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Appendix – References To Yoga (Raja Yoga)
hvetâshvatara Upanishad CHAPTER II अग्निर्यत्राभिमथ्यते वायुर्यत्राधिरुध्यते ।सोमो यत्रातिरिच्यते तत्र सञ्जायते मनः ॥६॥ 6. Where the fire is rubbed, where the air is controlled, where the …
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Independence – Patanjali’s Yoga Aphorisms
जन्मौषधि-मन्त्र-तपः-समाधिजाः सिद्धयः ॥१॥ 1. The Siddhis (powers) are attained by birth, chemical means, power of words, mortification, or concentration. Sometimes a man is born with the Siddhis, …
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Powers – Patanjali’s Yoga Aphorisms
We have now come to the chapter in which the Yoga powers are described. देशबन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणा ॥१॥ 1. Dhâranâ is holding the mind on to some particular object. Dharana (concentration) is …
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Concentration: Its Practice
तपः स्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि क्रियायोगः ॥१॥ 1. Mortification, study, and surrendering fruits of work to God are called Kriyâ-yoga. Those Samâdhis with which we ended our last chapter are very …
Concentration: Its Spiritual Uses
अथ योगानुशासनम् ॥१॥ 1. Now concentration is explained. योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥२॥ 2. Yoga is restraining the mind-stuff (Chitta) from taking various forms (Vrittis). A good deal of …