvesha abhinivesha pancha klesha The sources of afflictions are: misapprehension, egotism, excessive...

Yoga sutra 2.02 samādhi-bhāvana-arthaḥ kleśa-tanū-karaṇa-arthaḥ ca Its purpose is cultivating integration, effecting an attenuation of...

Yoga sutra 2.01 tapaḥ-svādhyāya-īśvarapraṇidhānāni kriyāyogaḥ Actions for the realisation of Yoga are: self-discipline, self-study and...

Yoga sutra 1.51 tasyāpi nirodhe sarva-nirodhān-nirbījaḥ samādhiḥ Even cultivated wisdom will dissolve in the highest state of mediation...

Yoga sutra 1.50 tajjas-saṁskārāh-anya-saṁskāra pratibandhī The conditioning that arises from cultivating wisdom counteracts bad habits...

Yoga sutra 1.49 śruta-anumāna-prajñābhyām-anya-viṣayā viśeṣa-arthatvāt Because of its extraordinary nature, the wisdom of special...

I will be teaching Prana Vashya Yoga™ at the M.B.S. event at the Botanical Gardens (Leicester) on 9th July 2022. It promises to be a...

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 1.23 īśvara-praṇidhānāt-vā or through complete devotion to īśvara This sutra introduces the yoga of surrender (bhakti Yoga). ...

Yoga sutra 1.17 vitarka-vicāra-ānanda-asmitā-rupa-anugamāt-saṁprajñātaḥ Due to the nature of the object of focus the first stage of...

Yoga sutra 1.15 dṛṣṭa-anuśravika-viṣaya-vitṛṣṇasya vaśīkāra-saṁjṇā vairāgyam Mastery of detachment is attained when, with full awareness,...

Yoga sutra 1.14 sa tu dīrghakāla nairantarya satkāra-ādara-āsevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ Regular practice is firmly established when it is...

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

Yoga sutra 1.6 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 1.2 Yogash citta vrtti nirodha Yoga is the pacification, concentration and complete focus of the fluctuations of the mind’s...