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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Yoga Sutra 2.13
Yoga sutra 2.13 sati mūle tad-vipākaḥ jāti-āyuḥ bhogāḥ When mental afflictions are at the root of our actions, the results will manifest...
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Yoga Sutra 2.12
Yoga sutra 2.12 kleśa-mūlaḥ karma-āśayaḥ dṛṣṭa-adṛṣṭa-janma-vedanīyaḥ When mental afflictions form the basis of our behaviour,...
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Yoga Sutra 2.11
Yoga sutra 2.11 dhyāna-heyāḥ tad-vṛttayaḥ When they arise, mental afflictions must be eliminated through deep reflection When afflictions...
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Yoga Sutra 2.10
Yoga sutra 2.10 te prati-prasava-heyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ When those sources of suffering are subtle such afflictions must be minimized by examining...
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Yoga Sutra 2.09
Yoga sutra 2.09 svarasa-vāhī viduṣaḥ-api samārūḍhaḥ-abhiniveśaḥ The desire to live is deeply rooted Another type of fear or aversion is...
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Yoga Sutra 2.07
Yoga sutra 2.07 Sukhā-anuśayī rāgaḥ Desire follows on pleasure which fosters attachment. You find pleasure in certain things, but such...
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Yoga Sutra 2.06
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...
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Yoga Sutra 2.05
Yoga sutra 2.05 anitya-asuci-duhkha-anatmasu nitya-suci-sukha-atmakhyatih-avidya Misapprehension is to take the temporary for the...
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Yoga Sutra 2.04
Yoga sutra 2.04 Avidya ksetram-uttaresam-prasupta-tanu-vicchinna-udaranam Ignorance is the place of germination of I-am-ness whether...
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Yoga Sutra 2.03
Yoga sutra 2.03 Avidya asmita raga dvesha abhinivesha pancha klesha The sources of afflictions are: misapprehension, egotism, excessive...
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Yoga Sutra 2.02
Yoga sutra 2.02 samādhi-bhāvana-arthaḥ kleśa-tanū-karaṇa-arthaḥ ca Its purpose is cultivating integration, effecting an attenuation of...
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Yoga Sutra 2.01
Yoga sutra 2.01 tapaḥ-svādhyāya-īśvarapraṇidhānāni kriyāyogaḥ Actions for the realisation of Yoga are: self-discipline, self-study and...
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Yoga Sutra 1.51
Yoga sutra 1.51 tasyāpi nirodhe sarva-nirodhān-nirbījaḥ samādhiḥ Even cultivated wisdom will dissolve in the highest state of mediation...
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Yoga Sutra 1.50
Yoga sutra 1.50 tajjas-saṁskārāh-anya-saṁskāra pratibandhī The conditioning that arises from cultivating wisdom counteracts bad habits...
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Yoga Sutra 1.49
Yoga sutra 1.49 śruta-anumāna-prajñābhyām-anya-viṣayā viśeṣa-arthatvāt Because of its extraordinary nature, the wisdom of special...
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Revitalise Your Soul - Botanical Gardens 9th July
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...
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Yoga Sutra 1.48
Yoga sutra 1.48 r̥taṁbharā tatra prajñā There appears the wisdom of special intuition bearing absolute truth Patanjali tells us here that...
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