THE YOGA SUTRAS (FROM 50 TO 55)

 

                                  THE YOGA ASANAS

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             SUTRA 50 ❤

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                       BAHYA-ABHYANTARA-STHAMBHA VRTTIH DESA-KALA-

                       SANKHYABHIH PARIDRSTO DIRGHA-SUKSMAH

                        THE FLUCTUATIONS - EXTERNAL, INTERNAL, SUPPRESSED, AND ACCORDING TO TIME, PLACE AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS IS DONE- AFTER PRACTICE EVENTUALLY BECOMES LONG AND SUBTLE.

                        WITH PRACTICE OF PRANAYAMA, THE BREATH BECOMES LONG AND SUBTLE UNTIL IT'S ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLE.

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                        BAHYA- ABHYANTARA VISAYA-AKSEPI CATURTHAH

                    THE FOURTH IS WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STATE (OF THE BREATH)

                     WHILE THE BREATH SLOWS DOWN AND BECOMES SUBTLE, THE MIND WITHDRAWS FROM THE ACTIVITY OF PHYSICAL BREATHING. IT SAVES THE ENERGY NORMALLY DISSIPATED IN HEAVY BREATHING AND TURNS IT INWARD.

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                   TATAH KSIYATE PRAKASA-AVARANAM

               THEN THE COVERING (THAT COVERS CLARITY) IS DIMINISHED (DISSOLVED)

                      WHEN THE MIND'S IMBALANCES, DISTRACTIONS AND RESULTING CONFUSION ARE REMOVED BY BALANCING THE PRANA, ALL THE COVERINGS ARE REMOVED AND THE TRANQUIL MIND SHINES FORTH.

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                           DARANASU CA YOGYATA MANASAH

                   AND THE MIND BECOMES FIT FOR (ONE-POINTED) ATTENTION. 

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                          SVA-VISAYA-ASAMPRAYOGE CITTASYA SVA-RUP-ANUKARA-

                          -IVA- INDRIYANAM PRATYAHARAH

                 SENSE WITHDRAWAL TAKES PLACE WHEN THE SENSES IN IMITATION OF THE MIND, WHICH HAS BECOME DIS-ATTACHED, REST IN THEIR OWN STATE OF QUIETNESS.

                       HERE, PRATYAHARA OR SENSE WITHDRAWEL FROM THE OBJECT OF THE WORLD IS GIVEN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FROM WHAT IS USUALLY UNDERSTOOD, IT IS NOT AS IF THE SENSE ORGANS ARE FIRST WITHDRAWN FROM THE OBJECT. LEADING TO THE MIND GETTING DETACHED. THIS SUTRA SAYS THAT WHEN THE MIND UNDERSTANDS THE FUTILITY OF ENGAGING WITH SENSE OBJECTS, IT RESTS IN ITS OWN QUIETNESS, AND THE  SENSE ORGANS IMITATING THIS, LEARN TO WITHDRAW SPONTANEOUSLY, ON THEIR OWN.

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                          TATAH PARAMA-VASYATA INDRIYANAM

                        THEN FOLLOWS COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE SENSES.