The Essence of Yoga: Reflections on the Yoga Sūtras of PatañjaliThe Yoga Sutras distill the essentials of an integrated system of physical and spiritual discipline. All too often, Westerners bypass the philosophy and practice the physical postures. But it is impossible to authentically practice the physical postures without first having grasped the philosophical underpinnings. This book provides a translation of each sutra, study questions, themes for reflection, an illuminating commentary, and the sutra word for word in Sanskrit; an eloquent translation by a celebrated yoga teacher for every yoga and philosophy student; and a modern interpretation of yoga's most important text, the essential source of Yoga. |
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... causes of suffering . Can regular yoga practice improve my concentration and curtail my negative behavior ? If not , should I reconsider my approach , my practice , and my relation- ship with my teacher ? Do I habitually consider only ...
... causes of suffering . Can regular yoga practice improve my concentration and curtail my negative behavior ? If not , should I reconsider my approach , my practice , and my relation- ship with my teacher ? Do I habitually consider only ...
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... causes of suffering related ? For example , how are the ego and fear related , or attachment and repulsion ? Can I best discover the causes of my suffering by listening to the remarks of others , by analyzing my own failures , or ...
... causes of suffering related ? For example , how are the ego and fear related , or attachment and repulsion ? Can I best discover the causes of my suffering by listening to the remarks of others , by analyzing my own failures , or ...
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... causes of suffering and not the other way around ? Ignorance , by definition , remains hidden ; however , it elicits four other causes of suffering that are always present in varying degrees of intensity : • In the latent or slumbering ...
... causes of suffering and not the other way around ? Ignorance , by definition , remains hidden ; however , it elicits four other causes of suffering that are always present in varying degrees of intensity : • In the latent or slumbering ...
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༢༡ ༢༡ ༢༡ ལྟ action aphorism attachment attain attitude Avidya aware become behavior Bhagavad Gītā Bhūta body Brahmacarya breath control brings causes of suffering Chapter cittasya clarity consciousness constituent qualities contemplation Darśana detached devanāgarī develop dhyāna discernment discipline eight limbs elements emotional energy evolution example experience faculties fear grasp Hindu impulses inertia influence inner Jāti Jñānam kapha kleśa knowledge Krishnamacharya last three limbs limbs of yoga linked lucidity manifestation mantra means meditation mental activities mental permeation mind negative nonattachment noncovetousness object obstacles one's oneself Patañjali peace perceiving entity perception Perfect concentration perfect mastery persevering practice personality physical prajñā prakṛti prāṇāyāma preceding aphorism present principle psyche qualities of nature reality relationship result sacred texts Samadhi Samkhya Sanskrit sattva sensory serenity spiritual entity stability stages subtle Sūtras svādhyāya T.K.V. Desikachar tasya tataḥ tatra thought tion understanding vicāra Virya wisdom word Yoga Sutras ལྟ༡ ༢༡ ལྟ༡ ལྟ༡