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By intense dedication and service to a yogī with a pure sāttvic mind, one’s own mind can become fixed and free from personal desires. Many Hindu spiritual traditions promote surrender and service to the guru as the highest form of meditation,224 and this type of focus seems reflected in this sūtra.
Edwin F. Bryant • The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
Pratyāhāra is the practice of naturally internalizing attention; dhāraṇā is the mindful practice of returning over and over again to an object of meditation such as the breath, mantra, sound, or sensations in the body; and dhyāna is the unfolding of dhāraṇā into a focused and concentrated state of mind. The stillness of dhyāna then becomes the
... See moreMichael Stone • The Inner Tradition of Yoga: A Guide to Yoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner
Samyutta Nikaya as follows:
Larry Yang • Awakening Together: The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community
a more action-oriented type of yoga referred to here by Patañjali as kriyā-yoga and consisting of discipline, tapas; study, svādhyāya; and dedication to God, Īśvara-praṇidhāna.
Edwin F. Bryant • The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
Sāṅkhya provides the metaphysical infrastructure for Yoga and thus is indispensable to an understanding of Yoga.
Edwin F. Bryant • The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
The process of the Four Noble Truths. The practice of mindful awareness. The power of self-reliance.