Yoga Sutra 2.33
Yoga sutra 2.33 vitarka-bādhane pratipakṣa-bhāvanam In the distress that stems from doubt, let us cultivate an alternative mental...
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Yoga Sutra 2.32
Yoga sutra 2.32 śauca-saṁtoṣa-tapaḥ-svādhyāya-íśvarapraṇidhānāni niyamāḥ The personal observances are: cleanliness, contentment,...
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Yoga Sutra 2.31
Yoga sutra 2.31 jāti-deśa-kāla-samaya-anavacchinnāḥ sārva-bhaumāḥ mahā-vratam When the five principles mentioned in the previous sūtra...
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Yoga Sutra 2.30
Yoga sutra 2.30 ahiṁsā-satya-asteya-brahmacarya-aparigrahāḥ yamāḥ The five social restraints are: non-violence, non-stealing,...
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Yoga Sutra 2.29
Yoga sutra 2.29 yama-niyama-āsana-prāṇāyāma- pratyāhāra-dhāraṇā-dhyāna-samādhayaḥ-aṣṭau-aṅgāni The eight limbs of yoga are social...
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Yoga Sutra 2.28
Yoga sutra 2.28 yoga-aṅga-anuṣthānāt-aśuddhi-kṣaye jñana-dīptiḥ-āviveka-khyāteḥ Through the dedicated practice of the eight limbs of...
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Yoga Sutra 2.27
Yoga sutra 2.27 tasya saptadhā prānta-bhūmiḥ prajñā That process of clarity and wisdom is cultivated gradually in seven stages The...
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Yoga Sutra 2.26
Yoga sutra 2.26 viveka-khyātiḥ-aviplavā hāna-upāyaḥ The method to ending suffering and reaching liberation is achieved when you have...
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Yoga Sutra 2.25
Yoga sutra 2.25 tad-abhāvāt-saṁyoga-abhāvaḥ hānaṁ tad-dṛśeḥ kaivalyam As that (tad) misapprehension gradually reduces until it disappears...
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Yoga Sutra 2.24
Yoga sutra 2.24 tasya hetuḥ-avidyā The cause for that conjunction [of the “Seer” and the “Seeable”] is misapprehension Patanjali reminds...
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Yoga Sutra 2.23
Yoga sutra 2.23 sva-svāmi-śaktyoḥ svarūpa-upalabdhi-hetuḥ saṁyogaḥ The conjunction of the “Seer” and the “Seeable” is a catalyst for...
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Yoga Sutra 2.22
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...
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Yoga Sutra 2.21
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,...
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Yoga Sutra 2.20
Yoga sutra 2.20 draṣṭā dṛśi-mātraḥ śuddhaḥ-api pratyaya-anu-paśyaḥ The “Seer” can only observe, and although the “Seer” is pure, it...
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Yoga Sutra 2.19
Yoga sutra 2.19 viśeṣa-aviśeṣa-liṅga-mātra-aliṅgāni guṇa-parvāṇi The three qualities of nature (guṇa) exist in different combinations...
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Yoga Sutra 2.18
Yoga sutra 2.18 prakākaśa-kriyā-sthiti-śīlaṁ bhūta-indriya-ātmakaṁ bhoga-apavarga-arthaṁ dṛśyam The characteristics of the seeable are...
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Yoga Sutra 2.17
Yoga sutra 2.17 draṣṭṛ-dṛśyayoḥ saṁyogaḥ heya-hetuḥ The cause of what must be avoided is the association between “that which sees” and...
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Yoga Sutra 2.16
Yoga sutra 2.16 heyaṁ duḥkham-anāgatam Suffering that has not yet occurred must be avoided In this sutra, Patanjali suggests that the...
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Yoga Sutra 2.15
Yoga sutra 2.15 pariṇāma-tāpa-saṁskāra-duḥkhaiḥ guṇa-vṛtti-virodhāt-ca duḥkham-eva sarvaṁ vivekinaḥ With discrimination and precise...
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Yoga Sutra 2.14
Yoga sutra 2.14 te hlāda-paritāpa-phalāḥ puṇya-apuṇya-hetutvāt The fruits of our state of mind during the three domains of experience...
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