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Love is the Core of Existence
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 18 Contd. from knowledge sheet 17 Teevrasamvëganamasannaha tëvra = keen; samveganam = supremacy to it, first preference to it; asannaha = easy “The spiritual path is very easy for one who gives first preference to it ... -
The Angle Pose (Konasana)
Kona =Angle; Asana = Pose/Posture (This posture is Pronounced as:konah-sanah) How to do Angle Pose (Konasana) Stand straight with feet about hip width distance apart and arms alongside the body. Breathe in and raise the left arm up so that the fingers poi ... -
Ardha Matsyendrasana- Sitting Half Spinal Twist
Pronounced: ARE-dah MAT-see-en-DRAHS-anna Ardha = half; Matsyendra = king of the fish; Matsya = fish; Indra = ruler. How to do Sitting Half Spinal Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana) Sit up with the legs stretched out straight in front of you, keeping the fee ... -
Upward Plank Pose (Poorvottanasana)
The literal meaning of this asana (posture) is to stretch towards the east. However, this has nothing to do with stretching in the east direction. Poorvottanasana specifically refers to the flow of pranaic subtle energies in the "eastern" fronta ... -
Steadiness, in spite of being in any sensory activity, is Samadhi
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 42 Contd. from knowledge sheet 41 "Ksheenavruttihi"- When all these five activities, which we have dealt with before, are subdued. Subduing these activities. (I Sūtra 41) " ... -
See your whole mind as a light, as a flame
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 34 Contd. from knowledge sheet 33 Jyothishmati pragnya. See your whole mind as a light, as a flame. Your consciousness is a flame, your mind is a flame. You forget this. Because of this presence of the mind as a flame ... -
Mind and Senses Become Steady in Samadhi
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 40 Contd. from knowledge sheet 39 “ Kshenavrutterbhijatasyeva manergrahetrugrahana grahyeshu tatsthatadanjanata samapattihi ’’ (I Sutra 41) kshena = powerless; vruttihi = modulations of the mind; abhijatasya = transpar ... -
Secrets of Samadhi
Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 41 Contd. from knowledge sheet 40 Samadhi is that state where you feel you can stay like that for a few million years. Samadhi is a state where the mind freezes. It is like you put the vegetables and fruits in the refr ... -
Yoga is the Preservative That Maintains Love
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 12 Contd. from knowledge sheet 11 As you all know, there are three gunas or qualities. They are sattva, rajas and tamas. Three gunas come into our life in cycles. When sattva comes, there is alertness, knowledge, int ... -
What is yoga?
yogaś cittavr̥ttinirodhaḥ ॥2॥ योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥२॥ Yoga is having a say over the modulations or tendencies of the mind.- Patañjali Yoga Sutra 1.2 What happens when you have a say over these tendencies of the mind? tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe'vasthānam ...
