The Yoga-system of Patañjali: Or, The Ancient Hindu Doctrine of Concentration of Mind, Embracing the Mnemonic Rules, Called Yoga-sūtras, of Patañjali, and the Comment, Called Yoga-bhāshya, Attributed to Veda-Vyāsa, and the Explanation, Called Tattva-vāicāradī, of Vāchaspati-Miçra |
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according action activity aids arises asks aspects atom attain becomes beginning belonging birth body Book Calc called cause cease clear coarse comes Compare concentration consciousness Consequently constraint correlation described desire determined direct discernment discriminative distinction dwindled effect elements emergence escaped essence existence experience explained expression external external-aspects fact five fluctuations follows four fruition future gives guna hindrances Icvara idea impressions inference insight instance intended-object intensity intuitive Isolation karma kind knowledge known latent-deposit liberation limit manifest matter means memory mind mind-stuff mutation nature object organs pain particular pass passionlessness past perception perfection permanent persons pleasure present presented-idea primary produced rajas reached reason reference reflection regard relation reply rest restriction result sattva says seen sense sequence shows Similarly single sounds stages subliminal-impressions substance subtile sutra syllables thing thinking thinking-substance thought time-variation tion undifferentiated-consciousness various words yoga yogin
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| Title | The Yoga-system of Patañjali: Or, The Ancient Hindu Doctrine of Concentration of Mind, Embracing the Mnemonic Rules, Called Yoga-sūtras, of Patañjali, and the Comment, Called Yoga-bhāshya, Attributed to Veda-Vyāsa, and the Explanation, Called Tattva-vāicāradī, of Vāchaspati-Miçra ATLA monograph preservation program Volume 17 of Harvard oriental series |
| Author | Patañjali |
| Translated by | James Haughton Woods |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press, 1914 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Aug 15, 2005 |
| Length | 384 pages |
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