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 …
Introduction – Patanjali’s Yoga Aphorisms
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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Raja-Yoga In Brief – Swami Vivekananda
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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Dhyana And Samadhi – Swami Vivekananda
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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Pratyahara And Dharana – Swami Vivekananda
The next step is called Pratyâhâra. What is this? You know how perceptions come. First of all there are the external instruments, then the internal organs acting in the body through the brain centres, …
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The Control Of The Psychic Prana – Swami Vivekananda
We have now to deal with the exercises in Prânâyâma. We have seen that the first step, according to the Yogis, is to control the motion of the lungs. What we want to do is to feel the finer motions …
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