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Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada – By Meditation as Desired(1.39) By Meditation as Desired 1.39. Yathabhimatadhyanadva| Yatha-as Abhimata-desired Dhyanad-by meditation Va-or Or else by

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada – By Knowledge of Dream and Sleep(1.38) By Knowledge of Dream and Sleep 1.38. Svapnanidrajnanalambanam va| Svapna-dream Nidra-sleep Jnana-knowledge

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada- By Detachment from matter(1.37) By Detachment from matter 1.37. Vitaragavisayam va chittam| Vitaraga-passionless person who has transcended raga Visayam-object

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada-By Inner Illumination(1.36) By Inner Illumination 1.36. Visoka va jyotismati| Visoka-without sorrow Va-or Jyotismati-luminous, full of light Or the luminous

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada-By Observing Sense Experience(1.35) By Observing Sense Experience 1.35. Visayavati va pravritirutpanna manasah sthitinibandhani| Visayavati- sensuos Va-or Pravritih-functioning Utpanna-arisen Manasah-of

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada- By Controlling Prana(1.34) By Controlling Prana 1.34. Pracchardanavidharan abyam va pranasya| Pracchardana-expiration or rechaka Vidharanabyam-holding, kumbhaka Va-or Pranasya-of breath

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada-Or by Cultivating Opposite Virtues(1.33) Or by Cultivating Opposite Virtues 1.33. Maitrikarunamuditopeksanam sukhaduhkhapunyapunyavisayanam bhavanataschittaprasadanam| Maitri- friendliness Karuna-compassion Mudita-gladness Upeksanam-indifference Sukha-happiness Duhkha-misery Punya-virtue

Patanjali Yoga Sutra/Samadhi Pada/ Removal of obstacles by Concentration(1.32) Removal of obstacles by One-pointedness 1.32. Tatpratisedharthamekatvabhyasah, Tat-that Pratisedhartham-for removal Eka-one Tattva-principle Abhyasah-practice For removal of

Patanjali Yoga Sutra-Samadhi Pada-Obstacles can be removed by one-pointedness(1.31) Obstacles can be removed by one – pointedness 1.31. Duhkhadaurmanasyangamejayatvasvasaprasvasaviksepasahabhuvah| Duhkha-pain Daurmanasya- depression Angamejayatva-shaking of the

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada- Obstacles in Path of Yoga Practice(1.30) Obstacles in Path of Yoga Practice 1.30. Vyadhistyanasamsayapramadalasyaviratibhranti-darsanalabdha bhumikatvanavasthitatvani cittaviksepaste’ntarayah| Vyadhi-disease Styana-dullness Samsaya-doubt Pramada-procrastination

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada – Higher form of Detachment(1.16) Higher form of Detachment 1.16.  Tatparam purusakhyatergunavaitrsnyam| Tat-that Param-highest Purusakhateh-true knowledge of purusa Gunavaitrsnyam-freedom

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada –  Lower form of Detachment(1.15) Lower form of Detachment 1.15. Drstanusravika-visayavitrsnasya vasikara-sanjna vairagyam| Drsta-seen anusravika- heard visaya-object vitrsnasya-of the

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada –  Foundation of Constant Practice(1.14) Foundation of Constant Practice 1.14. Sa tu dirghakala daranairantaryasatkarasaevito drdhabhumih| Sah-that(abhyasa) Tu-but Dirgha-long Kala-time

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada- Abhyasa Means Constant Practice(1.13) Abhyasa Means Constant Practice 1.13. Tatra sthitau yatno’bhyasah| Tatra-there, out of the two Sthitau-being fixed

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada – Constant Practice and Detachment(1.12) Constant Practice and Detachment 1.12. Abhyasavairagyabhyam tannirodhah| Abhyasa- repeated practice Vairagyabhyam-by detachment Tat-that Nirodhah-blocking

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada – What is  Memory?(1.11) What is Memory? 1.11. Anubhutavisaya sampramosah smrtih| Anubhuta- experienced Visaya- objects of sense perception Asampramosah-not

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada – State of Sleep(1.10) State of Sleep 1.10. Abhava-pratyayalambana – vrittirnidra, Abhava- absence Pratyaya- contents of mind Alambana-support Vrittih-modification

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada – Fancy or Imagination(1.9) Fancy or Imagination 1.9. Sabdajnanupati vastu-sunyo vikalpah| Sabda-Jnana-word, sound Anupati-cognition vastu-object sunyo –empty, void vikalpah-imagination,

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada – Source of  Wrong Knowledge(1.8) Source of  Wrong Knowledge 1.8.  Viparyayo mithyajnanamatadrupapratistham| viparyayah- Wrong conception mithya- false jnanam- knowlege

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada –  Source of Right knowledge(1.7) Source of Right knowledge 1.7.  Pratyaksanumanagamah pramanani| Pratyaksa- Direct cognition Anumana- inference Agama- testimony

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada- Fivefold Modifications of Mind(1.6) 1.6. Pramana-viparyaya-vikalpa-nidra-smrtayah, pramana- Right Knowledge viparyaya- Wrong Knowledge vikalpa- Fancy nidra- Sleep smrtayah- Memory The

Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada -Modifications of mind(1.5) 1.5. Vrttayah pancatayyah klista aklistah, Vrttayah – Modifications of mind pancatayyah – fivefold klista- painful aklistah-

Transforming self by better Understanding of Yama and Niyama Patanjali’s Astanga Yoga(eight limbs of yoga) Despite the fact there is a pronounced tendency towards world

Despite the fact there is a pronounced tendency towards world negation in Classical Yoga, the yogic path advocated by patanjali is not devoid of all

The path of Royal Yoga: Raja Yoga Let us understand royal path of Yoga The term raja-yoga means ‘royal Yoga’ and is most commonly used