na tat-svābhāsaṃ dṛśyatvāt Because it is an object of perception, the mind cannot illuminate itself Throughout the Yoga Sutra all the...

sadā jñātāh-citta-vṛttayah-tat-prabhoḥ puruṣasyā-apariṇāmitvāt Due to the unchangeable nature of the Inner Self, mental activities are...

tad-uparāgā-apekṣitvāt-cittasya vastu jñātā-ajñātaṃ whether or not the object is known depends upon the power of attraction and the...

na ca-eka citta-tantraṃ ced-vastu tad-apramāṇakaṃ tadā kiṃ-syāt and this object does not depend for its existence on one mind, because if...

Karma-śukla-kṛṣṇaṃ yoginaḥ-trividham-itareṣām A yogin’s actions are neither black or white; karma is of three kinds In the previous...

janma-oṣadhi-mantra-tapah-samādhijāḥ siddhayaḥ The powers come from birth, medicinal herbs, mantras, discipline or complete absorption...

tārakaṃ sarva-viṣayaṃ sarvathā-viṣayam-akramaṃ ca-iti vivekajaṃ jñānam As a result of discrimination, complete and all-encompassing...

Jāti-lakṣaṇa-deśaiḥ-anyatā-anavacchedāt-tulyayoḥ-tataḥ-pratipattiḥ Consequently, things that seem identical because of their similarities...

tad-vairāgyād-api doṣa-bīja-kṣaye kaivalyam Releasing even those attainments and removing the remaining seeds of afflictions delivers...

Sattva-puruṣa-anyatā-khyāti-mātrasya sarva-bhāva-adhiṣṭhātṛtvaṃ sarva-jñātṛtvaṃ ca Only full realisation of the difference between the...

tataḥ manaḥ-javitvaṃ vikaraṇa-bhāvaḥ pradhāna-jayaḥ-ca An exceptional alertness of mind, extra-sensory perception and mastery if root...

rūpa-lāvaṇya-bala-vajra-saṃhananatvāni kaya-saṃpat Bodily perfection is expressed in beautiful features and habits, grace, elegance,...

Bahir-akalpitā vṛttiḥ-mahā-videhā tataḥ prakāśā-āvaraṇa-kṣayaḥ External contact free of mental fiction is “the great disembodiment” and...

Kāyā-kāśayoḥ saṃbandha-saṃyamāt-laghu-tūla-samāpatteh-ca-ākāśa-gamanam The skill of moving through space comes from samyama on the...

Bhuvana-jñánam súrye sanyamát Saṁyama on the sun gives knowledge of different parts of the world. Here Patanjali gives the first of three...

Kaya-rūpa-saṃyamāt-tat-grāhya-śakti-stambhe cakṣuḥ-prakāśā-asaṃprayoge-antardhānam Meditative integration (saṁyama) on the relationship...

śānta-udita-avyapadeśya-dharma-anupātī dharmī The underlying substance is retained in the past, present and future characteristics...

sarva-arthatā-ekāgratayoḥ kṣaya-udayau cittasya samādhi-pariṇāmaḥ The transformation to being “completely absorbed” occurs when your mind...

tasya praśānta-vāhitā saṁskārāt Because of this profound tendency, a consistent practise flows from it All the practises described by...

bāhya-ābhyantara-viṣaya-ākṣepī caturthaḥ The fourth state [of prāṇāyāma] transcends the field of exhalation and inhalation Logic dictates...