Voice of Vivekananda
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We have now come to the chapter in which the Yoga powers are described. देशबन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणा ॥१॥ 1. Dhâranâ is holding the mind on to some particular object. Dharana (concentration) is …
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तपः स्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि क्रियायोगः ॥१॥ 1. Mortification, study, and surrendering fruits of work to God are called Kriyâ-yoga. Those Samâdhis with which we ended our last chapter are very …
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अथ योगानुशासनम् ॥१॥ 1. Now concentration is explained. योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥२॥ 2. Yoga is restraining the mind-stuff (Chitta) from taking various forms (Vrittis). A good deal of …
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Before going into the Yoga aphorisms I shall try to discuss one great question, upon which rests the whole theory of religion for the Yogis. It seems the consensus of opinion of the great minds of the …
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The following is a summary of Râja-Yoga freely translated from the Kurma-Purâna. The fire of Yoga burns the cage of sin that is around a man. Knowledge becomes purified and Nirvâna is directly …
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We have taken a cursory view of the different steps in Râja-Yoga, except the finer ones, the training in concentration, which is the goal to which Raja-Yoga will lead us. We see, as human beings, that …
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