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Nirodha – suspension «Yoga is the suspension of modifications of the mind» (Yoga-sūtra, 1.2). The second episode of my new podcast “Yoga-sutras explained step by step” came out a few …
Nirodha – suspension «Yoga is the suspension of modifications of the mind» (Yoga-sūtra, 1.2). The second episode of my new podcast “Yoga-sutras explained step by step” came out a few …
Pramāthi – impetuous «The senses are so strong and impetuous, O Arjuna, that they drag away even the mind of the wise man who strives to control them» (Bhagavad-gītā, 2.60). …
Sādhana – to act for a purpose «As a man does his utmost to satisfy a desire, so the unmanifest (prakriti) is activated in order to achieve the goal of …
Krīdā – pastime «In the course of my playful wandering, I arrived at Śrī Mathurāpurī, where I heard the recitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and other devotional scriptures of the local brāhmaṇas» …
Upeksha – indifference «Clarification of the mind [results] from the cultivation of friendliness, compassion, happiness, and equanimity in conditions of pleasure, dissatisfaction, merit, and absence of merit, respectively» (Yoga-Sūtra, I.33). …
Anusandhāna – planning «Knowledge, Volition, Decision, Application and Self-Assertion are the functions of the inner senses, which are variants of Ākāśa.» (Triśikhibrāhma upanishad, 1.6). According to some interpretations, anushandhana is …
Kālachakra – wheel of time «O Knower of every thing! Thus, without Jñāna (knowledge, wisdom) Mukti never comes to men, wandering in this wheel of Time (Kālacakra) composed of the …
Grahas – planets «Past, future and present and also good and evil consequences in this body should be know on the basis of rise of Grahas (Planets) in The Rāśis …
Abhikrama – first step «In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear» …
Kāma – love «Shastra rules can be applied as long as man’s passion is average, but as soon as the wheel of love is set in motion, neither Shastra nor …
Āshu – quickly «When that self-controlled person reaches the stage of joy, all his miseries are dissipated and his intelligence soon becomes completely fixed on reaching the desired goal» (Bhagavad-gītā, …
Dhairyatā – calmness «The purfication is acquired by the regular performance of six practices (shatkarman); āsana or posture gives Driddhāta or strenght; Mudrā gives Sthiratā or steadiness; Pratyāhāra gives Dhairyatā …