What is Concentration? – Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada What is Concentration? 3.1 Desabandhaschittasya dharana | Desa-place Bandha-binding Chittasya-of the mind Dharana-concentration Cocentration is bringing the mind to one place with effort.
What is Meditation?-Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada What is Meditation? 3.2. Tatra pratyayaikatanata dhyanam| Tatra-there(in the desha) Pratyaya-basis or content of consciousness Ekatanata-continuity Dhyanam-meditation Uninterrupted stream of the content of consciouness is Meditation.
Psychic powers obstacles path of Yoga-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada – Psychic powers are obstacles in path of Yoga 3.38. Te samadhvupasarga vyutthane siddhayah| Te-they Samadhau-in samadhi Upasarga-obstacles Vyuttane-in the state of the consciousness of the world Siddhayah-psychics powers These psychic powers or siddhis are hindrances in path of samadhi, but in the state of consciousness of the world they are psychic powers.
Mastery over prakriti-Mastery over prakriti
Mastery over prakriti 3.49. Tato manojavitvam vikaranabhavah pradhanajayascha| Tatah-therefrom Manojavitvam-speed of mind Vikaranabhavah-freedom from sense organs Pradhanajayah-conquest of prakriti Cha-and Therefrom follows speed like that of mind, independent from any medium of instrumentality and mastery of the limitations of prakriti.
Gain universal state of mind-Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada
Gain universal state of mind 3.44. Bahirakalpita vrttirmahavideha tatah prakasavaranaksayah| Bahih-external Akalpita-unimaginable Vrttih-state of mind Mahavideha-existence wihout body Tatah-therefrom Prakasa-light Avarana-covering Ksayah-distraction In the state of, existence without body, the vrittis are inconceivable and outside the scope of the body, whereby the covering of light is destroyed.
Causes of downfall in YOGA path-Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Vibhuti Pada
Causes of downfall in spiritual path 3.52. Sthanyupanimantrane sangasmayakaranam punanistaprasangat| Sthani-gods Upanimantrane-on being respectfully Sanga-attachment Smaya-pride Akaranam-by not Punah-once again Anista-undesirable Prasangat-by revival On being invited by the gods there should be no attachment and pride, because of the possibility of revival of the undesirable.
Transcendental knowledge By samyama-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
By samyama transcendental knowledge 3.55. Tarakam sarvavisayam sarvatha visayamakramam cheti vivekajam jnanam| Tarakam-transcendental Sarvavisayam-all subjects sarvatha visayam-object of every place akramam-beyond the order of successon cha-and iti-that is all vivekajam jnanam- knowledge born of viveka Transcendental knowledge includes the knowledge of all objects beyond all orders of succession and is born of discrimintaion.
Power of omnipotence & omniscience By samyama -Patanjali Yoga Sutra
By samyama power of omnipotence & omniscience 3.50. Sattvapurushanyatakhyatimatrasya sarvabhavadhisthatrtvam sarvajnatrtvam cha| Sattva-chitta Purusha-self Anyata-difference Khyati-awareness Matrasya-only Sarva-all Bhava-states of existence Adhisthatrtvam-supermacy Sarvajnatrtvam-omniscience Cha-and Just by knowledge of the awareness of the difference between chitta and purusha follows supermacy over all states and forms of existence and omniscience.
Power of invisibility By samyama-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
By samyama power of invisibility 3.21. Kayarupasamyamat tatgrahyasaktistambhe chaksuhprakasasamprayoge’ntardhanam| Kaya-body Rupa-form Samyamat-by doing samyama Tat-that Grahya-receptive Sakti-power Stambhe-on suspension ChakSuh-the eye Prakasa-light Samprayoga-absence of contact Antardhanam-being invisible By applying samyama on the form of the body and suspended receptivity of the form, there being no contact between the eye and the light, the yogi can become invisible.
Power of friendliness By samyama-Patanjali Yoga Sutra
By samyama power of friendliness 3.24. Maitryadisu balani| Maitri-frienliness Adisu-etc Balani-powers By applying samyama on friendliness, etc. there come those particular powers friendliness.