Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter Two verse 2
चले वाते चलं चित्तं निश्चले निश्चलं भवेत् ।
योगी स्थाणुत्वम् आप्नोति ततो वायुं निरोधयेत् ॥२॥
cale vāte calaṁ cittaṁ niścale niścalaṁ bhavet |
yogī sthāṇutvam āpnoti tato vāyuṁ nirodhayet ||2||
Commentaries and Reflections
Commentary by T Krishnamacharya:
“When the body is disordered,
make use of the body to reduce.
When thought is agitated,
make use of Prāṇāyāma to reduce.”
– From T Krishnamacharya’s composition,
The Yoga Rahasya Chapter Four verse 31
Commentary by Paul Harvey:
The movement of the breath is a
mirror to the movement of the mind.
– 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers
Links to Related Posts:
Cale Vāte Calaṃ Cittam – As is the Breath so is the Psyche…….