Tag Archives: Patanjali

  1. Yoga Sutra–A guide to effective decision making

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    May 24, 2016 by styagi68

    There is a video of this talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGppAC9GsIU   Let us start with an invocation Asto ma sadgamayah Tamso …
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  2. Yog Sutra–Summary

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    July 17, 2013 by styagi68

    I would like to direct people to http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras.htm for an excellent summary and outline of Yog Sutras Yog Sutra by Patanjali …
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  3. Yoga Sutra–Chapter 4–Kaivalyam (Pure Isolation)

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    June 30, 2013 by styagi68

    1. जन्मौषधिमन्त्रतपःसमाधिजाः सिद्धयः॥ ४.१॥ The powers (described earlier) can be obtained by birth, herbs, chanting, penance, or Samadhi. People can …
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  4. Yog Sutra–Chap 3–Vibhuti Pada

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    June 16, 2013 by styagi68

    This chapter explains in detail how one attains special powers in Yoga.  This is the first text I have read …
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  5. Yog Sutra–Chapter 2–Sadhana

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    June 11, 2013 by styagi68

    1. तपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि क्रियायोगः॥ २.१॥ Penance, self-study, and surrendering your actions to Ishvara are called Kriya Yog In the first chapter, …
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  6. Yog Sutra–Chap 1–Samadhi

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    June 3, 2013 by styagi68

    Yog Sutras were codified by Patanjali around two thousand years ago.  Yog existed and was practiced before Patanjali but Patanjali …
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