eka-samaye ca-ubhaya-anavadhāraṇam And both cannot be apprehended simultaneously When a mind seizes an object, it is focused on the...

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...

vastu-sāmye citta-bhedāt-tayoh-vibhaktaḥ panthāḥ Despite being unique the object can be perceived as different things to different minds...

pariṇāma-ekatvāt-vastu-tattvam An object has a certain reality because of the uniqueness of change We gain knowledge of an object by the...

te vyakta-sūkṣmāḥ guṇa-ātmānaḥ Gross or subtle, characteristics change due to the primordial tendencies ( gunas ) of nature. The...

atīta-anāgataṃ svarūpah-asti-adhva-bhedāt-dharmāṇām The past and future exist in the present The previous sutra explained that since...

Hetu-phala-āśraya-ālambanaiḥ saṃgṛhītatvāt-eṣām-abhāve tad- abhāvaḥ Due to the fact that [past impressions] have a cause, a result, a...

tāsām anāditvaṃ ca-āśiṣah nityatvāt Due to our attachment [to life] it is as if these deep impressions have no beginning Attachment to...

jāti-deśa-kāla-vyavahitānām-api-ānantaryāṃ smṛti-saṃskārayoḥ-eka-rūpatvāt Even when change or interruption of circumstances, there is a...

tataḥ-tad-vipāka-anuguṇānām-evā-abhivyaktiḥ-vāsanānām Then these [three types of action] yield results in accordance with the subliminal...

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

pravṛtt-ibhede prayojakaṃ cittam-ekam-anekeṣām In such a case, the influence of meditation is free from residual flaws A yogi/guru in a...

pravṛtti-bhede prayojakaṃ cittam-ekam-anekeṣām The single mind may act upon many others depending on the mode of operation     The...

nirmāṇa-cittāni-asmitā-mātrāt The shaping of psyches is done through the strength of an intimate relationship There are many different...

nimittam-aprayojakaṃ prakṛtīnāṃ varaṇa-bhedh-tu tataḥ kṣetrikavat Nature flows according to its potential Change that is forceful goes...

jāti-antara-pariṇāmaḥ prakṛti-āpūrāt Transformation into another situation happens through the flow of nature “Nature” represents change;...

sattva-puruṣayoḥ śuddhi-sāmye kaivalyam Thus, when purity of the mind and the Essential Being are equally pure, liberation comes into...