The Study And Practice Of YogaAn Exposition of the Yoga Sutras of PatanjaliVolumeII

pleasantness, which is possible only if the position is not strained or forced by mere will against the limits or limitations of ...

controlled and reduced to the minimum, provided the causes of these are properly understood. Why is it that we feel hungry? Why ...

Dvandva is a pair of opposites, one counterbalancing the other. Where there is heat, there can be cold; where there is pleasure, ...

Most people do not breathe in or breathe out in a systematic or harmonious manner on account of distractions in the mind. The di ...

water in the opposite direction, and repeatedly drive the water this way and that way—both ways—we will find that the silt is di ...

three sutras, the whole system of pranayama is summarised by Patanjali. The second sutra is: bāhya ābhyantara stambha vṛttiḥ deś ...

very well, and we know it will be the end of the matter. So, we are very cautious. We will never talk to anybody at that time, e ...

us. This is the great harassment that is caused by what is called the prana. Though it is the principle of life—without it no on ...

Generally it is believed that when we breathe out, the breath moves out out to the extent of a cubit, or a little less than that ...

kind of pot which can be filled with things. We fill our system with the whole prana in pranayama. You may ask me, “Is not the b ...

is obviated, and it is allowed to equally distribute itself in the whole system, which is another way of saying that the rajas o ...

so that we may have to bring the cotton fibre nearer and nearer the nose to see its movement. So also is the case with internal ...

This definition that is mentioned is only a kind of theory for beginners who are not accustomed to the type of breathing that is ...

of that follow this stage of pranayama become something natural, not requiring much effort, if this stage is properly grasped an ...

undetermined in their movements is something quite different from what people think. It is not true that the movement of electro ...

regarded as something which is the intention of the mind. The mind’s intention is something different—namely, contact with objec ...

confusion—even in advanced stages of concentration and meditation—and the Guru had to come to their aid. There was a case in thi ...

and the feelings that arise immediately when we encounter the world outside, and the way in which we pass the day. These things ...

not arise, though that is there in the beginning. The question of choice arises on account of the presence of likes and dislikes ...

Chapter 80 PRATYAHARA: THE RETURN OF ENERGY When the inclination for concentration arises in the mind, a great change will be fe ...