Śraddhā-vīrya-smṛti-samādhi-prajñā-pūrvaka itareṣām In Sutra 1.19, Patanjali described beings such as Videhas and Prakṛtilayas, for whom a state of Samadhi can arise through their particular…
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Yoga Sutra 1.19 — Bhava Pratyaya: When Samadhi Arises Through a State of Being
Bhava-pratyayo videha-prakṛti-layānām After describing Asamprajñāta Samadhi in Sutra 1.18, Patanjali now makes an important distinction. Not everyone who appears to be in a highly absorbed…
Continue Reading....Yoga Sutra 1.18 — Asamprajñāta Samadhi: Beyond Even the Object of Meditation
Virāma-pratyayābhyāsa-pūrvaḥ saṁskāra-śeṣo ’nyaḥ Patanjali now takes us one step beyond the state described in Sutra 1.17. In Samprajñāta Samadhi, the mind becomes deeply absorbed…
Continue Reading....Yoga Sutra 1.17 — Samprajñāta Samadhi: The Four Stages of Deep Absorption
Vitarka-vicārānandāsmitārūpānugamāt samprajñātaḥ Patanjali now takes us deeper into the meaning of Samadhi. After explaining Abhyasa and Vairagya, he begins to describe what happens when…
Continue Reading....Yoga Sutra 1.16 — Para Vairagya: Freedom Beyond the Three Gunas
Tat-paraṁ puruṣakhyāter guṇa-vaitṛṣṇyam Meaning: The highest form of detachment is freedom from craving even for the three Gunas, arising from clear knowledge of Purusha.…
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