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,...

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

Yoga sutra 1.22 mṛdu-madhya-adhimātratvāt-tato’pi viśeṣaḥ Further, there are still differences between seekers on the yogic path; each...

Yoga sutra 1.21 tīvra-saṁvegānām-āsannaḥ Self-realisation is near for those seekers whose dedication to practice is intense and sincere...

Yoga Sutra 1.20 śraddhā-vīrya-smṛti samādhiprajñā-pūrvaka itareṣām People who are not born with the capacity to attain the highest level...

Yoga sutra 1.19 bhava-pratyayo videha-prakṛti-layānām Some people are naturally ‘immersed into themselves’, that is born with the...

Yoga sutra 1.18 virāma-pratyaya-abhyāsa-pūrvaḥ saṁskāra-śeṣo-‘nyaḥ Consciousness without object is when all activities and disruptions in...

Yoga sutra 1.16 tatparaṁ puruṣa-khyāteḥ guṇa-vaitṛṣṇyam Among the levels of detachment the highest is the absence of interest in the...