Online One-to-One Yoga Practice and Yoga Texts Modular eStudy Options
](https://yogastudies.org/2023/02/online-one-to-one-yoga-practice-and-yoga-texts-modular-estudy-options/) - Explore What is Yoga via the Art of Viniyoga through 121 Online eStudy Modules for Yoga or Chant Practice and Yoga Texts With the advent of video technologies, I accepted to teach individual students Yoga lessons online, but solely within a one-to-one context. From a decade of experiencing this medium as a tool for transmission, I found it offered a valuable means of both working individually, whilst offering a worldwide communal access to the Yoga teachings accumulated from my decades-long studentship with TKV Desikachar. From this process, I am now offering online modularised programmes in both Yoga Practice Techniques and Associated Yoga Texts. However, this also means that all the online Modules are facilitated solely through one-to-one meetings and live discussions between us. From within this shared setting, we can mutually explore the chosen topic together and a personalised relationship can arise, supported by extensive student workbooks adapted from my live small study group modules. This way, we proceed with each step being taken in accordance with the student's understanding live-linked in present time to the teacher's guidance. As such, all the online sessions do not require viewing any pre-recorded video or sound files, nor accessing any downloadable material to be viewed remotely in one's own time. Furthermore, as within the more customary Indian student-teacher learning paradigm, there is no advance reading nor homework, only the immediacy of the sharing inspiring a sense of reflection that follows on from the live connection. Here assimilation is the aim, in terms of a sustained holding onto the theme of the session. To support this intention, our sessions can be recorded solely for your own personal reference. Plus, as the Module progresses there is space at the beginning of each session to allow time for a review and to accommodate any questions or observations that may have arisen between the meetings. Finally, there is no written work to be completed either before or after our meetings, nor will there be any course completion credits offered. The priority instead is the sense of a continuation, realised through the aim of individual tuition, reflecting the fundamentals of T Krishnamacharya’s and TKV Desikachar’s teaching. Namely, transmission occurs through the shared experience of the teacher and the student through one-to-one meetings, whether for developing a personalised Yoga practice, engaging in reflective study or refining teaching skills. What are the unique advantages of Online 121 Yoga Practice and Textual eStudy Modules? - Modular programmes offering an individualised progressive pathway - Single topic specialisation for a study intensity and in-depth presentation - Exclusive learning environment supporting study and attention to the student - Traditional transmission between teacher and student to optimise absorption - Relevance to the individual's situation through dialogue facilitating interaction - Studying practice and texts with a personal rather than teacher training priority Online 121 eStudy Modules are arranged into two learning streams: - [Online One-to-One eStudy - Art of Viniyoga of Āsana Module One
](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/online-one-to-one-estudy-art-of-viniyoga-of-asana-module-one/) - Follow this link for details of the Art of Application of Āsana Module One Small Group Study Workshops 121 Online Viniyoga of Āsana eStudy Module One - Empower your Body Exploring how to Customise Āsana This particular eStudy Module consists of nine 121 live video meetings to facilitate a personalised approach and in-depth transmission between teacher and student. It introduces the student, through an online teaching dialogue, to the primary principles and essential teachings from T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar on the application of Āsana techniques and theory. "The primary purpose for Āsana is to take us towards Yoga, rather than just taking us towards more and more Āsana." What are the unique advantages of 121 Online Yoga Practice and Theory eStudy Modules? Modular programmes offering an individualised progressive pathway Single topic specialisation for a study intensity and in-depth presentation Exclusive 121 learning environment supporting study and attention to the student Traditional transmission between teacher and student to optimise absorption Relevance to the individual's situation through dialogue facilitating interaction Studying practice and texts with a personal rather than teacher training priority It is open to all except complete beginners and offers an opportunity for any Yoga Student, teacher or trainee teacher from any Yoga background to develop and deepen their personal Yoga practice and study through learning to look into your Āsana practice with greater awareness. It offers an in-depth approach to the Application of Āsana, through an experiential appreciation of the core teachings that underpin the Art of Āsana Practice, either for personal development or, if relevant, to enhance professional skills. It is also a prerequisite to further work in the 121 Online Viniyoga of Āsana eStudy Modules Two to Eight. - [Yoga Yatta - A chance to chat around your questions on Yoga](https://yogastudies.org/2015/03/yoga-yatta-questions/) - I am receiving an increasing number of emails from around the globe regarding questions and requests for clarification around Yoga practice, theory and philosophy. I talk more easily than I type and I also feel direct contact and dialogue is much more preferable to a keyboard based to'ing and fro'ing of views, opinions or questions. Also we live increasingly in an age where direct face to face, albeit via screen and speaker, contact is possible through media such as Zoom, FaceTime, etc. Hence I am proposing an offering of time and space using modern media to engage in a direct dialogue with your questions or requests for clarification with those interested. So I am offering to schedule around three sessions a week of around 20' each. These meetings will be, diary permitting, on either a Wednesday or Thursday of each week at a time that we can mutually negotiate considering time zone differences. They will be one-off sessions and they will be completely free. Should the outcome be that there is more that needs to be discussed or there is an interest in online studies, then a more formal arrangement for future meetings along with a fee paying setup can be negotiated. On this note a more detailed announcement around ongoing online study options and structures will be posted once the Online Personalised Live Learning Programme and its textual study and practice theory options are finalised. However these one-off meetings are offered completely free of any future obligation and are not proposed as 'loss leaders'. They are merely a means to yatter around Yoga and a chance for me to understand your query better in order to respond more clearly. The Saṃskṛta word Yatta means to be attended to, guided; engaged in, intent upon, prepared for, ready to. Hence Yoga Yatta is offered in that spirit of engaging in meeting and attending to your questions and offering, as an experienced guide, what I can from my long studies with my teacher. If you are interested then please do email me with your questions and from there we can set up a meeting to yatter more. Thank you for your interest. - [108 Mudrā Practice Pointers – 4 – Mahā Mudrā is a rock on which to take a seat.....](https://yogastudies.org/2016/10/maha-mudra-rock-take-seat/) - Mahāmudrā is a rock on which to take a seat, amidst the swirling waves in the ocean that is the Citta. Link to Series: 108 Mudrā Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Chanting Practice Pointers – 9 – To be within the presence of the Mantra...](https://yogastudies.org/2016/10/to-be-within-the-presence-of-the-mantra/) - To be within the presence of the Mantra is to be within the presence of Grace. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 28 Link to Series: 108 Chanting Practice Pointers - [Postural Practice Pointers – 39 – The role of Śavāsana within the Viniyoga of Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2022/09/the-role-of-savasana-within-the-viniyoga-of-asana/) - The role of Śavāsana within the Viniyoga of... Within the application of Cikitsā Krama, Śavāsana is an Āsana for recuperation. Within the application of Rakṣaṇa Krama, Śavāsana is an Āsana for restfulness. Within the application of Śikṣaṇa Krama, Śavāsana is an Āsana for refinement. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 49 – The mind modifies perception......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/02/the-mind-modifies-perception/) - The mind modifies perception. Though you might even say that, the mind muddifies perception. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 61 – What we observe is changing......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/08/what-we-observe-is-changing/) - What we observe is changing, What we observe with is changing, Where we observe from is unchanging. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 20 Link to Series: 108 Yoga Sutra Study Pointers Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 22 – Ultimately our experience of the Āsana is refined through......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/09/ultimately-our-experience-of-the-asana-is-defined-through/) - Ultimately our experience of the Āsana is refined through the mystery of the breath, rather than the mastery of the form. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [PDF Repository for the Viniyoga of Yoga Practice & Study Posts](https://yogastudies.org/2020/04/pdf-repository-for-yoga-practice-yoga-study-posts-and-resources/) - The role of this post is to let readers know that there is now a single resource page where you can centrally access any individual post from the Yoga Studies Journal that is also offered as a PDF. Links to existing PDF's are correlated on this page from within two primary fields, that of Yoga Practice and of Yoga Study. “Yoga Practice is an essential part of Yoga Study. Rather than Yoga Study being an essential part of Yoga Practice.” This will offer those interested a single point of reference to PDF versions of posts grouped around the topics below. As I continue to add to these resources the date at the bottom of each topic will indicate the last update. Meanwhile thank you for your interest. The 200+ Yoga Practice and Yoga Study PDF Resources are grouped as follows: - [There is nothing better than Prāṇāyāma for this preparation.....](https://yogastudies.org/2025/07/there-is-nothing-better-than-praṇayama-for-this-preparation/) - "Dhyānam is not Naimityakam - something that is done once in a while. It is a regular practice, almost a ritual. One must prepare for this ritual every day. There is nothing better than Prāṇāyāma for this preparation." - TKV Desikachar on Dhyānamālikā Śloka 14 - [Haṭha Yoga is Prāṇāyāma.](https://yogastudies.org/2022/02/haṭha-yoga-is-praṇayama/) - "Haṭha Yoga is Prāṇāyāma." - T Krishnamacharya - [Prāṇa - Its origin, function and malfunction](https://yogastudies.org/2017/04/prana-origin-function-and-malfunction/) - Prāṇa - Its origin, function and malfunction The phenomena of body energies and their emanating energy field are found recorded within most Asiatic traditions. Both Chinese and Indian thought have a rich textual history of bio-energy, its function and effects of its malfunction. In each of these traditions a system of medicine evolved aimed at enhancing and sustaining the flow of Ch’i or Prāṇa within the individual and much interest is now being shown in the West in Traditional Chinese and Indian medicine. The previous article on the presence and actions of Prāṇa Śakti established links between the mind, breath, and Prāṇa but posed the problem of both Yoga and Āyurveda texts presuming knowledge of what Prāṇa is, how it functions within the individual, and what is the role of Yoga and Āyurveda in relation to sustaining the intensity of Prāṇa within an individual's health, harmony and mental stability - [Viniyoga Vignette 1 - Antar Kumbhaka and Bāhya Kumbhaka in Āsana](https://yogastudies.org/2016/02/viniyoga-vignette-1-antar-and-bahya-kumbhaka-in-asana/) - A short pre-lunch 25' practice from the first day of the two day Module One Haṭha Energetics Workshop. As well as emphasising the use of Jihvā Bandha and Jālandhara Bandha, the primary Bhāvana or theme was to explore the application of and response to the introduction and accumulative intensification of Antar Kumbhaka (AK) and Bāhya Kumbhaka (BK) throughout the practice. I would emphasise that this is an example of a unique situation that existed at that moment and thus reflects an expression of a study point or the students group dynamic as a need at that moment. Yet within this caveat, this example of a short but intensive practice, whilst not to be taken as a fixed template, also reflects the richness and multifarious possibilities in how the principles in the Viniyoga of Yoga can be expressed as learning and experiential tools within a myriad of situations and personalities. If there is a sketch quality in the PDF copy it is because these practices were not preplanned and were being notated as they unfolded whilst teaching the group. This also meant I could photocopy them as the practice concluded so copies were immediately available for reflection, reference and discussion. Link to view or download this Practice as a PDF Link to view or download this Post as a PDF Links to Posts in this Series: Viniyoga Vignettes Viniyoga Vignette 1 – Antar and Bāhya Kumbhaka in Āsana Viniyoga Vignette 2 – Combining techniques in Prāṇāyāma Viniyoga Vignette 2 Commentary on – Combining techniques in Prāṇāyāma Viniyoga Vignette 3 – Śītalī and Anuloma Ujjāyī Prāṇāyāma within Āsana Viniyoga Vignette 4 – Combining Prāṇāyāma within Āsana Viniyoga Vignette 5 – Introducing Uḍḍīyana Bandha within an Āsana practice - [Before studying Prāṇāyāma one must understand something about the breath.](https://yogastudies.org/2017/12/studying-praṇayama-one-must-understand-something-breath/) - "Before studying Prāṇāyāma one must understand something about the breath." - TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 60 – How do we refocus on the limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/07/how-do-we-refocus-on-the-limbs-of-yoga/) - How do we refocus on the limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga and the stretching or strengthening of the Mind, rather than the more usual focus we find on the limbs of the Body and the stretching or strengthening of the muscles, tendons and joints? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 208 – When approaching the Bāhya Aṅga aspects inherent in Aṣṭāṅga Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/07/when-approaching-the-bahya-aṅga-aspects-inherent-in-aṣṭaṅga-yoga/) - When approaching the Bāhya Aṅga aspects inherent in Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, we could start by looking at the social and private indicators of Yama and Niyama from a personal starting point, rather than a universal aspiration point. This is a concept that can appear to be contrary to more usual expectations within the Yoga world whereby we are often given a set of universal standardised principles which we are urged to constantly aspire to and strive towards realising. A concept, by its very nature, prone to triggering additional factors such as - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 12 – I wonder whether too much time is being spent around looking at inventive ways...](https://yogastudies.org/2016/08/i-wonder-whether-too-much-time-is-being-spent-around-looking-at-inventive-ways/) - I wonder whether too much time is being spent around looking at inventive ways of performing a particular Āsana, rather than looking at questions around its role and purpose in Yoga. A rationale to consider as to why or even whether we need to do it? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated and Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary and Ancillary Techniques - [Breathing techniques should support the Āsana whichever way......](https://yogastudies.org/2017/12/breathing-techniques-support-asana-whichever-way/) - "Breathing techniques should support the Āsana whichever way it needs to be supported. Sometimes you can de-emphasise the movement by the use of the breath. This can be in a positive or a negative role. In a negative role the breath is being abused and not supporting by overpowering the Āsana. In a positive role the breath can shift the emphasis or attention away from the body. This would be useful in the case of bodily tension or a particularly sensitive or painful area." – From personal lessons with TKV Desikachar - [Sometimes our ideas about the object are so strong that we give up......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/04/sometimes-the-ideas-about-the-object-are-so-strong-that-we-give-up/) - "Sometimes our ideas about the object are so strong that, we give up trying to see the object and just look at our ideas." - TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 42 - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers - 9 - Smṛti](https://yogastudies.org/2022/06/9-smṛti/) - The aim of this Series, and its companion page (Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions), with its Sūtra by Sūtra guided study question within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. In this post, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected textual links, quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word by word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. 108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers - 9 SMṚTI Chapter One verse 11 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers - 11 - Vairāgya](https://yogastudies.org/2022/12/11-vairagya/) - The aim of this Series, and its companion page (Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions), with its Sūtra by Sūtra guided study question within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. In this post, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected textual links, quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word by word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. 108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers - 11 VAIRĀGYA Chapter One verses 15-16 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers - 1 - Atha](https://yogastudies.org/2021/12/1-atha/) - The aim of this Series, and its companion page with its Sūtra by Sūtra guided study question within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. In this post, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word by word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. 108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers - 1 ATHA Chapter One verse 1 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Depending on whether the mind is in a state of Samādhi or not...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/10/depending-on-whether-the-mind-is-in-a-state-of-samadhi-or-not/) - "Depending on whether the mind is in a state of Samādhi or not, the person enjoys permanent happiness or successive chains of unhappiness and happiness. Those who accept nothing short of Samādhi, freedom from the suffering of disease is realised. After all, the root cause of disease is the disturbed mind, when we cannot distinguish right from wrong or good from bad." - T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 34 T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers - 10 - Abhyāsa](https://yogastudies.org/2022/07/10-abhyasa/) - The aim of this Series, and its companion page (Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions), with its Sūtra by Sūtra guided study question within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. In this post, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word by word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. 108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers - 10 ABHYĀSA Chapter One verses 12-14 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated......](https://yogastudies.org/2021/05/tkv-desikachar-yoga-sutra-study-quotes-collected-and-collated/) - Over the past seven years I have been posting quotes and commentaries from TKV Desikachar related to his teachings on the Yoga Sūtra. In doing so the website has accumulated well over 100 verse related posts. So to improve access and navigation around this aspect of his teaching I thought it helpful to curate them all onto a single page, within which the reader can access them through a chapter and verse collation. The focus so far is mainly on chapter's one and two. However as I continue to transcribe my Yoga Sūtra study notes online, this will extend across all four chapters. Future relevant quotations will still be posted individually, but will be added to this new page and this will be indicated by a change in the last updated date at the end of each chapter. This also expands the collation of posts on the textual side of Krishnamacharya's and Desikachar's teaching already developing as an online access through: T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated T Krishnamacharya Bhagavad Gītā Study Quotes Collected and Collated T Krishnamacharya Yoga Rahasya Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Bhagavad Gītā Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Gītārtha Saṃgraha Study Quotes Collected and Collated This new resource can be found at: TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated......](https://yogastudies.org/2020/09/t-krishnamacharya-yoga-sutra-study-quotes-collected-and-collated/) - Over the past seven years I have been posting quotes and commentaries from T Krishnamacharya related to his teachings on the Yoga Sūtra. In doing so the website has accumulated well over 100 verse related posts. So to improve access and navigation around this aspect of his teaching I thought it helpful to curate them all onto a single page, within which the reader can access them through a chapter and verse collation. The focus so far is mainly on chapter's one and two. However as I continue to transcribe my Yoga Sūtra study notes online, this will extend across all four chapters. Future relevant quotations will still be posted individually, but will be added to this new page and this will be indicated by a change in the last updated date at the end of each chapter. This also expands the presentation of aspects of the textual side of Desikachar's and Krishnamacharya's teaching already developing as an online access through: T Krishnamacharya Yoga Rahasya Study Quotes Collected and Collated T Krishnamacharya Bhagavad Gītā Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Bhagavad Gītā Study Quotes Collected and Collated This new resource can be found at: T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [A fundamental facet in the principles of Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma practice...](https://yogastudies.org/2020/12/a-fundamental-facet-in-the-principles-of-asana-mudra-and-praṇayama-practice/) - A fundamental facet in the principles of Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma practice, in the teachings of Krishnamacharya through Desikachar, is the ordering of Āsana according to the acronym SLIBSS. It is the practice arrangement or Vinyāsa Krama in the following order: Standing Āsana Supine Lying Āsana Inverted Āsana Prone Backbend Āsana Sitting Āsana Seated Āsana This is referred to in Religiousness in Yoga page 23-27. It is the foundational structure on which all the other variants of Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma practice arise from or are goals towards. - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 77 – From Meditation arises Integration......](https://yogastudies.org/2020/09/from-meditation-arises-integration/) - From Meditation arises Integration. The Splendour of Knowing Connective Moments of Containment within the Psyche. - Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter 3 verse 3 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers - [cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 3 - Self Planning & Self Practice](https://yogastudies.org/2020/09/cys-practitioner-training-programme-retreat-extract-3-self-planning-self-practice/) - cYs Practitioner Training Programme 2004 Retreat Extract 3 Session 4 - Self Planning & Self Practice This was a five day mid-afternoon Prāṇāyāma only planning and practice project for year Four students within a four year Practitioner Training Programme. The format was: 5' Pulse taking 15' Prāṇāyāma Planning 10’ Group Chanting 15' Prāṇāyāma Practice 5’ Sitting 5' Pulse taking 5’ For recording your pulse, personal notes or reflections from the practice The Bhāvana practice proposition and Prāṇāyāma practice techniques that set each afternoons focus, technique and crown ratio are shown below. - [cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 1 - Self Planning & Self Practice](https://yogastudies.org/2020/08/cys-practitioner-training-programme-retreat-extract-1-self-planning-self-practice/) - cYs Practitioner Training Programme 1999 Retreat Extract 1 Session 1 - Self Planning & Self Practice This was a six day pre-breakfast planning and practice project for year three students within a four year Practitioner Training Programme. The format was: 20' On the spot Planning Time 40' Āsana or Mudrā Practice Length 15' Prāṇāyāma Practice Length - [cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 4 - Self Planning & Self Practice](https://yogastudies.org/2022/03/cys-practitioner-training-programme-retreat-extract-4-self-planning-self-practice/) - cYs Practitioner Training Programme 2004 Retreat Extract 4 Session 1 - Self Planning & Self Practice Building and working with Complex Sequences This was a six day early morning Āsana, Mudrā, Bandha & Prāṇāyāma planning and practice project for year Four students within a four year Practitioner Training Programme. The format was: 5′ Pulse taking 15′ Practice Planning the previous day/s for: - Āsana practice 35' - Prāṇāyāma practice 10' 5’ Sitting 5′ Pulse taking 5’ For recording your pulse, personal notes or reflections from the practice The Bhāvana practice proposition and Āsana, Mudrā, Bandha & Prāṇāyāma practice techniques that set each mornings focus, technique and crown ratio are shown below. - [cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 2 - Self Planning & Self Practice](https://yogastudies.org/2020/08/cys-practitioner-training-programme-retreat-extract-2-self-planning-self-practice/) - cYs Practitioner Training Programme 2004 Retreat Extract 2 Session 4 - Self Planning & Self Practice This was a five day mid-afternoon Prāṇāyāma only planning and practice project for year Two students within a Four year Practitioner Training Programme. The format was: 5' Pulse taking 15' Prāṇāyāma Planning 10’ Group Chanting 15' Prāṇāyāma Practice 5’ Sitting 5' Pulse taking 5’ For recording your pulse, personal notes or reflections from the practice The Bhāvana practice proposition and Prāṇāyāma practice techniques that set each afternoons focus, technique and crown ratio are shown below. - [The pupil must be Paripāka - Cooked on all sides.](https://yogastudies.org/2020/08/the-pupil-must-be-paripaka/) - “The pupil must be Paripāka. – Cooked on all sides.” – T Krishnamacharya - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 99 – Building banks to channel the flow of the river...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/building-banks-to-channel-the-flow-of-the-river/) - Building banks to channel the flow of the river of Kleśa is Kriyā Yoga. Building a dam to block the flow of Kleśa as we journey upstream going back to the source of the flow is Aṣṭāṅga Yoga. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 10 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 122 – The Antarāya are presented as a guide through life's distractions...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/11/the-antaraya-are-presented-as-a-guide-through-lifes-distractions/) - The Antarāya are presented as a guide through life's distractions, rather than a rationale for life's obstacles. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 120 – When working with the Breath in Āsana its perhaps less appealing initially...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/11/when-working-with-the-breath-in-asana-its-perhaps-less-appealing-initially/) - When working with the Breath in Āsana, it's perhaps less appealing initially, but ultimately more attractive, satisfactory and effective, to integrate a Bhāvana on the Samāpatti of Śaithilya and Ananta, within a developmental Prāṇāyāma Sādhana, focused towards the Siddhi of Dīrgha or Length, supported by its counterpoint, Sūkṣma or Subtlety. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 50 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 125 – In our journey towards foresight...](https://yogastudies.org/2022/01/in-our-journey-towards-foresight/) - In our journey towards foresight lies the quandary of whether we can grasp our past sufferings positively, or be negatively held within their clasp. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 16 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 121 - Pratyāhāra is the ability of the Manas...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/11/pratyahara-is-the-ability-of-the-manas/) - “Pratyāhāra is the ability of the Manas to resist the dance of the senses." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 54 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 115 – How to deal with the conundrum that we are thinking or feeling we are changing...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/09/how-to-deal-with-the-conundrum-that-we-are-thinking-or-feeling-we-are-changing/) - How to relate with the inner conundrum that we are thinking or feeling we are changing every 5 minutes. Yet, from within that seeming flux we can observe that we are only appearing to be changing every 5 minutes. This implies that there is something else, not obvious, yet constantly abiding within our psychic fluctuations. Yoga offers a journey towards a direct experience of that which perceives within our coalesced sense of “I” Am-ness. In other words, how to be with that we call awareness or the observer within the seeming seduction of the observed, given that both mind and senses are part of the observed? – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 18 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 114 – It is intriguing, or even at times beguiling, in how we choose to relate to the nine interventions](https://yogastudies.org/2021/08/it-is-intriguing-or-even-at-times-beguiling-in-how-we-choose-to-relate-to-the-nine-interventions/) - It is intriguing, or even at times beguiling, in what choices we make in relation to the nine interventions elegantly presented in Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30. In other words what ploys do we deploy and employ with regard to at least living intelligently within, even if unable to transform at this point in time, with what appears as if a distraction between how we feel we are and how we feel we would like to be. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 117 – What is it that you are ready to give up?](https://yogastudies.org/2021/10/what-is-it-that-you-are-ready-to-give-up/) - "What is it you are ready to give up?" – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 35 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 112 – Within the sense of "I" Am-ness...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/06/within-the-sense-of-i-am-ness/) - "Within the sense of "I" Am-ness, the I-ness is Prakṛti and the Am-ness is Puruṣa. The illusion is the sense of as if One-ness." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 111 – Pratyāhāra is a process that encourages us...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/06/pratyahara-is-a-process-that-encourages-us/) - “Pratyāhāra is a process that encourages us to explore the means by which we can learn to step out of the flow of the river of the senses.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 54 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 113 – Yoga is not just about engaging...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/08/yoga-is-not-just-about-engaging/) - Yoga is not just about engaging with the overt nature of the symptoms, but also engaging with the covert cause of the symptoms. - Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 24 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 109 – Our actions reveal our intentions.](https://yogastudies.org/2021/06/our-actions-reveal-our-intentions/) - Our actions reveal our intentions. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 14 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 110 – Pratyāhāra is the absence of a link...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/06/pratyahara-is-the-absence-of-a-link/) - Pratyāhāra is the absence of a link from the mind with the senses, rather than the absence of a link from the senses with the mind. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 54 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 105 – That's our starting point...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/02/thats-our-starting-point/) - That's our starting point... This curious conjunction of being Human and yet human Being. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 107 – The safest place for the mind is in the past.](https://yogastudies.org/2021/03/the-safest-place-for-the-mind-is-in-the-past/) - The safest place for the mind is in the past. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 27 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 108 – Kriyā Yoga is about how to engage with our challenges...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/04/kriya-yoga-is-about-how-to-engage-with-our-challenges/) - Kriyā Yoga is about how to engage with our challenges, especially whilst feeling disengaged by them. - Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 104 – More usually the past dominates the present...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/02/more-usually-the-past-dominates-the-present/) - More usually the past dominates the present. Through Yoga Sādhana we work towards the present dominating the past. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 101 – Yoga is about creating new responses...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/02/yoga-is-about-creating-new-responses/) - Yoga is about creating new responses, especially when experiencing familiar arisings from old stories. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 50 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 102 – We can build bridges of fear...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/02/we-can-build-bridges-of-fear/) - We can build bridges of fear, or we can build bridges over fear. The choice is ours. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 9 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 97 – The Section on the means to help do something for...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/the-section-on-the-means-to-help-do-something-for/) - The Section on the means to help do something for the practitioner starting with an agitated psyche. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 94 – Now, you follow what follows, the teachings of Yoga.](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/108-sutra-study-pointers-94-now-you-follow-what-follows-the-teachings-of-yoga/) - Now, you follow what follows, the teachings of Yoga. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 1 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 95 – The Section on the assimilation of what thinks it perceives](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/the-section-on-the-assimilation-of-what-thinks-it-perceives/) - The Section on the assimilation of what thinks it perceives, with the source of perception. – Paul Harvey introduction to Yoga Sūtra Chapter One Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 93 – At all other times we identify with the fluctuations within the mind.](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/at-all-other-times-we-identify-with-the-fluctuations-within-the-mind/) - At all other times we identify with the fluctuations within the mind. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 92 – From this state, the clarity of being...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/from-this-state-clarity-of-being/) - From this state, a clarity of being, as seeing is from the source of perception. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 3 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 118 – Awareness doesn't change...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/11/awareness-doesnt-change/) - "Awareness doesn't change, however our awareness of our experience of awareness does." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 20 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 91 – Yoga arises from the containment of...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/yoga-arises-from-the-containment-of/) - Yoga arises from the containment of, our propensity to fluctuate. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 98 – Kriyā Yoga is more about working with the symptoms...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/kriya-yoga-is-more-about-working-with-the-symptoms/) - Kriyā Yoga is more about working with the symptoms. Aṣṭāṅga Yoga is more about working with their cause. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 2 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 106 – Hāna is the giving up of the reliance on Asmitā...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/03/hana-is-giving-the-up-of-the-reliance-on-asmita/) - Hāna is the giving up of the reliance on Asmitā being perceived as if the heart of one's self. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 25 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 103 – Yoga is about seeking a relationship with that which experiences...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/02/yoga-is-about-seeking-a-relationship-with-that-which-experiences/) - Yoga is about seeking a relationship with that which experiences, rather than seeking experiences. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 3 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 116 – In introducing the various Upāya offered within...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/10/in-introducing-the-various-upaya-offered-within/) - "In introducing the various Upāya offered within verses 20 to 39 in Yoga Sūtra Chapter One, Krishnamacharya talks about Das Upāya, of which two are Śodhanam Sādhana and eight are Śamanam Sādhana." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 20-39 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 119 – From Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47 Krishnamacharya taught that...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/11/from-yoga-sutra-chapter-two-verse-47-krishnamacharya-taught-that/) - From Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47 Krishnamacharya taught that the common denominator for successfully uniting both aspects of relaxation and the infinite within the practice of Āsana is the breath. He saw it as continued effort and synonymous with giving life. The continued effort of the breath is that which gives life. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47 Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra - [Making a start in learning to Chant the Yoga Sūtra......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/03/making-a-start-in-learning-to-chant-the-yoga-sutra/) - Mostly we are introduced to the teachings of the Yoga Sūtra through a group class situation, or by coming across a book. This is fine as a starting point, however longer term we need to engage a Sādhana that can facilitate its wisdom teachings radiating from the inside out rather than just permeating from the outside in. A good starting point for initiating this psychic process is to learn how to chant as a practice in itself and then how to chant the Yoga Sūtra specifically. As well as offering a deepening of contact with those special Bhāvana that arise from chanting, this can also be extremely helpful for the memory processes involved. These two steps in the embracing chant as a Sādhana ideally require a personal teacher, especially one who can listen and identify our individual nuances in how we repeat what we think we hear. From there they can offer a Vinyāsa Krama for cultivating our vocal potential and refining our skills in terms of self-listening and thus facilitating our abilities in terms of self-correction. However accepting that for some this may not be a possibility at this point in time, three suggestions are offered below as progressive options for starting a self-learning process - [I am going to explain you something else about the aphorisms.......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/10/i-am-going-to-explain-you-something-else-about-the-aphorisms/) - “I am going to explain you something else about the aphorisms, about their translation. Many books or courses have been written about the treatise of Patañjali. Some of them analyse the words one by one, trying to translate them separately, dissecting the text. This way of proceeding may be interesting, but unfortunately it can also confuse instead of helping understanding of the text. Why? Because literally translating the aphorisms is nothing but a series of words glued together, in sentences that very often lack in consistency. The ancient way of exposing was not translating them into a new language; it was mainly making the student grasp the sense of the aphorism. In this case, the Sanskrit text is just a reminder, a mnemonic that the teacher is not going to translate textually. They are going to use it to develop the idea or the sense of the aphorism. They will explain these notions, sometimes even without referring to any word of the aphorism. What is important is to give a teaching that is adapted to the level of understanding of the student.” - TKV Desikachar on Learning from the Yoga Sūtra - Extract from Viniyoga Europe No 1 - [One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya's lesser known work in the teaching of Mantra......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/03/one-example-of-this-depth-is-krishnamacharyas-lesser-known-work-in-the-teaching-of-mantra/) - Even these days, the influence of Krishnamacharya's teachings around Yoga are primarily known through his exacting teaching of Āsana. This has also been mainly experienced in the West with the developmental work of his early students, such as through the choreographical artistry in the work of Pattabhi Jois or through the geometrical precision in the work of BKS Iyengar. However this area of Āsana teaching, though itself multifaceted and hugely influential, if disproportionately predominant within Yoga today, only reveals one aspect of the many dimensions of practice expressed within his teaching. This teaching evolved and refined over 70 years, from his return from his long stay around the borders of Nepal and Tibet in 1919, to his death in 1989. A more all-inclusive insight into the many aspects of these other facets can be ascertained through exploring the multifarious approaches and priorities emphasised within the teaching work of other of Krishnamacharya's students, such as TKV Desikachar, or S Ramaswami, or AG Mohan. From exploring the teaching priorities of all these first generation students of Krishnamacharya, a more all-embracing perspective can arise encompassing both the breadth and depth of his mastery of both the teachings of Yoga and their context, place and application within the Indian perspectives on such as soteriology, philosophy and theology. One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya's lesser known work in the teaching of Mantra - [What are the concepts of Sṛṣṭi Krama, Sthiti Krama and Anta Krama?](https://yogastudies.org/2018/01/concepts-srsti-krama-sthiti-krama-anta-krama/) - What are the concepts of Sṛṣṭi Krama, Sthiti Krama and Antya Krama and what is their significance in relationship to the practice of Āsana, Prāṇāyāma and Dhyānam? We can approach these three concepts and the question of their relationship with practice from a chronological and within that, a psychological viewpoint. According to the Yoga teachings from T Krishnamacharya there are three chronological and accompanying psychological stages of life, or Tri Krama. 1. The first Krama is the stage of growth and expansion known as Sṛṣṭi Krama. Here, chronologically, the starting point is the age from which people traditionally began the Āsana aspect of Yoga practice. - [The breadth, depth and potential of Desikachar's teachings on practice......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/08/the-breadth-depth-and-potential-of-desikachars-teachings-on-practice/) - Śrī TKV Desikachar 1938-2016 In Memorium August 8th 2019 The teachings that TKV Desikachar received from T Krishnamacharya around Yoga practice and practice theory were far more extensive than is often presumed from the contemporary perception of Krishnamacharya's Yoga legacy. These perceptions were mostly formed from either, the more well publicised approaches to Āsana by some of Krishnamacharya's early students, or the popularised generic view of Viniyoga as a stylistic application of Āsana, found primarily within the therapeutic adaptive Yoga field or commingled breath and movement group Yoga classes. By way of contrast my own experiences studying with Desikachar, developed over some thirty ongoing visits to Madras over more than two decades to study privately with him, may offer a different insight into the practice possibilities that I became increasingly exposed to. However as with many, even these days, being introduced to the teachings of Krishnamacharya still meant that Āsana was the starting point for our exploration into what is Yoga. In other words the 'on the practice mat' aspects of Bāhya Aṅga Sādhana. - [108 Study Path Pointers – 20 – It feels as if 'Modern Postural Yoga' is increasingly concerned with.......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/04/it-feels-as-if-modern-postural-yoga-is-increasingly-concerned-with/) - It feels as if 'Modern Postural Yoga' is increasingly concerned with the Movement of the Silhouette rather than the Stillness of the Source. Link to Series: 108 Study Path Pointers - [You put your mind in one place during an Āsana......](https://yogastudies.org/2017/02/put-mind-one-place-asana/) - "You put your mind in one place during an Āsana, the body compensates and places the escape elsewhere." - TKV Desikachar 1980 - [Planning should precede practice....](https://yogastudies.org/2016/09/planning-precede-practice/) - “Planning should precede practice, fix your goal, building step by step and there should be check points along the way.” – From study notes with TKV Desikachar England 1992 - [As I sit within this time of passing and remembrance......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/08/sit-within-time-passing-remembrance/) - TKV Desikachar 1938-2016 As I sit within this time of passing and remembrance it occurred to me that August 2016 exactly marks the 40th anniversary from the first time I met and worked with Desikachar in August 1976. The setting was a small group of students, especially by todays seminar norms, amidst the august settings of Cambridge University at a week organised by a student of Desikachar from that era, Ian Rawlinson. I remember the first moments of Desikachar coming onto a small platform in the room, a shy somewhat reticent person and asking us to show to him our personal Yoga practice, already not what we were expecting at our first meeting. - [This way I have collected hundreds of handwritten Yoga practice examples](https://yogastudies.org/2016/02/this-way-i-have-collected-hundreds-of-handwritten-practice-examples/) - Some years ago now I changed the process around how students notated various practices I taught for groups within Student Training Courses or Practitioner Training Programmes. My methodology previously had prioritised students learning the skills of being able to remember and context what they had just practiced by also being able to recall and then record it accurately. This was part of cultivating personal practice skills, as well as helping in establishing the art of keeping a practice journal over a several year period. Thus I would teach a small group of students, studying within the contexts of either personal study courses or professional training programmes, a practice and then wait, before perhaps writing it on the board, for it to be notated down from the student's memory and then we would at some point discuss it and its context to the current situation. - [The message of the Bhagavad Gītā is.......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/08/message-bhagavad-gita/) - “The message of the Bhagavad Gītā is: The vision of the lord is certain through singular devotion developed by honouring ones Dharma in a spirit that leads to clarity and detachment.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka One TKV Desikachar Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected and Collated - [The last six chapters present the three fundamental entities...](https://yogastudies.org/2016/08/the-last-six-chapters-present-the-three-fundamental-entities/) - “The last six chapters present the three fundamental entities: Prakṛti, Puruṣa and Īśvara. What is most vital to a person for everlasting happiness is to understand the nature of consciousness and the Lord and his creation.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Four TKV Desikachar Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected and Collated - [The next six chapters emphasise that devotion......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/09/the-next-six-chapters-emphasise-that-devotion/) - “The next six chapters emphasise that devotion is the basis for seeing the truth. This truth is, the Lord. But devotion must grow from following ones duty in a spirit of selflessness and search.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Three TKV Desikachar Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected and Collated - [The first six chapters of the Gītā deal with Karma and Jñāna...](https://yogastudies.org/2015/07/the-first-six-chapters-of-the-gita-deal-with-karma-and-jnana/) - “The first six chapters of the Gītā deal with Karma and Jñāna that reveal the true nature of oneself.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Two TKV Desikachar Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected and Collated - [What is healthy for the Heart of Yoga?](https://yogastudies.org/2014/12/healthy-heart-yoga/) - There has been a surge of media attention in the UK on the health benefits of Yoga based on the results of a recent study published: In the Guardian under the title 'Yoga may provide similar health benefits to ‘cycling or brisk walking’. In the Telegraph under the title 'Yoga just as good as aerobics for cutting heart disease risk’. On the BBC News page under the title 'Yoga may guard against heart disease, study finds'. Along with a more recent article in the Guardian under the title 'Should Yoga be part of NHS care?" All this is on the one hand seems great and on paper appears to be good publicity, yet it lands in an environment where we have a huge amount of information available on the potential dangers of unhelpful lifestyle on the heart and a huge amount of heart problems. It is almost as if there are parallels between the increasing weight of information and the increasing weight of the population. - [Āsana based Exercises for the management of Low Back Pain](https://yogastudies.org/2014/11/asana-based-exercises-management-low-back-pain/) - Abstract - Low Back Pain is an endemic disorder afflicting a large percentage of people. The aetiological factors are mostly psychosomatic along with postural defects, occupational predispositions and sendentary life styles. Though several rehabilitative techniques are prescribed, no systematic analysis of these are available. The present study evaluates several simple Āsana on the basis of biomechanical principles. These studies also select a set of Āsana which work on the back with increasing intensity. A series of tests are evolved to assess the physiological debility of a patient. These test results form the basis of selection of Āsana to be prescribed to the patient. A chart is finally provided to enable the therapist to increase the intensity of Āsana so that the muscles of the low back can be strengthened systematically and progressively. The results of clinical trials on 16 patients using this method of Āsana selection and rehabilitation indicates the usefulness of this method for the management of low back pain, Only regular practitioners of these exercises improve while indifferent or improper practice has no rehabilitative value. by TV Ananthanarayanan - Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram and TM Srinivasan - Founder Member, Biomedical EngineeringDivision, I. I. T., Madras Originally published in The Yoga Review Vol. III, No. 1, 1983 Download or view as a PDF - [Religiousness in Yoga Study Guide: Chapter One Theory](https://yogastudies.org/2014/06/religiousness-yoga-study-guide-chapter-one-theory/) - ‘Religiousness in Yoga: Lectures on Theory and Practice’ by the University Press of America, a transcript of recordings of a one month Yoga Programme in Colgate University in 1976, published in 1980. Unlike the later redacted edition, re-published in 1995 as the 'Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice', it captures the evolution of the retreat with the days lectures and Q & A dialogues as they alternated between 'lectures on the principles and purposes of Yoga and discussions related to the practice of Yoga with special reference to the postures and the breathing techniques'. TKV Desikachar, in his forward to the original version wrote: "These lectures and discussions, printed words put before persons I might never meet, are but reflections of that deeper result that grew out of a living face-to-face encounter. Coming to learn of Yoga only through reading leaves much to be desired. Yet, something worthwhile about Yoga might be shared through the medium of the printed word." A chapter by chapter Study guide is offered below with added Yoga Sūtra verse and word cross-references to support a a deeper linking with the teachings within these lectures and Q & A sessions. - [An example personal practice from 2002 from TKV Desikachar……](https://yogastudies.org/2016/09/an-example-practice-from-2002-from-tkv-desikachar/) - Following on from the post two days ago and yesterdays post I wanted to offer a further sample practice given to me by my teacher, TKV Desikachar. It evolved from within our one to one lessons in Chennai, from 12 years ago, in 2002 and is based around: Kapālabhāti Kriyā 48 breaths Sūrya Bhedana Prāṇāyāma 12 breaths 1.1.1.1. with 10″ Antar Kumbhaka and 10" Bahya Kumbhaka Kapālabhāti Kriyā 48 breaths Sūrya Bhedana Prāṇāyāma 12 breaths 1.2.1.0. with 20″ Antar Kumbhaka Bhāradvājāsana - Stay 12 breaths each side with 10″ Bahya Kumbhaka Apānāsana and Ūrdhva Prasṛta Pādāsana – Aṅga Laghava Dynamic combination 12 times with 10″ Antar Kumbhaka and 10" Bahya Kumbhaka Candra Bhedana Prāṇāyāma 24 breaths 1.0.2.0 Though obviously relevant to my personal situation as a mid fifties bloke, at that time and place, it is a further illustration of how Antar Kumbhaka (AK) and Bahya Kumbhaka (BK) can be employed whatever the Āsana or techniques chosen. - [Learning Support for Chanting the Āyurdhehi Mantra.](https://yogastudies.org/2013/08/learning-support-for-chanting-the-ayurdhehi-mantra/) - Learning Support for Chanting the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 4.2 - Āyurdhehi Mantra. From my personal library of recordings from my studies with my teacher TKV Desikachar. This particular recording is with one of my learning support Chant teachers Sujaya Sridhar. To Download or Listen To Download the Chant Sheet with Notations and translation - [Learning Support for Chanting the Prārthanā Ślokam Opening Prayers](https://yogastudies.org/2013/12/learning-support-for-chanting-the-prarthana-slokam-opening-prayers/) - Learning Support for Prārthanā Ślokam or Vedic Chanting Opening Prayers (short version). - The Dhyānam Ślokam here were taught by T Krishnamacharya and transmitted to me by TKV Desikachar with the addition of a prayer that is a homage to Krishnamachrya. From my personal library of recordings from my studies with my teacher TKV Desikachar recorded by one of his senior chant students Sujaya Sridhar. To Download or Listen To Download the Chant Sheet with Romanised Saṃskṛta and Chant Notation - [Learning Support for Chanting Dhyānaṃ Ślokam for Patañjali](https://yogastudies.org/2013/12/learning-support-for-chanting-dhyanaṃ-slokam-for-patanjali/) - From my personal library of recordings of my teacher. To Download or Listen To Download the Chant Sheet with Romanised Saṃskṛta and Chant Notation To View or Download translations of the prayers that comprise the Dhyānaṃ Ślokam for Patañjali. - [Patañjali has proposed 3 approaches to verify the indications......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/05/patanjali-has-proposed-3-approaches-to-verify-the-indications/) - “Patañjali has proposed 3 approaches to verify the indications. Tapas – Process of action Food, Āsana, Prāṇāyāma. You will be doing something that you will not be habitually doing. For example one day no salt, cigarettes, Prāṇāyāma. Tapas is from the root to create thirst. It means to deprive. It will tell us about ourselves. It will reveal our Saṃskāra and Pariṇāma or changes in ourselves. From this Tapas we will start to get an indication of our individual nature. For example active or lazy. Tapas indicates the the beginning of the Bheda, through the Bhāva.” – TKV Desikachar France 1983 - [Some factors which a Sādhaka and a living master will take......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/10/some-factors-which-a-sadhaka-and-a-living-master-will-take/) - "Some factors which a Sādhaka (efficient or skilful person) and a living master will take into consideration when giving a transmission: The teacher must recognise whether the student is Bhāva Sādhaka or Abhāva Sādhaka. Bhāva (move towards) Sādhaka is where a person comes to Yoga with a direct positive attitude. An interest. Abhāva (move away) Sādhaka is one who is running away from something, is a vacuum and is looking for something to fill it. Appears to be strongly positive because they are running away from something. A person who does not know what to do in life. They want to do something to keep themselves occupied. Or running away from something and are looking for something during a transit in life. Very frustrating for a teacher who spends a lot of time with Abhāva Sādhaka until they find something better. The teacher may test the student to see the difference. For example cancelling lessons." - TKV Desikachar France 1983 Links to Related Posts: The concept of Bhāva and Abhāva in Yoga Practice…… - [Does the object of meditation affect the 'I'?](https://yogastudies.org/2013/03/does-the-object-of-meditation-affect-the-i/) - Question: Does the object of meditation affect the 'I'? "The characteristics of the object go into the meditator. The Dhyeya (object or question) is very important, it influences the meditator, for whatever one is linked to, its through the mind." – TKV Desikachar Madras 1988 - [Āyurveda & Yoga - Dravya and Rasa, Substance and Taste within Food - Part 9 of 12](https://yogastudies.org/2012/03/ayurveda-yoga-dravya-and-rasa-substance-and-taste-within-food-part-9-of-12/) - ĀYURVEDA & YOGA “All food is medicine, all medicine is food.” Āyurveda was the one of the first medical systems to realise the crucial importance of the kind of food we eat and to appreciate the interaction between health and disease, disease and food, and food and health. It will be from this point that this article will explore the question of diet by examining the concepts of elements and taste in food. - [Saṃkalpa is mainly the intention to do something......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/01/saṃkalpa-is-mainly-the-intention-to-do-something/) - "Saṃkalpa is mainly the intention to do something, to be serious about my goal; it is something I feel I must do. Saṃkalpa must be on both parts: student and teacher, like when we chant 'saha nāvavatu...'. Saṃskāra means the purification, like cleaning a vessel before I use it for another purpose. It's a kind of Viyoga or separation. It concerns how I prepare for the situation. The Saṃskāra is an effort in both directions: student and teacher. Saṃyoga means there is a good exchange; something begins to happen, something is given and something is received. The best teaching has all three of these." - TKV Desikachar speaking with his senior Western students London 1998 - [Cale Vāte Calaṃ Cittam - As is the Breath so is the Psyche...](https://yogastudies.org/2015/02/cale-vate-calam-cittam-as-is-the-breath-so-is-the-psyche/) - Cale Vāte Calaṃ Cittam - As is the breath so is the psyche. The concept according to Desikachar, oft quoted by Krishnamacharya, appears in the second verse of Chapter Two in the Haṭha Pradīpikā. It follows the opening verse which introduces Prāṇāyāma albeit with caveats around certain prerequisites. Firstly establish an Āsana as a firm seat, not as simple as it seems given the predilection for action Āsana contrasting a difficulty in remaining seated, upright and still for half an hour. - [Kayena Vāca - Yoga Sūtra Chanting Closing Prayer with Translation](https://yogastudies.org/2015/12/yoga-sutra-chanting-closing-prayer-with-translation/) - This post follows on from yesterday's post introducing the use of and intention within the practice of closing chants that follow the study of chanting, or the study of associated Yoga texts. Traditionally chant practice or textual study was also preceded with an invocatory passage to help forge a link between the chanters, what is about to be chanted and its purport, as well as setting a context for study. Thus each area of study that the teacher and student were about to venture into was preceded by an appropriate Dhyānam Ślokam, or set of verses that specifically linked the chanters with that particular area of study or practice. Therefore the opening verses would differ according to whether the focus was Veda Chanting, the Upaniṣat, the Bhagavad Gītā, the Yoga Sūtra, etc. - [Chatting with TKV Desikachar during a lesson in the early 1990's.....](https://yogastudies.org/2016/07/chatting-with-tkv-desikachar-during-a-lesson-in-the-early-1990s/) - Chatting with TKV Desikachar during a lesson in the early 1990's I commented on an observation formed from discussions with my students within a study group I had brought to Madras (Chennai) for a two week programme at the KYM during my personal study stay that year. As a part of this particular study group visit to the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram some of the students took up the option of 121 lessons with teachers at the KYM. Sharing the content of the practices with me revealed the introduction of a sequence that I had not come across before within, at that time, my nearly 20 years of studies within the work of T Krishnamacharya. - [Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Ṛtaṃ Tapas as Mantra Practice with translation](https://yogastudies.org/2011/07/mahanarayaṇaya-upaniṣad-ṛtaṃ-tapas-as-mantra-practice-with-translation/) - Mantra on tapāṣtāṅga or the eight limbs of tapas. - Tapas is an activity of mind, body or speech which demands a keen concentration of thought or requiring unusual and continuous physical effort. View or download this Mantra complete with Chant notations as a PDF View or download other Mantra from this Upaniṣad complete with Chant notations as PDF files - [Prārthanā Ślokam - Patañjali Opening Dhyānaṃ Ślokam with Translation](https://yogastudies.org/2012/05/opening-dhyanaṃ-slokam-to-patanjali-with-translation/) - This is a translation of part of the Opening Prayers as taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya and taught by TKV Desikachar to his personal students. View or Download the Prārthanā Ślokam (Request Prayer) - Dhyānaṃ Ślokam relative to Patañjali. योगेन चित्तस्य पदेन वाचां मलं शरीरस्य च वैद्यकेन । योऽपाकरोत् तं प्रवरं मुनीनां पतञ्जलिं प्राञ्जलिरानतोऽस्मि ॥ yogena cittasya padena vācāṃ malaṃ śarīrasya ca vaidyakena | yo’pākarot taṃ pravaraṃ munīnāṃ patañjaliṃ prāñjalirānato’smi || ‘Yoga for the psyche, grammar for speech and medicine for impurities of the body. Coming from the lineage of teachers, to Patañjali I salute.’ आबाहु पुरुषाकारं शङ्खचक्रासि धारिणम् । सहस्र शिरसं श्वेतं प्रणमामि पतञ्जलिम् ॥ ābāhu puruṣākāraṃ śaṅkhacakrāsi dhāriṇam | sahasra śirasaṃ śvetaṃ praṇamāmi patañjalim || ‘Up to the shoulders human form, holding conch, disc, sword. One thousand heads white to Patañjali I salute.’ श्रीमते अनन्ताय नागराय नमो नमः ॥ śrīmate anantāya nāgarājāya namo namaḥ || ‘To venerable, eternal serpent king, Nāga, my reverences.’ It was learnt by heart as a Bhāvanam for Dhyānaṃ, to create a meditational mood linked to Patañjali prior to commencing either chanting practice or textual study of the Yoga Sūtra. View or Download the Prārthanā Ślokam (Request Prayer) - Dhyānaṃ Ślokam for Patañjali with translation. View or Download the Yoga Sūtra Full Opening Prayers with Chant Notations (without translation) View or Download the Prārthanā Ślokam (Request Prayer) - Śuklām Opening Verse with Translation View or Download the Prārthanā Ślokam (Request Prayer) - Gurubhyastad Opening Verse with Translation Listen or Download the Yoga Sūtra Full Dhyānaṃ Ślokam for Patañjali by TKV Desikachar as a sound file. - [Āyurveda & Yoga – The Triguṇa The Tridoṣa & The Human System - Part 4 of 12](https://yogastudies.org/2011/01/ayurveda-yoga-a-series-on-ayurveda-by-paul-harvey-part-four-of-twelve/) - ĀYURVEDA & YOGA This article explores the relationship between the three principles or Tridoṣa, with the three qualities or Guṇa, and how Āyurveda views their qualities and modes of expression in the functions of the body. One of the threads that links Āyurveda and Yoga with the Vedic schools of thought and non-Vedic schools such as Buddhism, is that everything is subject to change. - [Āyurveda & Yoga – Prāṇa and its links within Āyurveda – Part 7 of 12](https://yogastudies.org/2011/07/ayurveda-yoga-praṇa-its-origin-function-malfunction-part-7-of-12/) - ĀYURVEDA & YOGA This article intended to introduce Prāṇa, its origin, function and malfunction. However, Prāṇa is such an important part of Yoga and Āyurveda that I have concentrated on presenting some basic ideas on its relationship to the individual, to Yoga and to the understanding of life known as Āyurveda. - [Āyurveda & Yoga – Prāṇa & The Five Aspects of Each of the Tridoṣa - Part 6 of 12](https://yogastudies.org/2011/05/ayurveda-yoga-a-series-on-ayurveda-by-paul-harvey-part-six-of-twelve/) - This article introduces the concept of Prana and its place in Ayurveda within the three principles or Tridosa. - [Āyurveda & Yoga – The Tridoṣa The Human Constitution & The Ageing Process - Part 5 of 12](https://yogastudies.org/2011/05/ayurveda-yoga-a-series-on-ayurveda-by-paul-harvey-part-five-of-twelve/) - ĀYURVEDA & YOGA This article explores the balance of the Three Principles in the individual and their effect on the processes of change and age. - [Āyurveda & Yoga – The Pañca Bhūta The Das Indriya & The Tridoṣa - Part 3 of 12](https://yogastudies.org/2011/01/ayurveda-yoga-a-series-on-ayurveda-by-paul-harvey-part-three-of-twelve/) - ĀYURVEDA & YOGA “Now is Āyurveda explained: the expression of the five elements, and the three principles most fundamental to life.” So far in this series we have presented some ideas on the place of Yoga within Indian thought, with comments on the problems in distinguishing the different threads in the tapestry that holds together the cultural, religious and philosophical ideals of India. - [Āyurveda & Yoga – A Common Philosophical Background in Sāṃkhya - Part 2 of 12](https://yogastudies.org/2010/11/ayurveda-yoga-a-series-on-ayurveda-by-paul-harvey-part-two/) - ĀYURVEDA & YOGA A Series of articles exploring Yoga and Āyurveda. This one looks at the philosophical structure within Sāṃkhya upon which the principles supporting the ancient Indian system of medicine are based. The previous article on Āyurveda and Yoga began with a brief introduction to Indian thought and its links with Yoga. It is sometimes difficult, living within our western culture, to recognise what is Yoga and what is not Yoga. - [108 Sāṃkhya Study Pointers – 8 – Non-perception is because of subtlety.......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/02/saṃkhya-karika-isvara-kṛṣṇa-arya-eight/) - "Non-perception of Nature is because of subtlety, not because of non-existence, since Nature is perceived through its effects. These effects are intelligence and the rest. Some are similar to Nature and some dissimilar." - Paul Harvey on Sāṃkhya Kārikā Āryā Eight Link to Series 108 Sāṃkhya Kārikā Study Pointers - [T Krishnamacharya & TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 1-4 Study Quotes Collated](https://yogastudies.org/2022/05/t-krishnamacharya-tkv-desikachar-yoga-sutra-chapter-one-verses-1-4-study-quotes-collated/) - T Krishnamacharya & TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 1-4 Study Quotes Collated “I am going to explain to you something else about the aphorisms, about their translation. Many books or courses have been written about the treatise of Patañjali. Some of them analyse the words one by one, trying to translate them separately, dissecting the text. This way of proceeding may be interesting, but unfortunately, it can also confuse instead of helping understanding of the text. Why? Because literally translating the aphorisms is nothing but a series of words glued together, in sentences that very often lack in consistency. The ancient way of exposing was not translating them into a new language; it was mainly making the student grasp the sense of the aphorism. In this case, the Sanskrit text is just a reminder, a mnemonic that the teacher is not going to translate textually. They are going to use it to develop the idea or the sense of the aphorism. They will explain these notions, sometimes even without referring to any word of the aphorism. What is important is to give a teaching that is adapted to the level of understanding of the student.” - TKV Desikachar introducing the Yoga Sūtra “There is no style to the Yoga Sūtra. The only style is your style. We can see this from the number of alternatives Patañjali proposes to give us strength of mind, or allow us to do something we cannot do before.” - TKV Desikachar introducing the Yoga Sūtra “The Yoga of Patañjali as a complete process of learning provides the best instrument for helping the individual know that he is more than a money making machine.” - TKV Desikachar introducing the Yoga Sūtra "The original essence of the Yoga Sūtra was passed on by oral tradition. First, you learn the rhythm of the Sūtra. This was in Saṃskṛta, first learning the words or Sūtra, then the meanings. By learning to recite the Sūtra perfectly it was clear that you were earnest in wanting to learn their meanings. The scheme would be to repeat it twice, in exactly the same tone used by the teacher. This would take many years. Thus these days it's difficult to expect to understand the Sūtra from a book or a course. A Sūtra Class began with a dedication. It had the effect of orienting the mind to the class and subject and could also be a dedication to a god, if accepted, to remove obstacles, or if none, not to put any i.e. Gaṇeśa. It is also a dedication to all one's teachers or all the teachers and the author of the text himself. Patañjali as in - Pata that which falls and Añjali a position of offering as in Añjali Mudrā. Something fell from above and became Patañjali. The roots are in Indian mythology. A god reclining on a bed of serpents was beseeched by the sages of old. They had problems with Saṃskṛta grammar, Knowledge of disease and Peace of mind. Thus in order to find a balance of body mind and speech they prayed to God. Ānanta answered them and threw down something which was half-man up to the shoulders and above a head of many cobras. This became the man Patañjali. From this myth, three works are often attributed to him. One of Grammar for speech, one of medicine for the body, one of Yoga for the mind. Patañjali was regarded as an incarnation of the great Ānanta and the prayer salutes him and his work." - TKV Desikachar introducing the Yoga Sūtra “To define the word Yoga is very difficult, as the word is so adaptable. A starting point would be Patañjali. Patañjali removed all the complicated definitions and simplified it to: ‘Making the best out of the most difficult object, the mind.’ His idea was to create a situation, where the mind becomes more faithful than it is.” - TKV Desikachar introducing the Yoga Sūtra Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali Chapter One - Samādhi Pādaḥ - [TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Collated Quotes Chapter One verses 1-4](https://yogastudies.org/2021/03/tkv-desikachar-yoga-sutra-collated-quotes-chapter-one-verses-1-4/) - “The original essence of the Yoga Sūtra was passed on by oral tradition. First you learn the rhythm of the Sūtra. This was in Saṃskṛta, first learning the words or Sūtra, then the meanings. By learning to recite the Sūtra perfectly it was clear that you were earnest in wanting to learn their meanings. The scheme would be to repeat it twice, in exactly the same tone used by the teacher. This would take many years. Thus these days it’s difficult to expect to understand the Sūtra from a book or a course.” Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali Chapter One – Samādhi Pādaḥ “The beauty of the Sūtra is that they are only related to the mind. Thus they stand above various religions and can be studied and related to by all types of persons from all types of religions.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One Annotated through Ten Themed Sections - [Yoga is the movement of the mind in one direction. It presumes......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/08/yoga-movement-mind-one-direction-presumes/) - "Yoga has many meanings in the Bhagavad Gītā, Upaniṣat, Saṃskṛta Grammar, etc. It is defined again in the Sūtra. Yoga is the movement of the mind in one direction. It presumes: 1. There is something in each of us called mind. 2. This mind has many movements or activities. 3. It is possible to channelise these movements through certain actions. 4. When we accept movement we accept time and space - moving something from A to B. There are realities. 5. In accepting vṛtti we also accept the idea of an object. 6. We can fix the mind so it confines itself to an object." - TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2 - [Without Āsana, Prāṇāyāma cannot become accomplished......](https://yogastudies.org/2017/11/without-asana-praṇayama-cannot-become-accomplished/) - "Without Āsana, Prāṇāyāma cannot become accomplished. Without containing Prāna, the mind cannot achieve steadiness." – From T Krishnamacharya’s composition, The Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 45 - [One's own actions can develop or make one Guṇa prominent......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/10/ones-own-actions-can-develop-or-make-one-guna-prominent/) - “One's own actions can develop or make one Guṇa prominent. Thus we can plan or practice Āsana or Prāṇāyāma to promote one Guṇa. The practice of Yoga can influence the Guṇa. the room where you practice can affect the Guṇa by photographs, colour of paint, smell. Even Mantra are classified into Guṇa. This needs to be considered when using Mantra for the individual. Meditation can be related to the Guṇa. The object of our inquiry must be related or, in accordance with what we want to produce.” – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [During the practice one must constantly use Ujjāyī......](https://yogastudies.org/2017/11/practice-asana-one-must-constantly-use-ujjayi/) - "During the practice one must constantly engage in regulating the exhale, inhale and retention. Ujjāyī is to be smooth and slow, according to the strength or capability of the student." – From T Krishnamacharya’s composition, the Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 33 - [Everything we see, including the instrument of mind, has three qualities......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/10/everything-we-see-including-the-instrument-of-mind-has-three-qualities/) - "Everything we see, including the instrument of mind, has three qualities or natures. All matter has the three qualities. In Saṃskṛta they are known as Guṇa. In Sāṃkhya it is said that every problem comes from the Guṇa and their interplay. The effects can be based on what we see, eat, hear, and the effects of what we see, eat, hear. In Yoga one who has mastered themselves is one who can produce whatever Guṇa is required." - TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [Lightness or Sattva is not always correct.....](https://yogastudies.org/2017/08/lightness-sattva-not-always-correct/) - "Lightness or Sattva is not always correct. Sometimes it is necessary to create heaviness and activity for memory, etc." – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [There is an impression in some schools that Tamas and Rajas......](https://yogastudies.org/2017/11/impression-schools-tamas-rajas/) - "There is an impression in some schools that Tamas and Rajas are to be rejected. This is not so, both are necessary. It is the combination thats important." – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [A Yogi is one in who Pariṇāma and Saṃskāra are in harmony......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/03/yogi-one-pariṇama-saṃskara-harmony/) - "A Yogi is one in who Pariṇāma and Saṃskāra are in harmony. When there is no harmony there is the wrong combination of Pariṇāma and Saṃskāra. This is known as Avidyā or not knowing a thing as it is. The right combination is Vidyā.” – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [The practice of Yoga is an attempt to influence Saṃskāra and Pariṇāma......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/03/practice-yoga-attempt-influence-saṃskara-pariṇama/) - “The practice of Yoga is an attempt to influence Saṃskāra and Pariṇāma in a positive way. If not the practice is wrong. Therefore Yoga is a Saṃskāra which gradually changes from old Saṃskāra.” – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [Depending on what and how you feed Pariṇāma and Saṃskāra......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/03/depending-on-what-and-how-you-feed-parinama-and-samskara/) - “Depending on what and how you feed Pariṇāma and Saṃskāra you can have good or bad reactions. Pariṇāma relates to perception, Saṃskāra relates to memory ." – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [Pariṇāma is change and can be from one moment to the next......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/03/pariṇama-change-can-one-moment-next/) - “Pariṇāma is change and can be from one moment to the next. Suppose we are listening to music we like, a Saṃskāra or tendency, and something happens to jar the appreciation. The change is immediate and opposite to how we were. Thus the Saṃskāra of listening to a particular style of music causes friction when there is change." – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [When Saṃskāra takes one view and Pariṇāma another, there......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/03/samskara-takes-one-view-parinama/) - “When Saṃskāra takes one view and Pariṇāma another there is friction. Coming to Madras is Pariṇāma, being unable to have those things you had before causes friction. When you want those things you are used to through Saṃskāra, then the Pariṇāma which caused this can bring Duḥkha.” – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [The mind has the characteristics that make other things possible......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/03/mind-characteristics-make-things-possible/) - "The mind has the characteristics that make other things possible. To develop tendencies or Saṃskāra. The mind can also adapt and change or Pariṇāma. Saṃskāra is the opposite of Pariṇāma." – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [Sāṃkhya postulates what appears and what causes it to appear......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/10/saṃkhya-postulates-what-appears-and-what-causes-it-to-appear/) - “Sāṃkhya postulates what appears and what causes it to appear." – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [Its the combination (of Guṇa) thats important......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/03/combination-guna-thats-important/) - "Its the combination (of Guṇa) thats important. There is the simile of the oil lamp in the Sāṃkhya Kārikā Śloka 13. The cotton wick - Light Property (Sattva) The basin or bowl - Heavy Property (Tamas) The oil - Flows this way or that (Rajas) The moment you dip the cotton in the oil it takes on that property. Thus the Guṇa work together to produce the flame." – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [Sāṃkhya proposes a permanent solution to suffering......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/04/saṃkhya-proposes-a-permanent-solution-to-suffering/) - "Sāṃkhya proposes a permanent solution to suffering. If we look and see. And see what produces what we see." – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [Sāṃkhya will not make sense to those people who have not......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/04/saṃkhya-will-not-make-sense-to-those-people-who-have-not/) - “Sāṃkhya will not make sense to those people who have not tried anything. i.e. Prayer, Mantra, Medicine." – TKV Desikachar on Sāṃkhya and Yoga - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers – 38 – Kriyā Yoga](https://yogastudies.org/2025/01/38-kriya-yoga/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are also thematically grouped as shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 9. Sādhana – Steps on the Path 1 – SĀDHANA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – KRIYĀ YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers – 41 – Antaraṅga Yoga](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/antaraṅga-yoga/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are also thematically grouped as shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 9. Sādhana – Steps on the Path 1 – SĀDHANA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – KRIYĀ YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 3 – AṢṬĀṄGA YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 4 – BĀHYĀṄGA YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 5 – ANTARAṄGA YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers – 40 – Bāhyāṅga Yoga](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-40-bahyaṅga-yoga/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are also thematically grouped as shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 9. Sādhana – Steps on the Path 1 – SĀDHANA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – KRIYĀ YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 3 – AṢṬĀṄGA YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 4 – BĀHYĀṄGA YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers – 39 – Aṣṭāṅga Yoga](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/39-aṣṭaṅga-yoga/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are also thematically grouped as shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 9. Sādhana – Steps on the Path 1 – SĀDHANA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – KRIYĀ YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 3 – AṢṬĀṄGA YOGA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [Kayena Vāca - Veda Chanting Short Closing Prayer with Translation](https://yogastudies.org/2015/12/veda-chanting-short-closing-prayer-with-translation/) - Veda Chanting Short Closing Prayer In this lineage this particular dedication is a vital part of the closing process within a chant practice or textual study context and was important to and constantly used by Krishnamacharya throughout his life. He also taught it to those of his direct students who studied chanting or the chant practices inherent in the study of associated Yoga texts with him within a traditional learning setting. It is also called a Sāttvika Tyāga. This relates to the concept of not giving up the action, just changing your relationship with your expectations around the fruits of the action. This Bhāvana is inherent in the meaning of the chant and is linked to the teachings around the surrender of the self. Further reflections on Krishnamacharya's teachings on the concept of Sāttvika Tyāga within the Bhagavad Gītā will be offered within a future post. kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā budhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt | karomi yadyatsakalaṃ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi || sarvaṃ śrī kṛṣṇārpaṇamastu || " My body, speech, mind, senses, intellect, essence, or outer and inner tendencies, All that I will do over and over, to the supreme Nārāyaṇa I offer." “All to the esteemed Kṛṣṇa I consign, let it be so.” View or download this Chant and Translation as a PDF. View or download this post Chant and Translation with chanting notations as a PDF. - [The way to better oneself is not to ponder over the past but.......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/04/the-way-to-better-oneself-is-not-to-ponder-over-the-past-but/) - "The way to better oneself is not to ponder over the past but to look ahead. Even Duḥkha is a great teacher. In fact it is the first and important step in the ladder of Viveka or clarity. The greatness of Patañjali is to look at Duḥkha as the stepping stone to success." - T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 16 - [The Force of the Past within the Face of the Present...](https://yogastudies.org/2022/07/the-force-of-the-past-within-the-face-of-the-present/) - “Working together with and directed by past impressions, the three Guṇa, Sattva, Rajas and Tamas determine whether the mind is calm, agitated or dull.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4 “Past impressions also determine the mind’s direction and quality of perception.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4 The less we act from within the field of the present moment, the more we re-act from within the field of past memories. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 4 “The mind acts in countless ways and all of them stem from the power of past Karma Vāsanā. This is why individuals differ from one another.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 6 - [So in many Yoga schools the beginning of change is suffering.....](https://yogastudies.org/2017/07/many-yoga-schools-beginning-change-suffering/) - "So in many Yoga schools the beginning of change is suffering. We find ourselves in a situation that we don't like. Even if we can do 500 Āsana or recite the Yoga Sūtra this suffering can be there. It is the absence of suffering that is the measure of Yoga." - TKV Desikachar - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 18 – The Das Indriya or ten senses of experience and action......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/01/the-das-indriya-or-ten-senses-of-experience-and-action/) - The Dasa Indriya or ten senses of experience and action, whilst seen as belonging to the Bāhya Aṅga or five external limbs in the eight limb Aṣṭa Aṅga Yoga of Patañjali, are also the gateway to the Antar Aṅga or three internal limbs. – Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 54 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers - [The greatness of Patañjali is to look at Duḥkha as the stepping stone to success.](https://yogastudies.org/2014/09/greatness-patanjali-look-duḥkha-stepping-stone-success/) - "The greatness of Patañjali is to look at Duḥkha as the stepping stone to success." - T Krishnamacharya’s commentary to Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 16 - [Also he (Patañjali) doesn't standardise the steps......](https://yogastudies.org/2012/12/also-he-doesnt-standardise-the-steps/) - "Also he (Patañjali) doesn't standardise the steps. Depending on the individual the practice varies. Nothing is gross or subtle. For example Āsana is gross to one person and subtle to another." – TKV Desikachar France 1983 - [The study of Yoga is a vast undertaking that requires sustained effort......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/01/the-study-of-yoga-is-a-vast-undertaking-that-requires-sustained-effort/) - Picture courtesy of KYM Archives अथ योगानुशासनम् ॥१॥ atha yogānuśāsanam Now follow the teachings of Yoga. - Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 1 "The study of Yoga is a vast undertaking that requires sustained effort and guidance. The term Atha signifies auspicious beginning, uninterrupted continuity, and an appropriate end. - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 37 - Sādhana](https://yogastudies.org/2025/01/37-sadhana/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are also thematically grouped as shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 9. Sādhana – Steps on the Path 1 – SĀDHANA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 36 - Indriya](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/36-indriya/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are also thematically grouped as shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 8. Sāṃkhya - Pathways for Awareness 1 – PURUṢA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – BUDDHI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 3 - AHAṂKĀRA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 4 - MANAS – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 5 - INDRIYA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 35 - Manas](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/35-manas/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are also thematically grouped as shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 8. Sāṃkhya - Pathways for Awareness 1 – PURUṢA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – BUDDHI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 3 - AHAṂKĀRA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 4 - MANAS – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 34 - Ahaṃkāra](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/34-ahaṃkara/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are also thematically grouped as shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 8. Sāṃkhya - Pathways for Awareness 1 – PURUṢA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – BUDDHI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 3 - AHAṂKĀRA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 33 - Buddhi](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/33-buddhi/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are also thematically grouped as shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 8. Sāṃkhya - Pathways for Awareness 1 – PURUṢA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – BUDDHI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 30 - Kāma](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/30-kama/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 7. Puruṣārtha – The Four Purposeful Aims of Existence 1 – DHARMA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – ARTHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 3 – KĀMA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 29 - Artha](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/29-artha/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 7. Puruṣārtha – The Four Purposeful Aims of Existence 1 – DHARMA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – ARTHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 31 - Mokṣa](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/31-mokṣa/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 7. Puruṣārtha – The Four Purposeful Aims of Existence 1 – DHARMA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 2 – ARTHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 3 – KĀMA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 4 – MOKṢA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 28 - Dharma](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-28-dharma/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 7. Puruṣārtha – The Four Purposeful Aims of Existence 1 – DHARMA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 32 - Puruṣa](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/32-puruṣa/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 8. Sāṃkhya - Pathways for Awareness 1 – PURUṢA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 27 - Vṛtti](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/27-vṛtti/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 22 – PRAKṚTI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 23 - GUṆA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 24 - KLEŚA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 25 - VĀSANA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 26 - SAṂSKĀRA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 27 - VṚTTI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 26 - Saṃskāra](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-26-saṃskara/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 22 – PRAKṚTI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 23 - GUṆA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 24 - KLEŚA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 25 - VĀSANA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 26 - SAṂSKĀRA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 24 - Kleśa](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/24-klesa/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 22 – PRAKṚTI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 23 - GUṆA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 24 - KLEŚA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 23 - Guṇa](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/23-guṇa/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 22 – PRAKṚTI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 23 - GUṆA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 22 - Prakṛti](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-22-prakṛti/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 22 – PRAKṚTI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 25 - Vāsanā](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/25-vasana/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 22 – PRAKṚTI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 23 - GUṆA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 24 - KLEŚA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 25 - VĀSANĀ – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 21 - Mantra](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/21-mantra/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 16 – HAṬHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 17 – RĀJA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 18 – JÑĀNA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 19 – KARMA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 20 – BHAKTI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 21 – MANTRA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 20 - Bhakti](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/20-bhakti/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 16 – HAṬHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 17 – RĀJA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 18 – JÑĀNA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 19 – KARMA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 20 – BHAKTI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 19 - Karma](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/19-karma/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 16 – HAṬHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 17 – RĀJA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 18 – JÑĀNA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 19 – KARMA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 18 - Jñāna](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-18-jnana/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 16 – HAṬHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 17 – RĀJA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 18 – JÑĀNA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 17 - Rāja](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-17-raja/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 16 – HAṬHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 17 – RĀJA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 16 - Haṭha](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/16-haṭha/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 16 – HAṬHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 15 - Agni](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/15-agni/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 13 – PRĀṆA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 14 – APĀNA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 15 – AGNI – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 14 - Apāna](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/14-apana/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 13 – PRĀṆA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 14 – APĀNA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 13 - Prāṇa](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/13-praṇa/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 13 – PRĀṆA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 12 - Viveka](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/12-viveka/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 9 – DUḤKHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 10 – AVIDYĀ – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 11 – KAIVALYA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 12 – VIVEKA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 11 - Kaivalya](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/11-kaivalya/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 9 – DUḤKHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 10 – AVIDYĀ – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 11 – KAIVALYA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 10 - Avidyā](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/10-avidya/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 9 – DUḤKHA – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF 10 – AVIDYĀ – View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links – Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 9 - Duḥkha](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-9-duḥkha/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 9 – DUḤKHA - View Related Glossary Quotes and Posts Links - Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF – View the accumulated 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 7 - Dhyāna](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/7-dhyana/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource and its roots in the Yoga teachings of T Krishnamacharya. The highlight words offered within this particular theme within the series so far are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 3 – ĀSANA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 4 – PRĀṆĀYĀMA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 5 - PRATYĀHĀRA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 6 - DHĀRAṆĀ View Word Link or Download as a PDF 7 - DHYĀNA View Word Link or Download as a PDF – View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 8 - Samādhi](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-8-samadhi/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, as well as - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 3 – ĀSANA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 4 – PRĀṆĀYĀMA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 5 - PRATYĀHĀRA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 6 - DHĀRAṆĀ View Word Link or Download as a PDF 7 - DHYĀNA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 8 - SAMĀDHI View Word Link or Download as a PDF – View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 4 - Prāṇāyāma](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/4-praṇayama/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the entire Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts. As we begin 2024 the glossary word count exceeds 1600, though inevitably this will continue to expand. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, - as well as Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are drawn from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. These guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 3 – ĀSANA View Glossary Link or Download as a Collated PDF 4 - PRĀṆĀYĀMA View Glossary Link or Download as a Collated PDF - View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers as Individual Posts - View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Core Concept Pointers - 5 - Pratyāhāra](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/5-pratyahara/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the entire Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts. As we begin 2024 the glossary word count exceeds 1600, though inevitably this will continue to expand. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, - as well as Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are drawn from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. These guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 3 – ĀSANA View Glossary Link or Download as a Collated PDF 4 - PRĀṆĀYĀMA View Glossary Link or Download as a Collated PDF 5 - PRATYĀHĀRA View Glossary Link or Download as a Collated PDF - View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 6 - Dhāraṇā](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-6-dharaṇa/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts, such as the Yoga Rahasya. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, - as well as Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are collated from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. Together, these guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this group within the series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 3 – ĀSANA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 4 – PRĀṆĀYĀMA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 5 - PRATYĀHĀRA View Word Link or Download as a PDF 6 - DHĀRAṆĀ View Word Link or Download as a PDF – View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 3 - Āsana](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/3-asana/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the entire Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts. As we near 2024 the glossary word count exceeds 1600, though inevitably this will continue to expand. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, - as well as Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are drawn from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. These guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 3 – ĀSANA View Glossary Link or Download as a Collated PDF - View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers as Individual Posts - View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 1 - Yoga](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/1-yoga/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the entire Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts. As we near 2024 the glossary word count exceeds 1600, though inevitably this will continue to expand. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, - as well as Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are drawn from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. These guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 1 – YOGA View Glossary Link or Download as a Collated PDF - View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers as Individual Posts - View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers - 2 - Viniyoga](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/2-viniyoga/) - A lesser known facet of the Yoga Texts and Freenotes section of the Website is the Romanised Saṃskṛta Core Glossary and Cross Reference Guide. It started life as word by word linked index for the online Yoga Sūtra verses offering a meaning and a cross Sūtra reference resource when exploring related verses. However, as more Yoga Related Texts were added to the online Database, it was obvious that the glossary needed to include relevant terms from other textual sources that matched or correlated with those in the Yoga Sūtra. So, the glossary now includes terms from related sources such as the entire Sāṃkhya Kārikā and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gītā, and Haṭha Yoga Texts. As we near 2024 the glossary word count exceeds 1600, though inevitably this will continue to expand. The core word is shown in Romanised Saṃskṛta and Devanāgarī script, along with a suggested translation, or alternative options where it holds different meanings within different contexts. These meanings are complemented by cross referencing with Similar, Opposite and Related Concept options around the Core Word. Also added to these categories are: - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles, - as well as Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes arranged in Textual and Practice listings. Both offer further insight and are drawn from all the posts involving the Core Word in the Yoga Journal and the Yoga Texts and Freenotes sections of the website. These guidelines will hopefully help the reader navigate and utilise the ever increasing resources within the Glossary. Meanwhile, as a further study and practice guide, a 108 Saṃskṛta Glossary Word Pointers Series is offered as an invitation into the depth and breadth of this online resource. The highlight words offered within this series are shown below. 108 SAṂSKṚTA CORE CONCEPT POINTERS 1 – YOGA View Glossary Link or Download as a Collated PDF 2 – VINIYOGA View Glossary Link or Download as a Collated PDF - View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers as Individual Posts - View 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Collected and Collated - [Learning Support for Chanting the Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya](https://yogastudies.org/2013/12/learning-support-for-chanting-the-gitartha-saṃgraha-of-sri-yamunacarya/) - Śrī Yāmuna was the grandson of the 9th century sage Śrī Nāthamuni and a forebear of T Krishnamacharya. His 32 verse commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā is called the Gītārtha Saṃgraha. It is seen as one of the most elegant and succinct available. From my personal library of recordings of my teacher. To Download or Listen To Download the Chant Sheet with Romanised Saṃskṛta - [T Krishnamacharya's accomplishments should not be defined just by his more well known characterisations......](https://yogastudies.org/2020/10/t-krishnamacharyas-accomplishments-should-not-be-defined-just-by-his-more-well-known-characterisations/) - I feel Krishnamacharya's accomplishments should not be defined just by his more well known characterisations, such as his remarkable philosophical background being applied to contextualising traditional Indian texts from within a Yoga viewpoint, or his unique access to Haṭha teachings and texts and innovating from these resources when choreographing modern postural Āsana synthesises for children and young adults. "All of Krishnamacharya’s and Desikachar’s life work focused on the training of students, some of whom then went on to become teachers." However, what he is less well known for is his work with individual students, probably because it happened behind closed doors and students rarely had cause to speak about it to others. Nor would they have reason to want to teach it to others as it had been taught to them, as it was given at a particular moment in time, within a unique situation, with a specific purpose and within a private, rather than a public group setting. - [You do your group of Āsana linked like words in a sentence.........](https://yogastudies.org/2017/12/group-asana-linked-like-words-sentence/) - "Another important thing that he has understood is that these Āsana should not be taken one by one, they have to be taken as a group and as a composition. This means you don't do headstand on Monday, shoulder stand on Tuesday, you do your group of Āsana linked like words in a sentence." – TKV Desikachar from lectures on ‘The Yoga of T Krishnamacharya’, given at Zinal, Switzerland 1981. - [There is a place for God in Every Being.....](https://yogastudies.org/2017/12/there-is-a-place-for-god-in-every-being/) - Picture courtesy of KYM Archives "The Sūtra does not require the Gem. But the Gem requires the Sūtra. Just like there is a hole in every Gem, there is a place for God in Every Being and that hole is the Heart." – T Krishnamacharya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven verse 7 - [Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 5 - Bhāvana for the Breath in Kumbhaka](https://yogastudies.org/2017/12/bhavana-for-the-breath-in-kumbhaka/) - Prāṇāyāma Pointer 5 - Bhāvana for exploring Kumbhaka Explore the Antar Kumbhaka with a soft holding. Explore the Bāhya Kumbhaka with a firm surrender. Link to Posts Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - [We should never forget what Patañjali has said......](https://yogastudies.org/2017/12/never-forget-patanjali-said/) - Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 6 - "tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ". "We should never forget what Patañjali has said - Teach according to the strength, resources and weakness of the individual". - TKV Desikachar - [Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 21 – Our Yoga Teaching needs to be an appurtenance to our Yoga Practice.](https://yogastudies.org/2018/01/yoga-teaching-needs-appurtenance-yoga-practice/) - Our Yoga Teaching needs to be an appurtenance to our Yoga Practice. Rather than our Yoga Practice being an appurtenance to our Yoga Teaching. Link to Series: 108 Teaching Path Pointers - [Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 25 – The commercialised in-Corporation of Viniyoga......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/01/commercialised-corporation-viniyoga/) - The Commercialised in-Corporation of Viniyoga is in danger of becoming a parody of the Personalised incorporation of viniyoga. Link to Series: 108 Teaching Path Pointers - [The current world of Yoga seems to be made up of many small parts......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/01/current-world-yoga-seems-made-many-small-parts/) - “The current world of Yoga seems to be made up of many small parts, each one competing with and often confusing the other. This is not consistent with the spirit of Yoga, whose very meaning is ‘to unite’.” - TKV Desikachar May 2002 - [When Kleśa are on the move, time should not be lost......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/01/klesa-move-time-not-lost/) - "When Kleśa are on the move, time should not be lost. Reflection is a must. Reduction of all the factors that increase Rajas and Tamas, including right food, company, study and Niyama is a must. Without them, reflection leading to a reduction of the power of Kleśa will not work." - T Krishnamacharya commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 11 - [There is no style to the Yoga Sūtra......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/01/no-style-yoga-sutra/) - "There is no style to the Yoga Sūtra. The only style is your style. We can see this from the number of alternatives Patañjali proposes to give us strength of mind, or allow us to do something we cannot do before." - TKV Desikachar - [The Saṅga must be springing from a common source if we want it to live......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/01/saṅga-must-springing-common-source-want-live/) - "The Saṅga must be springing from a common source if we want it to live. It's not a question of legal status nor physical meetings. It is not the doing that will make the Saṅga." - TKV Desikachar speaking with his senior Western students London 1998 - [Patañjali says that the only way to understand yourself......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/02/patanjali-says-way-understand/) - "Patañjali says that the only way to understand yourself is to understand what is outside of yourself. He also says that the more you talk about yourself the less you know about yourself." - TKV Desikachar - [Those who talk have not seen, have not felt a quality of Ānanda......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/02/talk-not-seen-not-felt-quality-ananda/) - "Those who talk have not seen, have not felt a quality of Ānanda. This is why we have to be careful how we represent ourselves in Yoga. It is by this that Yoga is judged." - TKV Desikachar - [Is desire the problem or.......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/02/is-desire-the-problem-or/) - "Is desire the problem or, not fulfilling the desire the problem?" - TKV Desikachar speaking with his senior Western students London 1998 - [Yoga Sūtra Study Pointers – 30 – Yoga is more about looking inwards at what we fear most.......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/02/yoga-looking-inwards-fear/) - Yoga is about looking inwards, at what we fear most. Rather than looking outwards, at what we desire most. – Reflections on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 9 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers - [Following the Guru’s destination is another way....](https://yogastudies.org/2018/02/following-gurus-destination-another-way-losing/) - "Following the Guru’s destination is another way of losing yourself. The Yoga concept of Svadharma means 'your own Dharma' or 'your own way'." – TKV Desikachar - [I don't think anybody can identify 'Krishnamacharya's style'......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/02/dont-think-anybody-can-identify-krishnamacharyas-style/) - "He has developed so much in his teaching, made so many changes, that I don't think anybody can identify 'Krishnamacharya's style'. One person will say one thing, and a few minutes later somebody else will say, no, no, this is what he taught me. So fortunately it solved the problem of the 'Krishnamacharya style', unless you are unwilling to see, of course." – TKV Desikachar from lectures on ‘The Yoga of T Krishnamacharya’, given at Zinal, Switzerland 1981. - [Jñāna is one who understands what is to be given up and......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/02/jnana-one-understands-given/) - “Jñāna is one who understands what is to be given up and what is to be sought." – T Krishnamacharya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven verse 19 - [The masters taught us to move from a deeper source......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/02/masters-taught-us-move-deeper-source/) - "Another important aspect is that the masters taught us to move from a deeper source, not just from muscles and joints." - TKV Desikachar France 1984 - [Yoga is when the mind is completely absorbed in the great force within.](https://yogastudies.org/2018/03/yoga-mind-completely-absorbed-great-force-within/) - "Yoga is when the mind is completely absorbed in the great force within." – TKV Desikachar France August 1983 - [Postural Practice Pointers – 15 – Forward Bending and Prāṇa to Apāna Breathing](https://yogastudies.org/2018/03/forward-bending-praṇa-apana-breathing/) - Postural Practice Pointer 15 - Forward bending and Prāṇa to Apāna Breathing When moving away from the lower limbs during forward bend Āsana, move firstly by as if arching from the arms and upper back, before ultimately arching from the lower back. In terms of a Bhāvana during the movement, the focus is on inhaling from Prāṇa Sthāna towards Apāna Sthāna. Thus breathing as if from the upper chest towards the lower abdomen. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers - [What are the effects of Kriyā Yoga?](https://yogastudies.org/2018/03/what-are-the-effects-of-kriya-yoga/) - “What are the effects of Kriyā Yoga? Samādhi Bhāvana - The ability to pursue the right practice that brings one closer to Īśvara. Kleśa Tanū Karaṇa - Reduction of those obstacles that we have somehow acquired through wrong actions, leading to undesirable and bitter experiences.” – T Krishnamacharya commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 2 - [Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 9 – Pratiloma Ujjāyī is both an elegant and eloquent Prāṇāyāma technique.](https://yogastudies.org/2019/05/pratiloma-ujjayi-is-both-an-elegant-and-eloquent-praṇayama-technique/) - Prāṇāyāma Pointer 9 – Pratiloma Ujjāyī is both...... Pratiloma Ujjāyī is both an elegant and eloquent Prāṇāyāma technique. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - [Yoga Practice Pointers – 90 – In the beginning of our journey into the arts of Āsana and Prāṇāyāma....](https://yogastudies.org/2022/01/in-the-beginning-of-our-journey-into-the-arts-of-asana-and-pranayama/) - In the beginning of our journey into the arts of Āsana and Prāṇāyāma, the outcome of our exploration into the breath in Āsana sets a direction and parameters for the beginnings of our exploration into how and where to develop the breath in Prāṇāyāma. As we establish, progress and refine our practice of Prāṇāyāma, the strengths and issues that arise from our practice of Prāṇāyāma invite a subtler investigation of the breath in Āsana. This investigation with its reciprocal and yet increasingly subtle direction offers a more precise guidance for where and how we revisit and engage with our work with the breath in Āsana. Over time we come to both realise and experience the uniqueness of the breath within each of these two arts and the increasingly subtle development of the qualities of the relationship between the breath in Āsana, with that of the breath in Prāṇāyāma. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [Yoga Practice Pointers – 91 – Sometimes the Vinyāsa Krama or special placing of steps from is more......](https://yogastudies.org/2022/01/sometimes-the-vinyasa-krama-or-special-placing-of-steps-from-is-more/) - Sometimes the Vinyāsa Krama, or special placing of steps from, is more important than the steps to. At other times the Vinyāsa Krama, or special placing of steps to, is more important than the steps from. In our life as well as our practice. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [Yoga Practice Pointers – 93 – Then there are those Āsana that you learn solely for practices other than Āsana.](https://yogastudies.org/2022/02/asana-take-solely-practices-asana/) - Then there are those Āsana that you learn solely for practices other than Āsana. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [Yoga Sūtra Study Pointers – 151 – Yoga is about being more with the experience of seeing...](https://yogastudies.org/2022/08/yoga-is-about-being-more-with-the-experience-of-seeing/) - Yoga is about being more with the experience of seeing rather than the experience of the seen. Bhogā is about being more with the experience of the seen rather than the experience of seeing. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 3 T Krishnamacharya Sūtra Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Sūtra Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Sūtra Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali Paul’s Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers – 9 – Better not to confuse what are merely meditational practices...](https://yogastudies.org/2022/08/better-not-to-confuse-what-are-merely-meditational-practices/) - Better not to confuse what are merely meditational practices, with the practice of meditation. The former may be taught as a learning step towards the latter. The latter is something that really can't be taught, but can be learnt. Link to Series: 108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 47 – There is also a third factor besides voluntary efforts and involuntary effects...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/there-is-also-a-third-factor-besides-voluntary-and-involuntary/) - A third factor, that of Respect for Responses 1. There is also a third factor besides the relationship between voluntary efforts and involuntary effects, namely a person's response to the notion of effort and effect. In the travel from our everyday postures to Yoga postures we need to consider respect for the idea of responses. We can often ignore the body's response to our efforts within our aims and intentions for ideals, such as in Āsana. Voluntary efforts and involuntary effects are the variables. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 59 – In Āsana the use of metronome should be limited...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/in-asana-the-use-of-metronome-should-be-limited/) - In Āsana the use of metronome should be limited and used as a check on your breathing. Such as, where you are using a long Prāṇa breath one could use a metronome to check the count. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 52 – Although the inhale is the exploratory means to learn...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/although-the-inhale-is-the-exploratory-means-to-learn/) - Although the inhale is the exploratory means to learn more about the Prāṇa Sthāna, it is initially the exhale that will teach us about the Apāna Sthāna, and here is a primary means in the application of Āsana as a therapy. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated and Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary and Ancillary Techniques - [Sūtra Study Pointers – 207 – According to Patañjali, we initiate our Sādhana by firstly looking...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/according-to-patanjali-we-initiate-our-sadhana-by-firstly-looking/) - According to Patañjali, we initiate our Sādhana by firstly looking at ourselves, in terms of our Personal Svadharma via Kriya Yoga. This aspect of our Sādhana involves the three activities that nurture a state of Yoga, namely self-discipline, self–inquiry and self–awareness. From there we can be clearer about what is our place and potential within the role and purpose of the Universal Dharma inherent within the Bāhya Aṅga aspect of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga in Chapter Two. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Yoga Practice Pointers – 108 – Āsana Practice needs a Mat and a Map...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/asana-practice-needs-a-mat-and-a-map/) - Āsana Practice needs a Mat and a Map. Of the two the more important question is, what Map are you using, rather than, what Mat are you using? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 40 – The Body is a vehicle for the Breath...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/the-body-is-a-vehicle-for-the-breath/) - The Body is a vehicle for the Breath. The Breath is a vehicle for the Spirit. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [108 Study Path Pointers – 16 – Defining our relationship with spirit is an inquiry......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/07/defining-our-relationship-with-spirit-is-an-inquiry/) - na iti na iti – not this, nor this “Defining our relationship with spirit, is an inquiry into re-defining our relationship with matter.” – Paul Harvey on Bṛhad Āraṇyaka Upaniṣat IV.5.15 Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers – 13 – In the Indian tradition some Mantra are known as Mahāvakya...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/108-chanting-practice-pointers-15-in-the-indian-tradition-some-mantra-are-known-as-mahavakya/) - In the Indian tradition some Mantra are known as Mahāvakya or great sayings. They express and re-mind us, in both a mystical and poetical way, of the presence of the eternal Awareness within the everyday flux of existence. There is one such Mahāvakya, renowned and beautiful in its profound simplicity as a heuristic means for revelation, whether your Sādhana traverses either of two paths. Either, the Sādhana path of Jñana Dhyānam or, the Sādhana path of Bhakti Dhyānam. Namely: तत् त्वम् असि Tat Tvam Asi ॥ “That Thou Art” - Paul Harvey on Chāndogya Upaniṣad VI.8.7 Download this post as a PDF Link to Series: 108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers - [Fixing the Manas in a particular place...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/fixing-the-mind-in-a-particular-place/) - "Fixing the Manas in a particular place, disciplining the senses, seated in a proper posture, a person begins Yoga for Citta Śuddhi." – T Krishnamacharya on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six verse 12 View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [Ekāgratā is compared to the sharp tip of the steady flame...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/ekagrata-is-compared-to-the-sharp-tip-of-the-steady-flame/) - "Ekāgratā is compared to the sharp tip of the steady flame of a Ghee Lamp when not exposed to any wind. In other words, the mind should not move anywhere else other than in the direction fixed for Dhāraṇā. Obviously the Viṣaya for Dhāraṇā and Dhyānam should be the same. The stronger the Dhāraṇā, the steadier the Dhyānam." – T Krishnamacharya on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six verse 19 View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [Use Samavṛtti in Prāṇāyāma to reduce the power of Rajas & Tamas.](https://yogastudies.org/2015/10/use-samavrtti-ratio-in-pranayama-to-reduce-the-power-of-rajas-and-tamas/) - "Use Samavṛtti in Prāṇāyāma to reduce the power of Rajas and Tamas." - T Krishnamacharya on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Five verse 27 View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [Fix yourself on something that doesn't change....](https://yogastudies.org/2016/01/fix-yourself-on-something-that-doesnt-change/) - "Fix yourself on something that doesn't change and seek something higher than material things." – T Krishnamacharya on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 45 View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [The seeker of the Lord gets everything...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/the-seeker-of-the-lord-gets-everything/) - "The seeker of the Lord gets everything: Wealth, Power or Knowledge. What is most desirable? To surrender without any deviation or motivation." – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Twelve (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Eight) View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [The abilities of people are different...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/the-abilities-of-people-are-different/) - "The abilities of people are different. At least in the beginning." "You should never go beyond your capacity. You should never go below your capacity." "If somebody has a higher potential, let them go to a higher level." "Each step must precede the next." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 6 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [In 1.33 four issues are taken which either disturb the mind or increase...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/in-1-33-four-issues-are-taken-which-either-disturb-the-mind-or-increase/) - "In 1.33 four issues are taken which either disturb the mind or increase disturbance already in the mind. e.g. I see someone happy and I become unhappy. The Bhāvana here is to visualise something that will help the situation. An agitated mind is not only a nuisance for ourselves, but also for others. So we need to visualise something else. These four ideas will help us maintain a state of Citta Prasādanam in different situations. So, no Īśvara Praṇidhānā, just Bhāvana on society and our relationships with others." - TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 33 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Patañjali offers four Bhāvana as a conscious effort...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/patanjali-offers-four-bhavana-as-a-conscious-effort/) - "Patañjali offers four Bhāvana, as a conscious effort to visualise something we are not able to visualise. An effort to not let the mind follow the usual track, but to say no, let me look at this in another way." - TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 33 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The Westernisation/Modernisation of Yoga Āsana with its emphasis on structural focus......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/02/the-westernisation-of-yoga-asana-with-its-emphasis-on-structural-focus/) - The Westernisation/Modernisation of Yoga Āsana with its increasing emphasis on structural postural focus according to the latest postural trends or particular flavour of the teachers style are prominent within the modern diversity which sees Yoga taught as only a Postural Practice and extending into many varied fields of exercise ranging from Aqua Yoga to Zen Yoga. However there are questions that increasingly need to be asked within these approaches, especially where the boundaries around what is now generically grouped Yoga Āsana, blur into more generalised concepts of Yoga as hot exercise, cool exercise, medicalised exercise, meditative exercise, etc. Otherwise in this simplification or reductionism of Yoga into Āsana, into modern postural exercise, or the current increasing mis-identification of postural exercise with Yoga, or even more tragic, with Yoga itself; the deeper purposeful principles within the relationship of the physical body, within the energetic body, within the psychic body, disappear in the search for perfect posture, perfect performance, perfect structural integrity, safe postural practice, etc. - [Different factors affect the Mind and whatever affects the mind affects me...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/different-factors-affect-the-mind-and-whatever-affects-the-mind-affects-me/) - "Different factors affect the mind and whatever affects the mind affects me, since we are linked to the mind. The mind is always in some relationship, even silence, Maunam, will become an object for the mind. So, if we can look at something auspicious, I will not be affected. This is the notion of Īśvara. However, when such a possibility doesn't exist and a person cannot link with undivided attention, we require some other means. e.g. Arjuna doubts Kṛṣṇa Therefore, we have to accept some other means. So while Īśvara Praṇidhānā is the highest, the reality is that other means need to be offered to quieten the mind. Here it is Citta Prasādanam." - TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 33 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Āsana Planning question example around a 25-30′ practice, focused around Staying in both Nāvāsana and Śalabhāsana…](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/asana-planning-question-example-around-a-25-30′-practice-focused-around-staying-in-both-navasana-and-salabhasana/) - Example sketch from a one-to-one Yoga teaching theory session. Involving an Āsana planning question on a 25-30′ long practice, focused around staying in both Navāsana and Śalabhāsana, for an intermediate level Āsana practitioner. Download a PDF version of this practice Yoga Practice Planning Examples Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [It is not possible for everyone to reach the same level of meditation...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/it-is-not-possible-for-everyone-to-reach-the-same-level-of-meditation/) - "It is not possible for everyone to reach the same level of meditation. Even meditation should be taught or presented in stages. It should be used at a level suitable to the student and gradually increased; start simply and increase in complexity. This is dependant on the growth of the student and according to the purpose." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 6 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Each person has their own threshold or level...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/each-person-has-their-own-threshold-or-level/) - "Each person has their own threshold or level. But the nature of Rāga and Dveṣa, which are beginningless and endless, affects our desire." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 6 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Nobody is 'unfit' to do Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/nobody-is-unfit-to-do-yoga/) - "Nobody is 'unfit' to do Yoga. It is a question of finding the right starting point." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 6 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Ekatra refers to the choice of one thing...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/ekatra-refers-to-the-choice-of-one-thing/) - "Ekatra refers to the choice of one thing and going into that over a period of time. So, only one direction regularly in the practice of Dhāraṇā, Dhyānā and Samādhi." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 4 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 206 – Can reflection on the relationship between Svadharma and Dharma be deepened...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/06/can-reflection-on-the-relationship-between-svadharma-and-dharma-be-deepened/) - Can reflection on the relationship between Svadharma and Dharma be deepened through the lens of viewing Niyama within Kriya Yoga, and Yama as within Aṣṭāṅga Yoga? This viewpoint, offered by Patañjali, is one that suggests a preliminary Personal Svadharma Sādhana, in terms of the three Niyama introduced as Kriya Yoga in the opening section in the Sādhana Pādaḥ. Here, this foundational relationship offers a Vinyāsa Krama towards how we can intelligently embrace the more complex Universal Dharma Sādhana, in terms of the five Yama within the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, that follows later in the Sādhana Pādaḥ of the Yoga Sūtra. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [The end of the Āsana practice is very important...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/05/the-end-of-the-asana-practice-is-very-important/) - "The end of the Āsana practice is very important, because it is fatigue which affects the muscles. Whereas, in the beginning of the Āsana practice, it is more usually stiffness. So, to rest and repeat an Āsana is better, or work more in static seated Āsana. This will help to keep the fatigue level lower." - TKV Desikachar Chennai 1979 Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Arm Balance, Backbend, Seated, Sitting Āsana & Āsana Associated Mudrā - [Āsana Planning question example around a 25-30′ practice, focused around both Dhanurāsana and Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana…](https://yogastudies.org/2025/05/asana-planning-question-around-a-25-30′-practice-focused-around-both-dhanurasana-and-upaviṣṭa-koṇasana/) - Example sketch from a one-to-one Yoga teaching theory session. Involving an Āsana planning question on a 25-30′ long practice, focused around at least 8 breaths in both Dhanurāsana and Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana, for an intermediate level Āsana practitioner. Download a PDF version of this practice Yoga Practice Planning Examples Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Arm Balance, Backbend, Seated, Sitting Āsana & Āsana Associated Mudrā - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 15 – The Yoga of cause and effect...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/05/the-yoga-of-cause-and-effect/) - “The Yoga of cause and effect, animate and inanimate, spirit and matter.” – Paul Harvey on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [Vinyāsa Krama for Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana from TKV Desikachar's Notebooks](https://yogastudies.org/2018/05/vinyasa-krama-for-upavista-konasana/) - An example of a Vinyāsa Krama for an Āsana, this one for Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana, from TKV Desikachar's personal notebooks. View or Download this example as a PDF - [Āsana Planning question around a 25-30′ practice, focused around Staying in both Nāvāsana and Baddha Koṇāsana…](https://yogastudies.org/2025/05/asana-planning-question-around-a-25-30′-practice-focused-around-staying-in-both-navasana-and-baddha-koṇasana/) - Example sketch from a one-to-one Yoga teaching theory session. Involving an Āsana planning question on a 25-30′ long practice, focused around staying 6 breaths in both Navāsana and Baddha Koṇāsana, for an intermediate level Āsana practitioner. Download a PDF version of this practice Yoga Practice Planning Examples Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Variations of Āsana to make Nāvāsana more accessible......](https://yogastudies.org/2017/04/variations-asana-make-navasana-accessible/) - Practice Study Question around Āsana Planning Theory: Identify a minimum of two variations of preparatory Āsana which can be used to make Nāvāsana more accessible. To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet - [The Art of Setting Priorities for Āsana and Yoga Body Practice...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/05/the-art-of-setting-priorities-for-asana-and-yoga-body-practice/) - The Art of Setting Priorities for Āsana and Yoga Body Practice This involves developing, through theoretical contexting and kinesiological examination, our interactions with and personal practice experience into how we can appreciate the roles of and relationships between: - Primary Āsana for Yoga Body Practice - Primary Support Āsana for Yoga Body Practice - Secondary Support Āsana for Yoga Body Practice - Link Support Āsana for Yoga Body Practice - Other Āsana for Yoga Body Practice - [Nāma, Rūpa, Lakṣana – The Name, Form and Characteristics of Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/nama-rupa-lakṣana-the-name-form-and-characteristics-of-asana/) - Āsana practice also implies as well as practicing, we need to know something about the Āsana we are going to work with as we introduce, persevere and develop and especially personalise our practice. Hence we have to both practice but also have some theoretical background in order to context an Āsana in itself and in relationship to both other Āsana and to Yoga. Thus, guided studies through all the aspects involved in Āsana practice and teaching within the field of Āsana involved firstly, as an adjunct to embracing a personal practice, getting to know one's tools in terms of what. In other words, how to use them without any particular consideration of who, or even why. This learning into what are the tools we use in Yoga practice and how we learn to apply them on a personal basis, as a novice musician might with regard to their art, were essential first steps. These steps into what and how also preceded learning on how to apply these tools as a Yoga teacher. Even here though, should we be interested in imparting Yoga to others, is it to a person or group wishing to explore and learn the principles as well as the practice? In other words, being involved with a student wanting to learn Yoga for Yoga, rather than the more usual demand of coming to Yoga for X, Y or Z. The first aspect within this approach to Yoga as Yoga is study around the definition, meaning and context of Āsana as a primary tool. This first step encompasses the concepts of Nāma, Rūpa and Lakṣaṇa or what is the name, form and characteristics of the Āsana we wish to engage with. - [The Art of Exploring Priorities through Āsana and the Yoga Body...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/the-art-of-exploring-priorities-through-asana-and-the-yoga-body/) - The Art of Exploring Priorities through Āsana and the Yoga Body One of the learnings in the Viniyoga of Yoga approach is exploring how to set priorities when establishing a core Āsana practice. Within which, we need to consider both short-term and long-term goals when choosing which Āsana to focus on and develop. All within our quest for an understanding of what is the place and role of Āsana in a personal Yoga practice. This also implies being interested in the both the energetic and the structural principles that underpin the selection, application and practice of Āsana. Thus, respecting the principles of Haṭha Yoga and their place, importance and relevance within what is often termed Modern Postural Yoga. - [108 Chanting Practice Pointers – 4 – Thus the meditator moving upward by the Mantra obtains Svatantra](https://yogastudies.org/2015/08/thus-the-meditator-moving-upward-by-the-mantra-obtains-svatantra/) - As the spider moving upward by the thread obtains free space, thus assuredly the meditator, moving upward by the Mantra obtains Svatantra (self dependence). - Maitrī Upaniṣad Chapter Six verse 22 Link to Series: 108 Chanting Practice Pointers - [The first part of the Āsana practice is very important...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/05/the-first-part-of-the-asana-practice-is-very-important/) - "The first part of the practice is very important, as it requires a slow examination to determine the state of the body and mind. This enables one to decide what form the practice should take." - TKV Desikachar Chennai 1979 - [By observing how the breath responds in Āsana......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/09/by-observing-how-the-breath-responds-in-asana/) - "By observing how the breath responds in Āsana i.e. Forward Bending. Backward Bends. Lying Postures. Inverted Postures. Twist Poses. As to whether there is a better quality in either inhalation or exhalation, one can decide how to proceed in Prāṇāyāma.” – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 8 – Meditation is about the quality of the effort rather than......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/04/meditation-quality-effort-rather/) - Meditation is about the quality of the effort, rather than the fruit of the time. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 13 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 9 – Within the effort of trying to remain there not clinging......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/08/within-effort-trying-remain-clinging-arises/) - Within the effort of trying to remain there not clinging to what arises within the effort of trying to remain there not clinging to what arises within the effort of trying to remain there not clinging to what arises within the effort of trying to remain there not........ - Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 13 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 15 – Negative reasoning such as harming and the rest......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/01/negative-reasoning-such-as-harming-and-the-rest/) - Negative reasoning such as harming and the rest; may be done, brought about, or by approval; is preceded by greed, anger or delusion; may be mild, moderate or intense; its infinite fruits are suffering and ignorance; thus cultivate the opposite side. - Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 34 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 205 – Reflecting on the relationship between Kriyā Yoga and Aṣṭāṅga Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/05/reflecting-on-the-relationship-between-kriya-yoga-and-aṣṭaṅga-yoga/) - According to Patañjali, we firstly need to appreciate how we choose to inhabit our inner space, within our personal world, as in the Niyama within Kriyā Yoga . Only from there can we more fully appreciate how we can choose how we inhabit our outer space, within our interpersonal world, as in the Yama within Aṣṭāṅga Yoga. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Āsana Planning question around a 25-30′ practice, focused around Vīrabhadrāsana and Dhanurāsana…](https://yogastudies.org/2025/04/asana-planning-question-around-a-25-30′-practice-focused-around-virabhadrasana-and-dhanurasana/) - Example sketch from a one-to-one Yoga teaching theory session. With an Āsana planning question on a 25-30′ long practice, focused around Vīrabhadrāsana and Dhanurāsana, for an intermediate level Āsana practitioner. Download a PDF version of this practice Yoga Practice Planning Examples Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Āsana Planning question around a 25'-30' practice, focused on Stay in Janu Śīrṣāsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/planning-question-around-a-25-long-practice-focused-on-stay-in-janu-sirṣasana/) - Example sketch from a one-to-one Yoga teaching theory session. With an Āsana planning question on a 25-30' long practice, with Stay in Janu Śīrṣāsana, for an intermediate level Āsana student. Download a PDF version of this practice Yoga Practice Planning Examples Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Āsana Planning question around a 25-30′ practice, focused around Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and Bhujaṅgāsana…](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/planning-question-around-a-25-30′-practice-focused-around-parivṛtti-trikoṇasana-and-bhujaṅgasana/) - Example sketch from a one-to-one Yoga teaching theory session. With an Āsana planning question on a 25-30′ long practice, focused around Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and Bhujaṅgāsana, for an intermediate level Āsana practitioner. Within this proposal are two options following on from the Standing Āsana, namely Kneeling to Back Bend to Lying, or, Lying to Back Bend to Lying. Download a PDF version of this practice Yoga Practice Planning Examples Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Chanting Practice Pointers – 15 – As with any skill in the application of learning...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/04/as-with-any-skill-in-the-application-of-learning/) - As with any skill in the application of learning, it is only through personal transmission that the student’s individually unique chanting needs can be truly met, in terms of access to and process with all of the six phonetic crafts, namely: 1. Varṇa - Saṃskṛta Pronouncing 2. Svara - Musical Pitch 3. Mātrā - Saṃskṛta Timing 4. Bala - Vocal Strength 5. Sāma - Ability to Sustain a Note 6. Saṃtāna - Continuity of Breath and Sound Link to Series: 108 Chanting Practice Pointers – Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources – Link to Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [Yoga Postures in Practice - A series on Āsana by Paul Part 4 Utkaṭāsana](https://yogastudies.org/2016/07/yoga-postures-in-practice-a-series-on-asana-by-paul-part-4-utkatasana/) - Building our Support with Utkatasana The fourth in a series of articles on the core principles for asana practice as taught to me by my teacher TKV Desikachar. - [Yoga Postures in Practice - A series on Āsana by Paul Part 2 Tāḍāsana](https://yogastudies.org/2016/01/yoga-postures-in-practice-a-series-on-asana-by-paul-harvey-part-2/) - Growing from our Roots with Tadasana The second in a series of articles on the core principles for asana practice as taught to me by my teacher TKV Desikachar. - [Yoga Postures in Practice - A series on Āsana Part One - Moving into our Bodies with Samasthiti](https://yogastudies.org/2015/12/part-one-moving-into-our-bodies-with-samasthiti/) - Moving into our Bodies with Samasthiti The first in a series of articles on the core principles for asana practice as taught to me by my teacher TKV Desikachar. - [Yoga Postures in Practice - A series on Āsana by Paul Part 3 Uttānāsana](https://yogastudies.org/2016/02/yoga-postures-in-practice-a-series-on-asana-by-paul-harvey-part-3/) - Moving from our Spine with Uttanasana The third in a series of articles on the core principles for asana practice as taught to me by my teacher TKV Desikachar. - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 10 – Forward Bends are Back Stretches](https://yogastudies.org/2017/08/108-postural-practice-pointers-10-forward-bends-back-stretches/) - Postural Practice Pointer 10 – Forward bends are Paścimatāna Āsana or Back Stretches Forward Bends are back stretching Āsana in terms of Bhāvana. Thus in Paścimatāna Āsana one of the foci is on avoiding pushing from the lower back as you bend forward. Thus move forward from the abdominal area by drawing it back, to encourage the lower back to respond by lengthening. If we push from the lower back in forward bends, such as Paścimatānāsana, it can tighten this area, thus inhibiting the focus on the quality of the Apāna Lakṣaṇa, as well as transferring stress to the sacrum, hips and hamstrings. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Postural Practice Pointers - 3 – Forward Bending and the Abdomen](https://yogastudies.org/2016/03/108-postural-practice-pointers-3/) - Postural Pointer 3 - Forward Bending and the Role of the Abdomen Bhāvana on Forward Bending and the role of the Abdomen, when moving into Paścimatāna Āsana such as Uttānāsana. In terms of Kinesiological, Physiological or Energetic criteria. Better to move forward pulling back from the abdomen, rather than pushing forwards from the lower back. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [The re-action of Tapas should lead you towards Svādhyāya......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/05/the-re-action-of-tapas-should-lead-you-towards-svadhyaya/) - "Svādhyāya - Reflecting on our actions will tell us something about oneself. The word means going toward oneself. The re-action of Tapas should lead you towards Svādhyāya. Also means study of texts. For example Haṭha Pradīpikā and Pūrṇa Matsyendrāsana. Is the effect different from what it said will happen? This leads to Svādhyāya and Anumāna or to a teacher." - TKV Desikachar France 1983 - [How rigorous should we be in the practice of Tapas?](https://yogastudies.org/2015/04/how-rigorous-should-we-be-in-the-practice-of-tapas/) - Question to TKV Desikachar: How rigorous should we be in the practice of Tapas? "Tapas is not the rejection of everything around us. In the Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1, Tapas means to be able to discipline oneself. So if you are too fat eat less. If you are too thin eat more. Tapas which harms the mind should be rejected." – TKV Desikachar Madras December 21st 1988 - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 84 – Cakra Bhāvana on the Breath within Twisting Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/04/108-postural-practice-pointers-84-cakra-bhavana-on-the-breath-within-twisting-asana/) - To present guideline focus points, when exploring the relationship of Directional Breathing and Directional Movement within the body in Parivṛtti Āsana. Illustrated here within Jaṭhara Parivṛtti, as a sensing of the breath linked to a progressive spiral movement within the trunk, and felt within the length of the spine. It is a descending and an ascending Cakra Bhāvana supporting the length and subtlety of the breath within the body on both the inhalation and the exhalation. Here, the Pūraka, or inhalation is felt as if, from the Viśuddhi Cakra downwards through both the Anahāta Cakra and the Maṇipūra Cakra, to the Svādhiṣṭhāna Cakra. Whereas the Recaka, or exhalation is felt as if, from the Svādhiṣṭhāna Cakra upwards through both the Maṇipūra Cakra and the Anahāta Cakra, to the Viśuddhi Cakra. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 4 – The Yoga Sūtra become as if metaphysical Mantra when......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/02/the-yoga-sutra-become-as-if-metaphysical-mantra-when-they-can-be/) - The Yoga Sūtra become as if metaphysical Mantra, when they can be an internal intonation, as well as an external edification. - Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 28 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers - [The Art of Mantra involves...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/04/the-art-of-mantra-involves/) - The Art of Mantra involves... A Description of Mantra: As a Sacred formula addressed to any individual deity Or, as a Mystical verse or Magical formula Or, as an Incantation, Charm, Spell Or, as an Instrument of Thought Or, as a Sacrificial Formula The Viniyoga of Mantra: To Purify To Empower To Absorb To Protect To Cross Over To Link To Surrender To Contemplate To Request To Go Beyond Examples of Mantra Bhāvana: Without Form and Without Meaning Without Form and With Meaning With Form and Without Meaning With Form and With Meaning Examples of Mantra Sādhana: With Link to Breathing - With Link to Oral - With Link to Silent Without Link to Breathing - With Link to Oral - With Link to Labial - With Link to Silent View or Download this Post as a PDF Link to Series: Chanting Practice Posts - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 51 – Is it a misdirection within Āsana from talking about effects on the body.....](https://yogastudies.org/2018/11/is-it-a-misdirection-within-asana-from-talking/) - Is it a misdirection within Āsana from talking about effects on the body, as if on the spine? Thus, too much focus on talking about effects as if, on the body, and not enough on looking at what might be actual effects on the spine? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 17 – One of the key concepts in the Viniyoga of Āsana......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/07/one-of-the-key-concepts-in-the-viniyoga-of-asana/) - One of the key concepts in the Viniyoga of Āsana is how to facilitate movement in the spine rather than just movement of the spine. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 204 – When you begin to observe the habitual pull of the senses...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/04/when-you-begin-to-observe-the-habitual-pull-of-the-senses/) - When you begin to observe the habitual pull of the mind along a particular sensory path towards an object, you can cultivate a choice. In that, rather than being habitually drawn towards the external object of the senses, you can instead choose to turn the mind back and inwards towards experiencing the root and source of a particular sense. This can serve both as an object to bind the mind, out of which, steadiness can arise. As well as being an inquiry into both the role and sources of the senses, which in turn can help us to more fully understand how we choose to relate to our environment. Also, a steady mind can offer a means by which you can sense, perceive and process experiences more deeply, more subtly. However, it is also very possible to have a subtle perception, but an unsteady mind. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 203 – A steadying of the mind can arise from utilising a Jñānam approach...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/04/a-steadying-of-the-mind-can-arise-from-utilising-a-jnanam-approach/) - In this particular Sūtra, along with the following three verses, Patañjali offers different approaches, all of which appeal to those with different needs. All propose that a steadying of the mind can arise from utilising a Jñānam approach of inner inquiry. In this verse, the inquiry is directed towards the relationship of the mind with the internal sources of sensory processes. Rather than their externalised role in gathering and presenting objects to the mind. Knowing how the senses can easily distract the mind, inquiry into their both their external activities and internal processes can help to sustain a steady mind, within the external pull of unhelpful sensory pathways. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 15 – It increasingly appears that Yoga has been acculturated into the fitness mindset......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/05/it-increasingly-appears-that-yoga-has-been-acculturated-into-the-fitness-mindset/) - It increasingly appears that Yoga has been acculturated into the fitness mindset rather than fitness being acculturated into the Yoga mindset. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 1 – What is important is the refinement of one's practice repertoire......](https://yogastudies.org/2011/07/what-is-important-is-the-refinement-of-ones-practice-repertoire/) - What is important is the refinement of one’s practice and study repertoire, rather than just the enlargement of one’s repertoire. Whether it’s more Āsana, Prāṇāyāma, Mudrā, Dhyānam, Chants or Textual Study. Plus, the more time you spend on enlarging, the less time you have to spend on refining your repertoire. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 83 – In terms of Āsana Practice within adult lifestyles...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/in-terms-of-asana-practice-within-adult-lifestyles/) - In terms of Āsana Practice within adult lifestyles, I feel our priorities need to be based more around how we practice, rather than what we practice. Unlike children’s lifestyles, where the priority is based more around what we practice, rather than how we practice. In other words depth over breadth. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 13 – I feel our priorities need to be more around how we practice rather......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/04/i-feel-our-priorities-need-to-be-more-around-how-we-practice-rather/) - In terms of Yoga Practice within adult lifestyles I feel our priorities need to be based more around how we practice, rather than what we practice, unlike children’s lifestyles where the priority is on what we practice, rather than how we practice. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 202 – Instead of focusing on the object of the senses...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/instead-of-focusing-on-the-object-of-the-senses/) - Instead of focusing on what is more usually seen as an object of the senses, focus instead on, what is more unusually seen as, a source for each of the senses. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Teaching Path Pointers - 8 - Modern Postural Yoga is most certainly one way in.......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/04/modern-postural-yoga-is-most-certainly-one-way-in/) - Modern Postural Yoga is most certainly one way in. However have we become trapped within this way in and thus can’t find the way out? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 11 – To experience the spaciousness of Cit......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/04/to-experience-the-spaciousness-of-cit/) - To experience the spaciousness of Cit, Yoga says practice enclosing the Citta. - Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2-3 Link to Series: 108 Yoga Sutra Study Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 201 – Or, from contact with specific objects or ideas...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/or-from-contact-with-specific-objects-or-ideas/) - Or, from contact with specific objects or ideas, qualities arise, bearing mental steadiness. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Sometimes we should examine how we relate to objects through the senses...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/sometimes-we-should-examine-how-we-relate-to-objects-through-the-senses/) - "Sometimes we should examine how we relate to objects through the senses. This can produce a stability of the mind. Basically, how to steady the mind through observation and reflection on how the senses influence the mind." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 45 – Fire in the Belly - Peace in the Mind...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/fire-in-the-belly-peace-in-the-mind/) - Fire in the Belly - Peace in the Mind. From a traditional Yoga viewpoint the yoking of seemingly contrasting qualities or natures within the body and mind have long been a goal. According to Yoga, two of these contrasting qualities are seen through the lens of the body and of the mind. Known through opposite symbols, as in the Sun or Surya, to be lived as the fire in the belly, and as in the Moon or Candra, to be lived as peace in the mind. Cultivating an intelligent relationship between these two qualities can offer a model for our practice as well as a means to better embrace the challenges in daily life. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 59 - Is there a contemporary blurring when referring to Yoga?](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/is-there-a-contemporary-blurring-when-referring-to-yoga/) - Is there a contemporary blurring when referring to Yoga? In that, in reality, more often it means the Āsana aspect of Yoga. Or, when referring to meditation? In that, in reality, more often it means something other than the meditation aspect of Yoga. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 1 - The movement of the breath is a mirror](https://yogastudies.org/2014/11/movement-breath-mirror-movement-mind/) - Prāṇāyāma Pointer 1 - The Breath is a mirror The movement of the breath is a mirror to the movement of the mind. - Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter Two verse 2 - 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 82 – When working with the inhalation in prone backbend Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/when-working-with-the-inhalation-in-prone-backbend-asana/) - When working with the inhalation in prone backbend Āsana, observe if it 'escapes' and is experienced through distending the abdomen, rather than extending the upper chest. In other words, watch out for the 'as if' beach ball effect in the abdomen, as you experience the inhale distending the belly rather than extending the upper chest. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers – 15 – According to the teaching priorities of both T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/according-to-the-teaching-priorities-of-both-t-krishnamacharya-and-tkv-desikachar/) - According to the teaching priorities of both T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar, meditation could only be learnt within a 121 relationship, where a practice is sculptured and fired according to the clay of the student. Link to Series: 108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 81 – In relation to Āsana practice learning to lengthen...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/in-relation-to-asana-practice-learning-to-lengthen/) - In relation to Āsana practice, learning to lengthen the front of the body into a back bend is not the same as learning how to bend the body backwards. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Teaching Path Pointers - 7 - The Viniyoga of Yoga is the art of learning how to practice......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/10/the-viniyoga-of-yoga-is-the-art-of-learning-how-to-practice/) - The Viniyoga of Yoga is the art of learning how to practice, rather than what to practice. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 78 – Āsana has three complementary facets in the Vinyasa Krama.](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/asana-has-three-complementary-aspects-in-the-vinyasa-krama/) - Āsana has three complementary facets that need to be considered as unique potentials for development within any Vinyāsa Krama. Firstly, exploring the body in terms of what is its potential regarding Strength and Flexibility. Secondly, exploring the breath in terms of what is its potential regarding Length and Subtlety. Thirdly, exploring the mind in terms of what is its potential regarding Attention and Attitude. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 80 – When you are holding the Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/when-you-are-holding-the-asana/) - When you are holding the Āsana. Feel you are being held by the breath. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 58 – Yoga Cikitsā and the Pañca Maya...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/03/yoga-cikitsa-and-the-panca-maya/) - Yoga Cikitsā and the Pañca Maya - Yoga as a Therapy for multi-variational aspects of Human Beingness The ancient model of the Pañca Maya from the Taittirīya Upaniṣad can be used as a skillful therapeutic paradigm in terms of its view of five aspects of the human beingness as Physical, Energetic, Mental, Personality and Emotional. Though we can apply this paradigm within the Western medical models for disease, it's associative roots are found within the common energetic principles underpinning Haṭha Yoga and Āyurveda and the psychological principles inherent within the Yoga Sutra. The Viniyoga of Yoga approach explores the potentials of the Pañca Maya, by applying these principles as diagnostic & prognostic tools, in terms of recovery, lifestyle support or developmental modalities. All of which is framed within a wider consideration of a person's starting point, potential and personal goals. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 200 – Meditating on the Source of Awareness...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/meditating-on-the-source-of-awareness/) - "Meditating on the source of Awareness, can lead the meditator to the experience of meditation, as if from the source of Awareness." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 13 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers – 2 – Some days my Dhyānam Sādhana is akin to......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/08/some-days-my-dhyanam-sadhana-is-akin-to/) - "Some days my Dhyānam Sādhana is akin to sailing in the Aegean at sunset, on others, it's more akin to slogging through mud at midnight. Either way, it is just practice." Link to Series: 108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 120 – Better not confuse the intention of 'advanced' Yoga Practices...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/better-not-confuse-the-intention-of-advanced-yoga-practices/) - Better not to confuse the intention of 'advanced' Yoga Practices being as if the same as 'advanced' Āsana Practices. Accomplishment in the latter does not guarantee experiencing the same depth of accomplishment in the former. In reality pursuing 'advanced' Āsana Practices as if 'advanced' Yoga Practices, may well be a source of the confusion of Āsana with Yoga, resulting in a fusion of Āsana as if being Yoga. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 44 – The paradox of Tamas is that...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/the-paradox-of-tamas-is-that/) - The paradox of Tamas is that, given the nature of Tamas is to obscure, you don't know that you are in a state of Tamas. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 79 – Comparing a Standing, Lying and Seated Twist Asana](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/comparing-a-standing-lying-and-seated-twist-asana/) - Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana Standing Rotated Triangle Pose Requires Less Attention Offers Less Stability Jaṭhara Parivṛtti Lying Abdominal Rotated Pose Requires More Attention Offers More Stability Ardha Matsyendrāsana Seated Abdominal Rotated Pose Requires More Attention Offers Less Stability – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [Who regulates your Yoga Practice?](https://yogastudies.org/2015/02/who-regulates-your-yoga/) - "I would like to put to you a question asked me by Desikachar: Who regulates your Yoga Practice? Although I was given that question some twenty years ago, I still have no answer for it" – TKV Desikachar Madras December 26th 1988 - [Another personal practice from 1980 from TKV Desikachar……](https://yogastudies.org/2015/03/another-practice-from-1980-from-my-teacher-tkv-desikachar/) - Following on from previous posts on practices from my teacher I wanted to offer a another example, this time purely around the Āsana element of my practice, given to me by TKV Desikachar. It evolved from within our one to one lessons in Chennai, from over 35 years ago, in 1980 and is based around working on a stiff, but strong lower back. View or Download as a PDF - [108 Teaching Path Pointers – 20 – Five Musings around Śīrṣāsana......](https://yogastudies.org/2017/08/five-musings-around-sirṣasana/) - Five questions Desikachar taught me that need to be ‘posed’, for or to any student wishing to practice Śīrṣāsana, or even for and to any teacher wishing to teach Śīrṣāsana, whatever the situation. 1. Who is going to practice it? 2. Why do they wish to use it? 3. When are they going to practice it? 4. How are they going to get in and out of it? 5. What do they need to have done to verify their capability? Link to Series: 108 Teaching Path Pointers - [Considerations for Vinyāsa Krama around Bakāsana......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/12/considerations-for-vinyasa-krama-around-bakasana/) - When studying the many aspects of Āsana, Desikachar taught me not just the final form of the Āsana, but also that there was a learning around the context and especially the Vinyāsa Krama of each Āsana and the 'family' to which they belonged. For example when studying Āsana such as Bakāsana, I was taught that there are certain protective and selective criteria that need to be considered as part of both the dynamic of the form and the prerequisite steps. These also help in determining the readiness of the practitioner to engage in the dynamic that Āsana, such as this one, sit within. These considerations include a specific Vinyāsa Krama or steps into and out of the Āsana. These steps in themselves offer a sort of check list to determine if the student is adequately prepared and thus ready to engage in the process of which the final form is but a still frame within a movie. - [The concept of Bhāva and Abhāva in Yoga Practice......](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/the-concept-of-bhava-and-abhava-in-yoga-practice/) - Amongst the many concepts taught to me by TKV Desikachar, to help with understanding and thus working more skilfully with the student, was the notion of Bhāva and Abhāva. The teaching within this important concept is that when a student comes wanting to learn Yoga, are they interested in learning Yoga to move towards the deeper teachings of Yoga (Bhāva), or wanting to learn Yoga in order to move away from something they find unhelpful or undesirable in their life (Abhāva). For example a student may want to learn Yoga to move away from being unhealthy, or unfit, or less stressed, or an addictive relationship, or a feeling of lack of self esteem, or a sense of not coping, or the intensity of a homelife situation. Here one may argue that, surely is not the student wanting to move towards health, or fitness, or better self esteem, etc. Yes in a way, yet what is driving us is Dveṣa Kleśa or where the place we are at is like a poison and we want to get away from it. This is the initial impulse that provokes us to find an opposite or alternative state to where we currently experience ourselves. Plus the drive to get away from an undesirable aspect in our lives can confuse our choice of direction or goal, even generating an illusory sense of what might be seen as desirable in terms of being permanent, or pure, or pleasurable, or even spiritual. - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 66 - What can we develop as a starting point in deepening the use of the breath...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/108-praṇayama-practice-pointers-66-what-can-we-develop-as-a-starting-point-in-deepening-the-use-of-the-breath/) - So, what can we develop as a starting point in deepening the use of the breath in Prāṇāyāma? By exploring our personal strengths and issues. 1. In terms of a progression in both the length and the subtlety of the inhale and the exhale. 2. In experiencing the role for the Antar Kumbhaka, in how it can enhance the effects of the inhalation. Rather than just being a substitute for the inhalation. 3. In experiencing the role for the Bāhya Kumbhaka, in how it can enhance the effects of the exhalation. Rather than just being a substitute for the exhalation. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [This state of being allows flawless perception...](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/this-state-of-being-allows-flawless-perception/) - "This state of being allows flawless perception. What the person sees cannot be error. What they say cannot be disproved. Nothing is excluded from their perception, be it gross or subtle, simple or complicated." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 48 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 3 – What is it that Air does not erode......](https://yogastudies.org/2020/09/what-is-it-that-air-does-not-erode/) - What is it that: Air does not erode? Fire does not burn? Water does not wet? Earth does not cover? - Paul Harvey on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 23 Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 65 – So, what to look for when using the breath in Āsana?](https://yogastudies.org/2025/02/so-what-to-look-for-when-using-the-breath-in-asana/) - So, what to look for when using the breath in Āsana, as a developmental guide into the practice of Prāṇāyāma? A starting point would be to explore and note our initial capacity and scope when engaging the breath in terms of: 1. Its general and specific length, for example when, dynamically repeating Tāḍāsana 6 times over 6 breaths. 2. Its basic and sustained endurance, for example when, dynamically repeating Uttānāsana 6 times over 6 breaths. 3. Its tonal quality when maintaining the flow, for example when, dynamically repeating Utkāṭāsana 6 times over 6 breaths. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 199 – Ṛta, the silence that speaks the truth](https://yogastudies.org/2025/01/ṛta-the-silence-that-speaks-the-truth/) - "Ṛta, the silence that speaks the truth." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 48 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 64 – So, where to start with Prāṇāyāma?](https://yogastudies.org/2025/01/so-where-to-start-with-praṇayama/) - So, from the viewpoint of both Krishnamacharya and Desikachar, where to start with Prāṇāyāma? Initially, by using our Āsana practice as a foundational base from which can learn to experience and explore the breath. How? By investigating the effects that a range of different groups of Āsana have on the breath. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [Learning Support for Chanting the Praṇo Devī Mantra – Ghana Pāṭhaḥ](https://yogastudies.org/2025/01/learning-support-for-chanting-the-praṇo-devi-mantra-ghana-paṭhaḥ/) - Learning Support for Chanting the Sarasvatī Prārthanā Taittirīya Saṃhitā 1.8.27 – Praṇo Devī Mantra –Ghana Pāṭhaḥ - Learning Rhythm – Private Recording of Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey - To Download or Listen - To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations - Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - Link to Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice - PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [Learning Supports for Chanting the Praṇo Devī Mantra - Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ](https://yogastudies.org/2025/01/learning-supports-for-chanting-the-praṇo-devi-mantra-saṃhita-paṭhaḥ/) - Learning Supports for Chanting the Sarasvatī Prārthanā Taittirīya Saṃhitā 1.8.27 – Praṇo Devī Mantra –Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ - Learning Rhythm – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey - To Download or Listen –Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ - Learning Rhythm – Private Recording of Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey - To Download or Listen - To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations - Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - Link to Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice - PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [We need Jñānam to refine our Skill in Actions…](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/we-need-jnanam-to-refine-our-skill-in-actions/) - "We need Jñānam to refine our Skill in Actions. We need Vijñānam to Link to the Highest." – TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven verse 2 View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [Jñānam is the wisdom of 'I am that'...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/jnanam-is-the-wisdom-of-i-am-that/) - "Jñānam is the wisdom of 'I am that'. Vijñānam is the discernment that 'I am not this' 'I am not that'." - TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven verse 2 View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 119 – I feel it is important that we don't view Śikṣaṇa...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/i-feel-it-is-important-that-we-dont-view-sikṣaṇa/) - I feel it is important that we don't view Śikṣaṇa merely as the ability or desire to accomplish challenging or technically difficult Āsana, Mudrā, or Prāṇāyāma under the setting of a Yoga practice. Why? Because at the heart of the word Śikṣaṇa lies the attitude that I am here and ready to learn, to understand and to apply that learning as a skill. In other words, I am ready to be a student of Yoga. This appreciation implies that the attitude that is Śikṣaṇa stimulates the intention to learn what is Yoga rather then a consuming of experiences amidst the ever-changing 'plat du jour' in today's Yoga Place. Thus, Śikṣaṇa is a quality that can be present within the attitude of a person with limited practice abilities, or absent in another, in spite of there being a capacity for using a challenging or technically difficult practice. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [Physiological and psychological considerations around the practitioner's starting point...](https://yogastudies.org/2022/12/physiological-and-psychological-considerations-around-the-practitioners-starting-point/) - How do the teachings from Krishnamacharya and Desikachar apply Yoga to the individual? Fundamentally, the starting point determines the direction...... In exploring this premise, I would suggest reading a post from 2018 exploring the chronological teaching model outlined in the article 'What are the concepts of Sṛṣṭi Krama, Sthiti Krama and Anta Krama'. Especially considering that these important principles from Krishnamacharya's formational teaching, in the later years of his tenure in Mysore and early years of his tenure in Madras, also influenced and set the styles for those of his pupils who went on to influence the teaching of Yoga in the West. However, if we apply this chronological model within the generic modality inherent within much of group class teaching in the West these past decades, we already have an issue, since most people coming to Yoga are already at some point in their middle years or Sthiti Krama. This can also mean that despite looking for such as physical fitness or mental challenge, they are not necessarily coming from a Sṛṣṭi or growth stage starting point. - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 63 – The inquiry into the nature, purpose and potential within the long term practice of Prāṇāyāma...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/108-praṇayama-practice-pointers-63-the-inquiry-into-the-nature-purpose-and-potential-within-the-long-term-practice-of-praṇayama/) - The inquiry into the nature, purpose and potential within the long term practice of Prāṇāyāma has at least five initial progressions such as in: Firstly, looking at choosing accessible and appropriate techniques and breath ratios. Secondly, progressing through both the length of a breath, and slowing down the number of breaths needed per minute. Thirdly, in cultivating experiential skills to access a range of variable ratio choices, according to short term daily needs within broader longer term developmental steps. Fourthly, the ongoing refinement of the subtlety within the external vibrational sound, enhancing the inner sense of flow, within the overall experience of the breath. Fifthly, the integration of Prāṇāyāma into our personal Sādhana, its role as a primary means towards Dhāraṇā, and its place as a priority choice within our Yoga practice. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [All that arises from the Lord is what hides the Lord...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/all-that-arises-from-the-lord-is-what-hides-the-lord/) - "All that arises from the Lord is what hides the Lord. Only that devotee who appeals to the Lord, without seeking any gain, finds the joy of being close to the Lord." – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Eleven (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven) View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 6 – Sādhana is about what grows out of practising......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/10/sadhana-is-about-what-grows-out-of/) - Yoga Sādhana is about what grows out of practising alone amidst the inside at home, rather than practising with others amidst the outside in class. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers Summary 1 to 36 - Yoga to Indriya](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/108-saṃskṛta-core-concept-pointers-summary-1-to-36-yoga-to-indriya/) - When I introduced the 108 Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers in December 2023 as a study topic within the 108 Series Collections I did not have a clear sense of how this might unfold. Now here we are one year and 36 posts later, with a map that has unfolded by offering the Saṃskṛta Core Concept Pointers within themed groupings. So, this post is a summary of this past year with the 36 core concepts being collected and progressively collated within 8 themes, namely: 1. Yoga – Approach and Application 2. Vinyāsa Krama – Tools and Direction 3. Catur Vyūha – Four Fold Path from Symptom to Solution 4. Prāṇa & Agni – Alchemy in Practice 5. Mārga – Pathways To or Through 6. Prakṛti – From Matter to Mind 7. Puruṣārtha – The Four Purposeful Aims of Existence 8. Sāṃkhya – Pathways for Awareness Within these groupings the reader is offered a choice of two links: The first link takes you to each individual word where you can view related glossary quotes and links to longer posts. Whereas the second is a downloadable PDF of all the information within the page for that word. The current concept words listed under each grouping to December 2024 are listed below and accessed via this link: - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 14 – The Yoga of knowledge and special knowing.](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/the-yoga-of-knowledge-and-special-knowing/) - “The Yoga of knowledge and special knowing. How to discern knowledge of the highest.” – Paul Harvey on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [Patañjali says you know the disease by the way...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/patanjali-says-you-know-the-disease-by-the-way/) - "Patañjali says you know the disease by the way in which the body responds. Duḥkha - A condition I would like to be released from. Daurmanasya - How the mind behaves when things go wrong. Aṅga Ejayatva - Physical manifestation of a mental problem. Śvāsa Praśvāsā - How the disease affects the basic energy of the system." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 31 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The Body consists of...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/the-body-consists-of/) - "The body consists of: - A physical part - Energies - Senses - Something else i.e. Food is digested Imbalance in these places is disease." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [All the Antarāya can be viewed as disease....](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/all-the-antaraya-can-be-viewed-as-disease/) - "All the Antarāya can be viewed as disease. Vyādhi perhaps relates to a physical cause. Other causes relate to: - Doubt - Confusion - Deficiency - Over excess - Failure in life." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The Bhagavad Gītā is about confusion of Dharma and the Yoga Sūtra...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/the-bhagavad-gita-is-about-confusion-of-dharma-and-the-yoga-sutra/) - "The Bhagavad Gītā is about confusion OF Dharma and the Yoga Sūtra is about confusion AND Dharma." – TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 7 View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Yoga is a discipline leading to the understanding of self...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/yoga-is-a-discipline-leading-to-the-understanding-of-self/) - "Yoga is a discipline leading to the understanding of self. For this the focus must be the Lord." – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Ten (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six) View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 4 – Yoga practice is an Upāya to support......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/10/yoga-practice-is-an-upaya-to-support/) - Yoga practice is an Upāya to support the art of living more skilfully. Living more skilfully is an Upāya to support the art of Yoga practice. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [108 Teaching Path Pointers – 4 – Dhyāna Sādhana was taught according to the principles of Cikitsa, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/10/dhyana-sadhana-taught-according-to-the-principles-cikitsa-raksana-siksana/) - Dhyāna Sādhana was taught according to the principles of Cikitsā, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa Krama, with meditational practices ranging from pacification to protection to empowerment. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 13 – The Yoga of meditation...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/12/the-yoga-of-meditation/) - “The Yoga of meditation. How to practice Viyoga. The purpose of Viyoga practice. Types of persons to practice Viyoga.” – Paul Harvey on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [Any attempt to meditate is going to fail if you are sitting on a pile of junk......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/04/any-attempt-to-meditate-is-going-to-fail-if-you-are-sitting-on-a-pile-of-junk/) - "Any attempt to meditate is going to fail if you are sitting on a pile of junk." - TKV Desikachar commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 6 verse 34 - [Niṣṭhā - The holding of a question throughout the days activities.](https://yogastudies.org/2015/05/nistha-the-holding-of-a-question-throughout-the-days-activities/) - "Niṣṭhā - The holding of a question throughout the days activities." - TKV Desikachar commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 5 verse 17 - [Follow Truth with Faith.](https://yogastudies.org/2015/09/follow-truth-with-faith/) - "Follow Truth with Faith." - TKV Desikachar commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 12 verse 20 - [Reflections on the relationship of Dharma and Kāma](https://yogastudies.org/2015/11/reflections-relationship-dharma-kama/) - "God is always inside the heart. However we are not always inside the will of God. So actions can be right or wrong." - TKV Desikachar commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 18 verse 15 - [Before I inquire into who am I, I must first look at who I am.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/04/before-i-inquire-into-who-am-i/) - "Before I inquire into who am I, I must first look at who I am." - TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six verse 20 - [Karma is the means to know oneself.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/04/karma-is-the-means-to-know-oneself/) - "Karma is the means to know oneself." - TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Four verse 17 - [What is darkness for some people is light for others......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/06/darkness-people-light-others/) - "What is darkness for some people is light for others. What is light for some people is darkness for others." - TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 69 - [So aspire beyond the three Guṇa.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/06/so-aspire-beyond-the-three-guna/) - "So aspire beyond the three Guṇa." - TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 45 - [Parigraha - What we get used to expecting around situations.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/06/parigraha-what-we-get-used-to-expecting-around-situations/) - Parigraha - "What we get used to expecting around situations." - TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Four verse 21 - [Saṃmoha - We are not clear what we are doing.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/06/we-are-not-clear-what-we-are-doing/) - Saṃmoha - "We are not clear what we are doing. Because we are not clear, memory wanders." - TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 63 - [Matsara or Jealousy - To find fault in others.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/07/matsara-or-jealousy-to-find-fault-in-others/) - Matsara or Jealousy - "To find fault in others." - TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Four verse 22 - [The senses can be faster than the mind in triggering Saṃskāra.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/07/senses-can-faster-mind-triggering-samskara/) - "The senses can be faster than the mind in triggering Saṃskāra." - TKV Desikachar commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three verse 41 - [Only the Citta is the cause for Bandhana or Mokṣa.](https://yogastudies.org/2017/02/only-the-citta-is-the-cause-for-bandhana-or-moksa/) - "Only the Citta is the cause for Bandhana or Mokṣa.” – TKV Desikachar commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six verse 6 - [Our intelligence is limited, because of our duality.](https://yogastudies.org/2022/01/our-intelligence-is-limited-because-of-our-duality/) - "Our intelligence is limited, because of our duality." - TKV Desikachar - [Dharma is that which supports you...](https://yogastudies.org/2022/02/dharma-is-that-which-supports-you/) - “Dharma is that which supports you, Dharma is that which stops you from falling, Dharma is that which picks you up after you have fallen.” – TKV Desikachar - [The movement of life is a pilgrimage of the body......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/05/the-movement-of-life-is-a-pilgrimage-of-the-body/) - "The movement of life is a pilgrimage of the body and cannot be accomplished without action." - TKV Desikachar commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three verse 8 - [Each person has two forces Rāga and Dveṣa......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/05/each-person-has-two-forces-raga-and-dvesa/) - "Each person has two forces Rāga and Dveṣa. They are there to serve you, not you them." - TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three verse 34 - [The ability to do whatever we do in life......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/05/ability-whatever-life/) - "The ability to do whatever we do in life is linked to our state of mind." - TKV Desikachar commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 50 - [Knowledge instead of action is a difficult path...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/knowledge-instead-of-action-is-a-difficult-path/) - "Knowledge instead of action is a difficult path. While action done in the spirit of disinterestedness brings joy and clarity." – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Nine (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Five) View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 12 – The Yoga of acting without attachment.](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/the-yoga-of-acting-without-attachment/) - “The Yoga of acting without attachment. What should be one’s attitude in action?” – Paul Harvey on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Five Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 11 – Amongst the three powerful definitions of Yoga in the Bhagavad Gītā...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/amongst-the-three-powerful-definitions-of-yoga-in-the-bhagavad-gita/) - Amongst three powerful definitions of Yoga within the Bhagavad Gītā, the first of which defines Yoga as Samatvam or equanimity. TKV Desikachar described it as: "When acting responsibly within our Dharma, there is no attachment to the fruits." However, he also described Samatvam as being the fruit of a Sādhana in that: “Samatvam is a Siddhi. Because it is a state already achieved.” Thus, Samatvam is both a Sādhana with a Saṃkalpa towards the why of our self–interest, as well as being a Siddhi with the fruit being a discernment into the how, revealing our deeper motivations for self-fruit within self-intention. Hence, that of an acquired skillfulness in acting from a place of Dharma within the field of Karma. – Paul Harvey on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 48 Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [Āyurveda & Yoga – Linking the Two Arts - Part 1 of 12](https://yogastudies.org/2010/10/ayurveda-yoga-a-series-on-ayurveda-by-paul-harvey-part-one/) - ĀYURVEDA & YOGA There is an increasing interest in the field of traditional Indian medicine. Until recently little was available in the West on this subject, but now there are many more avenues though which one can explore and learn about the form of holistic medicine known as Āyurveda. Traditionally Āyurveda and Yoga went hand in hand, so for students of Yoga an understanding of Āyurveda will complement and help their Yoga study and practice. Furthermore in the application of Yoga as a therapy (Cikitsā) an understanding of Āyurveda is essential in working with imbalances that can cause or aggravate the disease process. In this article some ideas will be presented on the links between Yoga and India’s spiritual tradition before presenting the background to Āyurveda. - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 118 – If you were going to do an Āsana practice, in conjunction with a Prāṇāyāma practice...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/if-you-were-going-to-do-an-asana-practice-in-conjunction-with-a-praṇayama-practice/) - If you were going to do an Āsana practice, in conjunction with a Prāṇāyāma practice, what would be behind your purpose or aim? Furthermore, what would be the relationship between the choices around the Āsana practice and the choices around the Prāṇāyāma practice, considering here the impact on both short term outcome and long term developmental prospects? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 117 – If you were going to do a Prāṇāyāma practice...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/if-you-were-going-to-do-a-praṇayama-practice/) - If you were going to do a Prāṇāyāma practice, what would be behind your purpose or aim? As in, what is it you want the practice to do? With this in mind, how would you choose? So, what would be your choice of technique? What would be your criteria for choosing? What would be your choice of breath ratio? What would be your criteria for choosing? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 3 – Adapting the form of Yoga is one thing......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/03/adapting-the-form-of-yoga-is-one-thing/) - "Adapting the form of Yoga is one thing. Adapting the roots of Yoga another. Better not to confuse the two when choosing." Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 116 – If you were going to do an Āsana practice...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/116-if-you-were-going-to-do-an-asana-practice/) - If you were going to do an Āsana practice, what would be behind your purpose or aim? As in, what is it you want the practice to do? With this in mind, how would you choose? So, what would be your choices for Āsana? What would be your criteria for choosing? What would be your choice of breath ratio? What would be your criteria for choosing? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [Science, Medical Conditions and Yoga as a Therapy](https://yogastudies.org/2014/05/science-medical-conditions-yoga-therapy/) - Interview with TKV Desikachar By Paul Harvey in 2000 whilst studying with TKV Desikachar in Chennai Paul thanks Desikachar for agreeing to give time for this interview and Desikachar replies with thanks. Question from Paul Harvey It is a very broad area that we want to look at around science and medical conditions, as there is a tremendous interest in Yoga as a therapy in the world today. I would like to start by maybe getting a historical perspective on Yoga and asking questions on your understanding of it. Where do you feel that this link started between Yoga and Science? Because Yoga originally was something that was not associated with science. It was something that was done for personal development, spiritual development, or even perhaps physical development and somewhere we seem to have made this link with science, which was predominantly something that was growing up in the West whilst at the same time Yoga was growing or has grown in India, with less connection directly with science. So I am wondering if you could help develop this question about the link between Yoga and Science. Response from TKV Desikachar If we look at the history of India, for centuries and centuries for different reasons India has always fascinated the West. More people have travelled to India from the West than from other parts because the Chinese could not come because of the mountains. There has been silk; there has been a lot of mix about India’s great history; also many conquerors came. Through these travels people from the West, which is the source of modern science, heard about many things that are happening. Among the things that they came to know about were some of what we call the ‘feats’ of Yogis. In fact long, long ago Yoga was linked only to all these feats, levitation, flying, etc. In the 18th and 19th Century, in the beginning of the 19th Century, there was an observation made during the time of the great King, Ranjit Singh in the Punjab, which fascinated some of the travellers of the West. There was a Yogi who was kept in a box and buried underground. He was there for a number of days and he did not die. - [In the Yogavallī, T Krishnamacharya's commentary on the Yoga Sūtra...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/02/in-the-yogavalli-t-krishnamacharyas-commentary-on-the-yoga-sutra/) - "In the Yogavallī, T Krishnamacharya's commentary on the Yoga Sūtra, Śraddhā has been seen in a different, very interesting way. In it, he has said that Śraddhā is a symbol for a special meditation and he calls this meditation, Ahaṃ Graha Upāsana. Ahaṃ is the I, Graha is to grasp and Upāsana is to stay near. Where a person wants to grasp the true nature of the I, it is called Ahaṃ Graha Upāsana." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 20 – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Religiousness in Yoga: Study Guide Compilation Chapters One to Eighteen](https://yogastudies.org/2019/10/religiousness-in-yoga-study-guide-compilation-chapters-one-to-eighteen/) - Picture courtesy of KYM Archives Religiousness in Yoga TKV Desikachar Lectures on Theory and Practice Chapter by Chapter Study Guide Compilation ‘Religiousness in Yoga: Lectures on Theory and Practice’, by the University Press of America, is a transcript of recordings of a one month Yoga Programme in Colgate University in 1976, published in 1980. Unlike the later redacted edition, re-published in 1995 as the 'Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice', it captures the evolution of the retreat with the days lectures and Q & A dialogues as they alternated between 'lectures on the principles and purposes of Yoga and discussions related to the practice of Yoga with special reference to the postures and the breathing techniques'. TKV Desikachar, in his forward to the original version wrote: "These lectures and discussions, printed words put before persons I might never meet, are but reflections of that deeper result that grew out of a living face-to-face encounter. Coming to learn of Yoga only through reading leaves much to be desired. Yet, something worthwhile about Yoga might be shared through the medium of the printed word." Over the past five years a study guide to Religiousness in Yoga has been posted in a chapter by chapter progression. Each chapter was supported with added textual verse and word cross-references. The chapter posts were preceded with illustrative quotes reflecting the content of that particular lecture or discussion. All were offered to support a deeper linking with the teachings within these lectures and Q & A sessions. All in all it has been a longish project, nevertheless one within which it has been for me, as if listening to him speaking. He had such a knack of saying something that could go 'straight to press'. Though here my thanks also goes to the editors, especially the late Mary Louise Skelton and their efforts and priorities in preserving the essence of Desikachar's style. This direct transmission, nurtured from within the ancient succession of oral teachers, is seemingly a dying flame within the embers of India's old school traditions. - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 35 - In Sūtra 1.35 Patañjali presents a practical option to calm...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/35-in-sutra-1-35-patanjali-presents-a-practical-option-to-calm/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 35 viṣayavatī vā pravṛttiḥ utpannā manasaḥ sthiti-nibandhinī | In Sūtra 1.35 Patañjali presents a practical option to calm sensory over–stimulation, It's taking the activities within the mind itself as an object to bind the mind, What would you offer as an example of a mental activity that would reflect the strategy that is being proposed here? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [After having seen the consequences of your action......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/06/after-having-seen-the-consequences-of-your-action/) - "After having seen the consequences of your action, to think and then to jump, not the other way round." - TKV Desikachar France 1983 - [Laghu Nyāsa – Agnir Me Prayer for Health with Translation](https://yogastudies.org/2011/10/laghu-nyasa-agnir-me-with-translation/) - This mantra is asking for health and long life to link body, senses, energy, mind and awareness. Learning Support for Chanting the Laghu Nyāsa - Agnir Me – From the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa 3.10.8 From my personal library of recordings from my studies with my teacher TKV Desikachar. View or download this post as a PDF with chanting notations without translation. To Download or Listen to a recording by TKV Desikachar To Download the Chant Sheet as a PDF with Romanised Saṃskṛta, Chant Notations and English Translation - [Yoga serves the individual....](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/yoga-serves-the-individual/) - “Yoga serves the individual, and does so through inviting transformation, rather than by giving information.” – TKV Desikachar - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 197 – Or, to calm sensory over-stimulation...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/or-to-calm-sensory-over-stimulation/) - “Or, to calm sensory over-stimulation, take the activities within the mind itself as an object to bind the mind, out of which, steadiness can arise.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 5 – Serve Yoga and Yoga will serve you.](https://yogastudies.org/2013/05/serve-yoga-and-yoga-will-serve-you/) - Serve Yoga and Yoga will serve you. - Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 21 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 2 – Āsana involves the extending the length of the breath beyond the body......](https://yogastudies.org/2013/03/108-yoga-practice-pointers-64-asana-involves-the-extending-the-length-of-the-breath-beyond-the-body/) - According to the teachings of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar, Āsana involves extending the length of the breath beyond the body, rather than the extending of the body beyond the length of the breath. The purpose is to facilitate the field of Prāṇa accumulating in its intensity. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 115 - We, as practitioners of Yoga today, do use many Āsana techniques...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/we-as-practitioners-of-yoga-today-do-use-many-asana-techniques/) - We, as practitioners of Yoga today, do use many Āsana techniques as a means for change in our personal Yoga practice and teaching work. Yet, Yoga emphasizes that Āsana is only a means to serve a subtler or more internalised practice in our journey from the outer to the inner namely, the practice of Prāṇāyāma. What is this practice and how do we cultivate a deeper relationship with Prāṇāyāma, through which we could experience the sagacity of the maxim emphasised by T Krishnamacharya? Namely: "Practice Āsana for the body, and Prāṇāyāma for the mind." Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Chanting Practice Pointers – 2 - A day of clear clear blue, no past no future, just the present......](https://yogastudies.org/2012/10/a-day-of-clear-clear-blue-no-past-no-future-just-the-present/) - A day of clear clear blue, no past no future, just the present with the clarity of the sun permeating every molecule of the sky, brings to Mind the Gāyatrī Mantra: tat savitur vareṇiyaṃ That sun most excellent bhargo devasya dhīmahi | on the radiance of the Divine I meditate | dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt || wisdom may (that radiance) our impel || I meditate on the divine radiance of the most excellent sun. May it impel my wisdom. Link to Series: 108 Chanting Practice Pointers - [Trumperies and Tactics for the Discerning Gardener.....](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/trumperies-and-tactics-for-the-discerning-gardener/) - It is often not easy to work on ourselves and we might compare it to being a bit like encountering a garden that has been left to become overgrown and entangled over years of neglect. Here the first stage is to look at how we might begin: We might begin by clearing away the old rubbish that lays all around on the surface of our lives and hampers, distracts or confuses our view of what's really underneath. Of course, this also means that we are able to discern between the nuances around what we perceive as useful to keep, what is rubbish to clear and especially what we see as precious is, in reality, useful, or is in fact actually dross we need to cling onto under the illusion of it being essential for our journey. According to the Yoga Sūtra we usually perceive what we want to perceive, not so much what we need to perceive. In other words, we filter what is in front of us through our existing world concepts and adapt or possibly corrupt the notion of changes to fit our fixed view, even whilst sincerely believing it to be in the spirit of inner exploration and insightful processing. After this process has progressed to a point where hopefully we can then see what really lies underneath the trumperies (practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth) that cover the surface of our outer and inner lives, we can now see the ground that actually shapes our view of reality. Here a spiritual friend, mentor, or personal friend unencumbered by self-preservation, can be helpful as a mirror, held in a way we would not habitually choose, or even perhaps as a catalyst. - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 62 – According to Krishnamacharya we must consider the effect of food...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/according-to-krishnamacharya-we-must-consider-the-effect-of-food/) - According to T Krishnamacharya, we must consider the effects of food on the state of the mind as well as the body. In that, he saw food as something which can nourish you or, that which can eat you. Interestingly, Haṭha Yoga texts also talk of the need to examine and refine our eating habits before we begin taking up Prāṇāyāma, rather than before we begin practicing Āsana. Thus, it is a triangle of food, breath and mind. So, seemingly it is not enough to just hold the nose and do Nāḍī Śodhana without considering the influence of Āhāra on the long-term outcome. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 34 - In Sūtra 1.34 Patañjali presents strategies to work with the breath...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/34-in-sutra-1-34-patanjali-presents-strategies-to-work-with-the-breath/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 34 pracchardana-vidhāraṇābhyāṃ vā prāṇasya | In Sūtra 1.34 Patañjali presents strategies to work with the breath to help calm the mind. How does the approach outlined here differ from the Prāṇāyāma practices discussed in the Bāhya Aṅga Sādhana in Chapter Two? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 61 – All the practice techniques of Prāṇāyāma, can be learned through...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/all-the-practice-techniques-of-praṇayama-can-be-learned-through/) - All the practice techniques of Prāṇāyāma, can be learned through and within Āsana, except for one primary Haṭha technique. This distinction can also help differentiate Prāṇāyāma within Haṭha Yoga Texts, from Prāṇāyāma within Patañjali's Rāja Yoga. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 60 – What you learn from Āsana takes you towards Prāṇāyāma...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/11/what-you-learn-from-asana-takes-you-towards-praṇayama/) - What you learn from Āsana takes you towards Prāṇāyāma. What you learn from Prāṇāyāma takes you back to Āsana. Albeit, to look again at what you thought Āsana was about. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 42 – All our aspirations or wishes can be categorised into four goals...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/all-our-aspirations-or-wishes-can-be-categorised-into-four-goals/) - All our aspirations or wishes can be categorised into four goals or aims for, or in a human life. They are Dharma, Artha, Kāma and Mokṣa. Collectively, they are known as the Puruṣārtha. One might also consider Dharma and Mokṣa as the banks of a river, through which flows the everyday life activity of both Artha and Kāma. In that it is the discernment and insight inherent in Dharma and Mokṣa that supports the actions we find ourselves engaged or enmeshed within through the wiles and woes of Artha and Kāma. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [108 Study Path Pointers – 13 – Yoga offers me an intelligent way to come out of my mistakes.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/02/yoga-offers-me-an-intelligent-way-to-come-out-of-my-mis-takes/) - "Yoga offers me an intelligent way to come out of my mistakes." Link to Series: 108 Study Path Pointers - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 77 – An intelligent relationship with the breath in Āsana evolves...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/an-intelligent-relationship-with-the-breath-in-asana-evolves/) - An intelligent relationship with the breath in the Āsana can evolve into a systemic relationship between the spine and the breath in the Āsana. From this, an interrelation between the spine and the breath in the Āsana can be developed and can mature with a symbiotic outcome between the two. This interaction can be experienced as an intimacy of movement in stillness, inseparable from stillness in movement. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 76 – In terms of feeling movement in specific areas in the spine...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/in-terms-of-feeling-movement-in-specific-areas-in-the-spine/) - In terms of feeling movement in specific areas in the spine. Initially, feeling where you are not feeling any movement, can precede feeling where you begin to feel some movement. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [In exploring the links between Āsana and the Breath and Prāṇāyāma...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/in-exploring-the-links-between-asana-and-the-breath-and-praṇayama/) - In exploring the links between Āsana and the Breath and Prāṇāyāma, the following guidelines can offer a base for developing a deeper understanding of their relationship. 1. According to Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, Āsana is a dynamic or static position of the body and its role is to prepare for and enhance the practice of Prāṇāyāma. 2. Though some Āsana are particularly reserved for the practice of Prāṇāyāma. 3. Equally, some Āsana directly prepare for the Prāṇāyāma, whilst some Āsana indirectly prepare for the Prāṇāyāma. 4. Furthermore, some Āsana have no direct or indirect relationship with Prāṇāyāma. They serve other Āsana within roles such as a transitional bridge between categories, for example from standing Āsana to prone Āsana. Or, to forge a link between contrasting Āsana. Or, to serve as a Pratikriyāsana or counterpose. 5. Although sometimes, in specific situations, another Āsana can serve within a short term need, or in a substitute role, for Prāṇāyāma. - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 57 – Is the modern blending of Yoga with...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/is-the-modern-blending-of-yoga-with/) - Is the modern blending of Yoga with X Y or Z , actually forming a cataract, in that there is an increasing opacity of vision as to what is Yoga when viewed as just Yoga? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 59 - The common directional denominator between Āsana, Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/the-common-directional-denominator-between-asana-and-praṇayama/) - Though overall, the common directional denominator between Āsana, Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma and Pratyāhāra, is Dhāraṇā. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 58 - Many of the seated Āsana also play an supporting role...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/many-of-the-seated-asana-also-play-an-supporting-role/) - In addition, many of the seated Āsana also play a supporting role in the purification process of Haṭha Yoga, as in the energetic alchemy involving Prāṇa, Apāna and Agni. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 57 - Seated Āsana are closest to Prāṇāyāma...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/seated-asana-are-closest-to-praṇayama/) - Seated Āsana are closest to Prāṇāyāma. in that, thanks to the breathing, there is an enhancement of the state of Pratyāhāra. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 56 - In relation to Prāṇāyāma, seated Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/in-relation-to-praṇayama-seated-asana/) - In relation to Prāṇāyāma, seated Āsana can have a purpose to prepare, in stimulating the relationship between the Apāna Sthāna and the Agni. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 55 - In relation to Prāṇāyāma, prone backbend Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/in-relation-to-praṇayama-prone-backbend-asana/) - In relation to Prāṇāyāma, prone backbend Āsana can have a purpose to prepare, in stimulating the relationship between the Prāṇa Sthāna and the Agni. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 72 - Within the Bhāvana for certain prone backbend Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/within-the-bhavana-for-certain-prone-backbend-asana/) - Within the Bhāvana for certain prone backbend Āsana, such as in Sālambana Bhujaṅgāsana, or supported Cobra, there is no intentional weight bearing on, or by the hands, though the opposite of which is a more common occurrence. Hence, being able to lift the hands off the ground at any point. Thus, in Sālambana Bhujaṅgāsana, the hands are not weight bearing, as in such as Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana. Instead they have a role as a barometer with regard to vertical or downward pressure on the ground, along with a role as a compass with regard to horizontal or forward movement emanating from the sternum. Here, the Bhāvana is a sensation of wall to wall in terms of, as if a movement forward, rather than the more stereotypical image of a straight arm lift, often including over emphasis on the cervical/thoracic and lumbar/sacral junctions creating an upward backbend rather than encouraging a forward spinal arch. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 54 - In relation to Prāṇāyāma, inverted Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/in-relation-to-praṇayama-inverted-asana/) - In relation to Prāṇāyāma, inverted Āsana can have a purpose to prepare, by reversing the normal process in the relationship of the air, the fire and the ash. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 196 – This Sūtra is offering a way to palliate disturbance in the mind...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/this-sutra-is-offering-a-way-to-palliate-disturbance-in-the-mind/) - This Sūtra is offering a way to palliate disturbance in the mind. The approach here is an appropriate Pracchardana to, as if, to spew or throw out the exhale in a proper way. The exhalation is seen as the healing part of the breath. So, some techniques must be used with this aspect of the breath, even perhaps, the judicious application of chanting. However, some people cannot even sit, let alone breathe. Therefore, the practice of linking Āsana with the breath, can help to initiate a settling in both the body and the mind. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 34 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 53 - In relation to Prāṇāyāma, supine Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/108-praṇayama-practice-pointers-53-in-relation-to-praṇayama-supine-asana/) - In relation to Prāṇāyāma, supine Āsana can have a purpose to prepare by cultivating a profoundness of, and subtlety in, the flow of the breath. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 51 - Āsana which rotate the front and back of the body](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/asana-which-rotate-the-front-and-back-of-the-body/) - Āsana which rotate the front and back of the body are at the service of the Pūraka, the Recaka and especially the Bāhya Kumbhaka. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 195 – This Sūtra is proposing not one Bhāvana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/108-sutra-study-pointers-195-this-sutra-is-proposing-not-one-bhavana/) - This Sūtra is proposing not one Bhāvana, but four Bhāvana on four sensory objects, each of which is distinctly appropriate to each one of the four situations outlined. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 33 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - 50 - Āsana which lengthen the back of the body](https://yogastudies.org/2024/10/asana-which-lengthen-the-back-of-the-body/) - Āsana which lengthen the back of the body are at the service of the Recaka and the Bāhya Kumbhaka. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 49 – Āsana which lengthen the front of the body...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/asana-which-lengthen-the-front-of-the-body/) - Āsana which lengthen the front of the body are at the service of the Pūraka and the Antar Kumbhaka. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [20 Minute Prāṇāyāma Practice focused on Pūraka without Kumbhaka](https://yogastudies.org/2015/08/20-minute-pranayama-practice/) - 20 Minute Prāṇāyāma Practice focused on Pūraka without Kumbhaka Ascent: Anuloma Ujjāyī Technique with 8.0.16.0. Ratio/Length for 8 Breaths Crown: Pratiloma Ujjāyī Technique with 16.0.16.0. Ratio/Length for 16 Breaths Descent: Anuloma Ujjāyī Technique with 8.0.12.0. Ratio/Length for 8 Breaths Closing: Ujjāyī Technique with 4.0.4.0. Ratio/Length for 4 Breaths Completion: Drop the breath and remain with the experience for 5 minutes Download this post as a PDF Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 48 – From this, the role of Prāṇāyāma is too enhance...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/from-this-the-role-of-praṇayama-is-too-enhance/) - From this, the role of Prāṇāyāma is to embrace all the learned qualities of the breath in Āsana and Mudrā, both in intensifying its energetic potentials, as well as cultivating its inherent psychological qualities. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 33 - In Sūtra 1.33 Patañjali offers four Bhāvana as reflections on our relationships...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/33-in-sutra-1-33-patanjali-offers-four-bhavana-as-reflections-on-our-relationships/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 33 maitrī-karuṇā-muditā-upekṣānāṃ sukha-duḥkha-puṇya-apuṇya-viṣayāṇāṃ bhāvanātaḥ citta-prasādanam | In Sūtra 1.33 Patañjali offers four Bhāvana as reflections on our relationships with others. We can also suggest they are listed in a progressively linked order. Here, the question is: Are they are presented in an order from gross to subtle, or is it vice versa? In other words, looking at Upekṣā as the subtlest and most difficult to cultivate. Or, are they are presented in an order from subtle to gross? In other words, looking at Maitrī as the subtlest and most difficult to cultivate. To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 47 – Hence, nearly all of the important components in Prāṇāyāma...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/hence-most-of-the-different-components-in-praṇayama/) - Hence, nearly all of the important components in Prāṇāyāma can be previously introduced, and thus extensively explored, through the various facets of Āsana and Mudrā practice. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 46 – Prāṇāyāma can both convert and refine...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/praṇayama-can-both-convert-and-refine/) - Prāṇāyāma can both convert and refine all the practice techniques of breath control that can be learnt and applied within all the different Āsana. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 48 – Āsana alone can be a support for our outer relationship with living......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/09/asana-alone-can-be-a-support-for-our-outer-relationship-with-living/) - Āsana alone can be a support for our outer relationship with living. However can Āsana alone be a support for our inner relationship with dying? Especially as our conception of death is buried deep within our psyche. This is why Yoga offers vehicles beyond Āsana for the inner and especially final journey. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 45 – Nevertheless, the relationship of Āsana with Prāṇāyāma...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/nevertheless-the-relationship-of-asana-with-praṇayama/) - Nevertheless, the relationship of Āsana with Prāṇāyāma should be in alignment with the purpose that is within Kriyā Yoga, as in the effect of Samādhi Bhāvana on Tanū Kleśa. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 44 – Although sometimes, in specific situations...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/although-sometimes-in-specific-situations/) - Although sometimes, in specific situations, another Āsana can serve within a short term need, or in a substitute role, for Prāṇāyāma. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 32 - In Sūtra 1.32 Patañjali offers the first of eight suggestions...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/32-in-sutra-1-32-patanjali-offers-the-first-of-eight-suggestions/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 32 tat-pratiṣedha-artham-eka-tattva-abhyāsaḥ | In Sūtra 1.32 Patañjali offers the first of eight suggestions for a Śamanam Sādhana, or short term palliative for the symptoms accompanying the obstacles as distractions. Given the potential of Japa around Īśvara as a Śodhanam Sādhana to nullify the effects arising from the influence of the Antarāya, what is the purpose of the suggestions in these next eight Sūtra? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 43 – Furthermore, some Āsana have no direct or indirect relationship...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/furthermore-some-asana-have-no-direct-or-indirect-relationship/) - Furthermore, some Āsana have no direct or indirect relationship with Prāṇāyāma. They serve other Āsana within roles such as a transitional bridge between categories, for example from standing Āsana to prone Āsana. Or, to forge a link between contrasting Āsana. Or, to serve as a Pratikriyāsana or counterpose. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 42 – Equally, some Āsana directly prepare for the Prāṇāyāma...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/equally-some-asana-directly-prepare-for-the-praṇayama/) - Equally, some Āsana directly prepare for the Prāṇāyāma, whilst some Āsana indirectly prepare for the Prāṇāyāma. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 41 – Though some Āsana are particularly reserved...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/though-some-asana-are-particularly-reserved/) - Though some Āsana are particularly reserved for the practice of Prāṇāyāma. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 40 – According to Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, Āsana is a dynamic or static position...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/108-praṇayama-practice-pointers-40-according-to-aṣṭaṅga-yoga-asana-is-a-dynamic-or-static-position/) - According to Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, Āsana is a dynamic or static position of the body and its role is to prepare for and enhance the practice of Prāṇāyāma. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Sūtra Key Word Pointers - 16 - Tattva](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/108-yoga-sutra-key-word-pointers-16-tattva/) - The aim of this Series, and its companion page (108 Yoga Sūtra Study Questions), with its Sūtra by Sūtra guided study question within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 14 years, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. 108 YOGA SŪTRA KEY WORD POINTERS - 16 TATTVA Chapter One verses 32-39 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 75 – In Āsana, the Antar Kumbhaka is easier to attempt...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/in-asana-the-antar-kumbhaka-is-easier-to-attempt/) - In Āsana, the Antar Kumbhaka is easier to attempt and is usually more attainable than the same count within the Bāhya Kumbhaka. Although, one of the hallmarks for the uniqueness of T Krishnamacharya's insights into the theory underpinning the Viniyoga of Haṭha Yoga centred around the importance of the Bāhya Kumbhaka. However, both the Antar Kumbhaka and the Bāhya Kumbhaka should be approached very gradually and in some cases are contra-indicated. By contrast, extending the exhale by the use of sound in Āsana will produce particular effects, as well as being less exacting on the practitioner. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 31 - In Sūtra 1.31 Patañjali suggests that the distractions have symptomatic companions...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/31-in-sutra-1-31-patanjali-suggests-that-the-distractions-have-symptomatic-companions/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 31 duḥkha-daurmanasya-aṅgam-ejayatva-śvāsa-praśvāsāḥ vikṣepa-sahabhuvaḥ | In Sūtra 1.31 Patañjali suggests that the distractions have symptomatic companions that will manifest within different dimensions of our being. Namely, emotionally, mentally, energetically or physically A question is, through which aspect of our being do the accompanying symptoms manifest for you, emotionally, mentally, energetically or physically? Also, how do these four symptomatic manifestations correlate for you in terms of the cause and the effect? Such as in an emotional symptom triggering an emotional effect? Or, an emotional symptom triggering an energetic effect? Or, an energetic symptom triggering a mental effect. Or, a mental symptom triggering a physical effect. And so on.... Furthermore, what are the ways that you can intentionally or unintentionally support their presence and short term and long term influence? In other words, how do we 'as if' feed their presence? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 74 – Using Āsana dynamically helps us in the assessment of potential ratios...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/09/108-postural-practice-pointers-74-using-asana-dynamically-helps-us-in-the-assessment-of-potential-ratios/) - Using Āsana dynamically helps us in the assessment of potential ratios and their application within Āsana, as well as within other aspects of Yoga practice. It also enables one to observe the effect on the breath, both as a whole, and on the individual components used within a particular ratio, within different Āsana. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 30 - In Sūtra 1.30 Patañjali suggests nine interventions as potential initiators...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/30-in-sutra-1-30-patanjali-suggests-nine-interventions-as-potential-initiators/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 30 vyādhi-styāna-saṃśaya-pramāda-ālasya-avirati-bhrānti-darśana-alabdha-bhūmikatva-anavasthitatvāni citta-vikṣepāḥ te-antarāyāḥ | In Sūtra 1.30 Patañjali suggests nine interventions as potential initiators for distraction in the psyche. Reflecting on these nine interventions as obstacles, Which of them are 'favourites' in your sense of self? To the point of being ‘as if’ friends along the way. To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 39 – Prāṇāyāma is where the breath controls the mind...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/praṇayama-is-where-the-breath-controls-the-mind/) - Prāṇāyāma is where the breath controls the mind, rather than the mind controlling the breath. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 194 – The Antarāya are presented as a mirror reflecting one’s Citta...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/the-antaraya-are-presented-as-a-mirror-reflecting-ones-citta/) - The Antarāya are presented as if a mirror reflecting one’s Citta. They function as if a subliminal playlist, thus feeding our distractive tendencies. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Mudrā Practice Pointers – 30 – Antar Kumbhaka or Holding after the inhale...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/antar-kumbhaka-or-holding-after-the-inhale/) - The Antar Kumbhaka, or holding after the inhale, has a lesser effect than the Bāhya Kumbhaka, or stopping after the exhale. Link to Series: 108 Mudrā Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [It is not until we experience the effects of these obstacles...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/it-is-not-until-we-experience-the-effects-of-these-obstacles/) - "It is not until we experience the effects of these obstacles, which may come upon us suddenly and unexpectedly, that we realise their enormous power to cause discomfort and pain." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 29 - In Sūtra 1.29 Patañjali suggests there is a dual outcome to Japa Sādhana.](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/29-in-sutra-1-29-patanjali-suggests-there-is-a-dual-outcome-to-japa-sadhana/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 29 tataḥ pratyak-cetanā-adhigamaḥ-api-antarāya-abhāvaḥ ca | In Sūtra 1.29 Patañjali suggests there is a dual outcome to our Japa Sādhana. Both as an experience of Cetana and also as an absence of obstacles as distractions. How can this be so? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Sūtra Key Word Pointers - 15 - Antarāya](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/15-antaraya/) - The aim of this Series, and its companion page (108 Yoga Sūtra Study Questions), with its Sūtra by Sūtra guided study question within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 14 years, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. 108 YOGA SŪTRA KEY WORD POINTERS - 15 ANTARĀYA Chapter One verses 29-31 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 193 – The next stage in meditational unity is to refine the deliberation...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/the-next-stage-in-meditational-unity-is-to-refine-the-deliberation/) - The next stage in meditational unity is to refine the deliberation on a gross object. This arises when the memory is purified, and is as if empty of its own content, so that only the true nature of the gross object shines forth. This is called Nirvitarka or refined gross deliberation. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 43 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [They will, at the proper time of day and in an appropriate place....](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/they-will-at-the-proper-time-of-day-and-in-an-appropriate-place/) - "They will, at the proper time of day and in an appropriate place, sit and watch the idol until they can completely recall the image without having to look at it. This ability will help the person overcome the distractions from different sources when they sit for contemplation on Īśvara." - T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 42 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 192 – There are stages to this coming together...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/there-are-stages-to-this-coming-together/) - There are stages to this coming together. The first stage in meditational unity is deliberation on a gross object, intermixed with words, purpose, knowledge and imagination around the object. This is called Savitarkā, or unrefined gross deliberation. - Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 42 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Different suggestions are available in our tradition to help the beginner......](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/different-suggestions-are-available-in-our-tradition-to-help-the-beginner/) - “Different suggestions are available in our tradition to help the beginner arrive at the highest state of Samādhi. For example, using the image or idol of Īśvara in the form pleasant to the seeker, or even a picture frame.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 42 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [PDF Downloadable Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Sample Practices](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/pdf-downloadable-asana-mudra-praṇayama-sample-practices/) - Collected Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Sample Practices – Āsana and Mudrā Sample Practices Another personal practice from 1980 from TKV Desikachar…… A practice from 1980 from TKV Desikachar details A practice from 1980 from TKV Desikachar example A practice from 2002 from TKV Desikachar details A practice from 2002 from TKV Desikachar example A sample Parivṛtti and Paścimatāna Themed Group Practice Details A sample Parivṛtti and Paścimatāna Themed Group Practice Example Āsana practice to ascertain capability for Sarvāṅgāsana…… Cikitsā Practice for a Beginning, though not Novice, Level Āsana student Children’s Āsana Practice Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram Sept 1980 Children’s Āsana Practice Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram Jan 1981 Parivṛtti focused practice for an intermediate level Āsana student. Secondary Yoga Practice, primarily for early evening use practice example Simple Yoga Practice from Yoga For Every Body by Paul Harvey Vinyāsa Krama around Jaṭhara Parivṛtti Practice Details Vinyāsa Krama around Jaṭhara Parivṛtti Practice Example Vinyāsa Krama for the Catur Bandha in Mahā Mudrā for an advanced Āsana student Viniyoga Vignette 1 – Antar and Bāhya Kumbhaka in Āsana practice details Viniyoga Vignette 1 – Antar and Bāhya Kumbhaka in Āsana practice example Viniyoga Vignette 5 – Introducing Uḍḍīyana Bandha within an Āsana practice details Viniyoga Vignette 5 – Introducing Uḍḍīyana Bandha within an Āsana practice example – Prāṇāyāma Sample Practices - [The Hindu Veda classify Dhyāna into three major but not water-tight divisions......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/01/hindu-veda-classify-dhyana-three-major-not-water-tight-divisions/) - "The Hindu Veda classify Dhyāna into three major but not water-tight divisions: 1. Karma - actions, the details, precise actions and results of rituals, such as the how and where you sit; considered most important for Dhyāna. 2. Jñāna - inquiry, into anything from the lowest to the highest, such as God, myself, Prāṇa, Brahma, etc; recognising absolutely one object of inquiry, not many. 3. Bhakti - trying to connect myself with the highest force; to accept the absolute power of God - that he is Master and Teacher, the only reality. Patañjali's Yoga Sūtra, the definitive text on Yoga, classifies Dhyāna in different yet similar terms." – TKV Desikachar Madras December 20th 1988 - [Bhakti is the mark of a certain unique relationship......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/08/bhakti-is-the-mark-of-a-certain-unique-relationship/) - “Serious practitioners of Yoga from Vedic times to the present day emphasise that a clear mind is a prerequisite for Bhakti and that it is only through Bhakti that the true nature of the Jīva is revealed. Bhakti, singe minded and abiding, is the mark of a certain unique relationship characterised by unshakeable faith, absolute trust and boundless devotion.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30 - [When we repeat the sacred syllable OM while reflecting on Īśvara...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/when-we-repeat-the-sacred-syllable-om-while-reflecting-on-isvara/) - "When we repeat the sacred syllable OM while reflecting on Īśvara, we forge a link through which we relate to the highest one. In this singular and simple way our meditation brings us close to Īśvara, who resides in our heart in a most subtle form. Since ancient times this has been the manner of meditation followed by the most learned." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 28 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 38 – Kapālabhāti is technically seen as a Kriyā...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/108-praṇayama-practice-pointers-38-kapalabhati-is-technically-seen-as-a-kriya/) - Kapālabhāti is a technique emphasising a rapid, upper abdominal breathing, with equal pressure on both the inhale and the exhale through both nostrils. It is generally classified as a Kriyā. So it is applied on its own as a Kriyā, either before the practice of Āsana, or, as a Kriyā added to specific Āsana, or within the practice of Mahāmudrā, or a seated preliminary before Prāṇāyāma, or as a learning step towards Bhastrikā. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [Sometimes Yoga is called Darśana Vijñāna......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/07/sometimes-yoga-is-called-darsana-vijnana/) - "Sometimes Yoga is called Darśana Vijñāna. Vijñāna means 'to know things in detail, which involves also the techniques, the process of knowing, etc'. It mean that not only we see things, we also know how to apply. Darśana means 'mirror, view, projection; showing something that we cannot normally see.' For instance, the Six Darśana in Indian philosophy are six ways of seeing things. Darśana in Yoga is divided into two classes: 1. Sāmānya Darśana - when one perceives at the effect level in a superficial way. 2. Viśeṣa Darśana - when it is possible to perceive at the cause level." The aim in Yoga is to go from Sāmānya to Viśeṣa. There are three means of observing at the Sāmānya level: 1. Pratyakṣa - perception through the senses . 2. Anumāna - from 'smelling' something, you infer, using the capacity for reflection. 3. Āgama - you accept what is said by an expert. Āgama is therefore the most defective way of observing. If you are conditioned to it, you become blind." - TKV Desikachar 1981 Download or View as a PDF - [In the present Sūtra, the syllable Vā is often translated an alternative...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/in-the-present-sutra-the-syllable-va-is-often-translated-an-alternative/) - "In the present Sūtra, the syllable Vā is often translated as 'an alternative', but it should be noted that Vā also means 'an assertion'." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated . - [The term used in those Sūtra is Draṣṭṛ......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/04/the-term-used-in-those-sutra-is-drastr/) - “In the second and third Sūtra the means to realise Samādhi and the true nature of Jīva were explained. The term used in those Sūtra is Draṣṭṛ, that which perceives and aids in perception.” - T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The word Īśvara is formed from the root Īś...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/the-word-isvara-is-formed-from-the-root-is/) - "The word Īśvara is formed from the root Īś, which means supreme might, affluence, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience. Īśvara's affluence, which arises out of its will, is limitless, and is not dependent upon effort or any of the three types of Karma, Vaidika, Tāntrika and Vaidika-Tāntrika." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 114 – Haṭha Yoga seeks to stimulate Sūrya...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/08/haṭha-yoga-seeks-to-stimulate-surya/) - Haṭha Yoga seeks to stimulate Sūrya for a quality of action and to nourish Candra for a quality of attention. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 28 - In Sūtra 1.28 Patañjali proposes the practice of Japa...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/28-in-sutra-1-28-patanjali-proposes-the-practice-of-japa/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 28 tat-japaḥ tat-artha-bhāvanam | In Sūtra 1.28 Patañjali proposes Japa Sādhana in conjunction with Bhāvana on its purpose. What is the purpose within Japa in exploring the relationship between Praṇava and Īśvara? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Most commentaries fail to point out the great similarities between Yoga Sūtra and Brahma Sūtra...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/most-commentaries-fail-to-point-out-the-great-similarities-between-yoga-sutra-and-brahma-sutra/) - "Most commentaries fail to point out the great similarities between the Yoga Sūtra and the Brahma Sūtra when, in fact, one of the only differences is in regard to the distinction between Jīva, Prakṛti, and Īśvara. In two distinguished texts, the Puruṣa Nirṇaya and Īśvara Siddhi, the sages Nathamuni and Yāmunamuni speak of the teachings in Yoga Sūtra with the highest regard. Both these texts emphasise the value of Yoga Sādhana, in developing devotion to Īśvara and the power of Vāsana to inspire a person to reach Asaṃprajñāta Samādhi." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 19 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 27 - In Sūtra 1.27 Patañjali introduces the concept of Praṇava...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/27-in-sutra-1-27-patanjali-introduces-the-concept-of-praṇava/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 27 tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ | In Sūtra 1.27 Patañjali introduces the concept of Praṇava as an expression of Īśvara. How can we relate to this expression within our all aspects of our daily Sādhana? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [The Lord is continuously acting, even though free from all needs....](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/the-lord-is-continuously-acting-even-though-free-from-all-needs/) - "The Lord is continuously acting, even though free from all needs. Then what about us ? Our actions must lead to clear understanding." – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Eight (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Four) View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [Nowadays, a large number of Yoga teachers offer Vedic chanting......](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/nowadays-a-large-number-of-yoga-teachers-offer-vedic-chanting/) - "Nowadays, a large number of Yoga teachers offer Vedic Chanting classes. Some have been studying and practising seriously and others have simply listened to a recording." – Extract from an interview with TKV Desikachar on Vedic Chanting - [When I started practising Vedic chanting in the early 60’s...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/when-i-started-practising-vedic-chanting-in-the-early-60s/) - "When I started practising Vedic chanting in the early 60’s, this was still a privilege of men. I remember asking my father several times: Why men only? Why is it not offered to women as well? What had been the rule for ages, was still applied those days. A few years later, my father noticed that a growing number of women showed some interest for this aspect of our ancient culture, whereas men turned away from it. The Brahman themselves, who are traditionally the guardians of Vedic chanting, were less and less interested. Vedic chanting was declining and perhaps about to disappear. According to our ancient laws, when circumstances are exceptional, usual rules can be broken. A strict vegetarian, whose life is in danger, can eat meat or fish, when nothing else is available. Referring to these exceptional rules, my father ordered that Vedic chanting should be made accessible not only to women, but also to anyone willing to study, provided their commitment was sincere." – Extract from an interview with TKV Desikachar on Vedic Chanting - [In other situations, I may use teachings from the Upaniṣad...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/in-other-situations-i-may-use-teachings-from-the-upaniṣad/) - "In other situations, I may use teachings from the Upaniṣad to define certain aspects of a human being, like the one about the five aspects of a human being, Maya. This proves very useful to highlight specific aspects of Yoga like the Yama and Niyama, etc. When I must explain the Guṇa, I cannot avoid referring to the teachings of Sāṃkhya, which first mentioned this subject. I often use ideas derived from the Bhagavad Gītā, but I am not mistaking this teaching with Patañjali's. In short, I don’t hesitate to make use of any valid source which helps me to explain, or to clarify a Yoga teaching, provided I know where it comes from and of which system it is part." – Extract from an interview with TKV Desikachar on Vedic Chanting - [When I take care of people who are ill, I apply the teachings of Āyurveda...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/when-i-take-care-of-people-who-are-ill-i-apply-the-teachings-of-ayurveda/) - "When I take care of people who are ill, I apply the teachings of Āyurveda, our ancestral medicine, but I don’t mistake Āyurveda for Yoga, these are two different approaches. I also refer to discoveries of modern medicine, and again it is not Yoga." – Extract from an interview with TKV Desikachar on Vedic Chanting - [108 Postural Practice Pointers - 73 - Today there are many expectations around what was known in Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/today-there-are-many-expectations-around-what-was-known-in-yoga/) - Today there are many expectations around what was known in Yoga as Padmāsana or the lotus posture, in terms of its place in Yoga practice. For example, seeing this pose as a representative of Yoga Āsana can arouse misunderstandings as to the role and purpose of the form. As an emblem for a 'classical' sitting Āsana, it can proffer a dual image of a vertical strength or stability; allied with horizontal flexibility or mobility. This image is an important aspect in appreciating the form and function of Padmāsana, and is also a Bhāvana that should be applied to any sitting Āsana. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 26 - In Sūtra 1.26 presents a relationship of timelessness](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/26-in-sutra-1-26-presents-a-relationship-of-timelessness/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 26 sa eṣa pūrveṣām-api guruḥ kālena-anavacchedāt | In Sūtra 1.26 Patañjali presents a relationship of timelessness to the principle of the Guru. How are these two concepts linked to Īśvara? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Seated Prāṇāyāma Practice focused on Sūkṣma Bhāvana rather than Dīrgha Bhāvana](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/seated-praṇayama-practice-focused-on-sukṣma-bhavana-rather-than-dirgha-bhavana/) - Firstly Nāḍī Śodhana 1.0.2.0. for 80 Breaths Then Ujjāyī 1.0.1.0 for 4 Breaths Releasing the breath sit in Soft Silence for around 10 minutes Then Lie Down and use movement in Āsana with Soft Ujjāyī as a transition Firstly Repeating Ūrdhva Prasṛta Pādāsana 4 times Dynamically Then Repeating Dvi Pāda Pīṭham 4 times Dynamically Finally Easy Resting in Śavāsana for 1-2 Minutes - View or Download this post as a PDF - Collected Yoga Practice Planning Examples - [108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers – 37 – Viloma Ujjāyī can be seen in todays Yoga environment more as a stimulating...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/viloma-ujjayi-can-be-seen-in-todays-yoga-environment-more-as-a-stimulating/) - Viloma Ujjāyī can be seen in todays Yoga environment more as a stimulating, or as a Bṛṃhaṇa Kriyā technique. Here the use of a single channel, only on the inhale, has a potential to sharpen the individual practitioners focus. Though for some, the casual application of this unique sharpening process, as if a general use Prāṇāyāma, can express itself accumulatively, as if an over-stimulation. Link to Series: 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Categories Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 25 - In Sūtra 1.25 Patañjali introduces the seed of all knowing...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/07/25-in-sutra-1-25/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 25 tatra niratiśayaṃ sarva-jña-bījam | In Sūtra 1.25 Patañjali introduces the seed of all knowing. What is its purpose within our relationship with Yoga? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 71 – Samasthiti - The Space between the Past and the Future](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/samasthiti-the-space-between-the-past-and-the-future/) - One Bhāvana for Samasthiti is to hold it as a unique space between the past and the future. Here it can offer a timeless moment of presence between the past action and the future intention. A moment to reflect on the outcome of the Āsana done ere to the experience of the Āsana to come. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [The changes we see in one person are because of Karma Vāsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/the-changes-we-see-in-one-person-are-because-of-karma-vasana/) - "The changes we see in one person, (in terms of Dharma, Lakṣaṇa and Avasthā) are because of Karma Vāsana. The Lakṣaṇa or Avasthā that appear very much depend on Karma Vāsana." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 13 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 191 – To purposefully ward off the symptoms of the distractions...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/to-purposefully-ward-off-the-symptoms-of-the-distractions/) - "To purposefully ward off the symptoms of the distractions, cultivate a practice on a single noble principle." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 32 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [The following eight Sūtra give suggestions for...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/the-following-eight-sutra-give-suggestions-for/) - "The following eight Sūtra give suggestions for controlling the interruptions and their symptoms." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 32-39 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Learning Support for Chanting the Sūrya Upaniṣad - Learning Rhythm](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/learning-support-for-chanting-the-surya-upaniṣad-learning-rhythm/) - Learning Support for Chanting the Sūrya Upaniṣad - Atha Sūryātharvāṅgirasam It is associated with the Atharvaveda and grouped within the Sāmānya Upaniṣad. In this Upaniṣad, the Sun god, Sūrya, is praised as the ultimate truth and reality, Brahman and in its chanting it is also known as the Surya Gāyatrī Mantra. – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey - Learning Rhythm – To Download or Listen as MP3 – To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations as a PDF – Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources – Link to Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 24 - In Sūtra 1.24 Patañjali defines Īśvara by what it isn't...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/24-in-sutra-1-24-patanjali-defines-isvara-by-what-it-isnt/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 24 kleśa-karma-vipāka-āśayaiḥ aparāmṛṣṭaḥ puruṣa-viśeṣa īśvaraḥ | In Sūtra 1.24 Patañjali defines Īśvara by what it isn't. So, given that, what is it that makes Īśvara special in terms of its existence? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 56 – Are we perhaps walking backwards to Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/are-we-perhaps-walking-backwards-to-yoga/) - In todays multi-faceted, multi-styled Yoga stage, is there a question that needs raising? Are we perhaps walking backwards to Yoga? In that, these days, we are coming to Yoga looking more at what it is that we want Yoga to take us away from. As in, reducing the symptomatic effects of stressful living? Rather than being focussed on what it is that Yoga can actually take us towards. I understand that symptomatic reduction can be a relevant step for many from Cikitsā Krama, to Rakṣaṇa Krama to Śikṣaṇa Krama. However, I also observe the repetitive cycle around stress reduction that circulates under the guise of restoration, rejuvenation, reset, recharge, recover, relax, reboot, reground, to name but a few of the 'handles' promoting a Yoga offering for mind and body, or even soul? Furthermore, does the very nature of 'teaching handles' such as all levels are welcome or, offering multi-styled approaches, further fog a deeper consideration of this question? Finally, in order to consider the question what it is that Yoga can take us towards, I feel we need to re-examine the question what is Yoga, rather than the more usual response of what type of Yoga do you do? Which indicates that we already have a sense of what Yoga is and that also implies that we have a grasp of what are the common practice processes and related designs that can be woven from its many threads. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated and Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary and Ancillary Techniques - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 189 – These inner obstacles that confuse the psyche are...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/these-inner-obstacles-that-confuse-the-psyche-are/) - "These inner obstacles that confuse the psyche are: - Physical Sickenss, - Mental Rigidity, - Lack of Trust, - Negligence, - Lethargy, - Dissapation, - False Opinions, - Not Attaining a Foundation, - Not Maintaining What is Attained.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 23 - In Sūtra 1.23 Patañjali introduces the principle of Īśvara...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/23-in-sutra-1-23-patanjali-introduces-the-principle-of-isvara/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 23 īśvara-praṇidhānāt-vā | In Sūtra 1.23 Patañjali introduces the principle of Īśvara along with the Upāya involved in cultivating a link. Firstly, what represents Īśvara for you? Secondly, how is Praṇidhānā an Upāya? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 70 – Janu Śīrṣāsana, known as the head to knee Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/108-postural-practice-pointers-70-janu-sirṣasana-known-as-the-head-to-knee-asana/) - Janu Śīrṣāsana, known as the head to knee Āsana, combines the qualities of a seated forward bend with those of an asymmetrical pose, in that it works first, on one side of the body more, then on the other side. In this Āsana, the physical focus is on the lengthening of the muscles of the back, spine and the extended leg, and the rotational effects on the joints in the folded leg. Plus, with its seated forward bend Bhāvana, there is a natural support favouring the exhalation, offering opportunities to both lengthen and deepen the breath. This support, along with its internalising and closing qualities, offers possibilities for the student to focus on the quality of the attention within the form of the body. Thus, using Janu Śīrṣāsana with its seated forward bend Bhāvana, and when linked with a mindful breath, can help the student to experience the deeper function of the Āsana, even if there are limitations with regard to its Śikṣaṇa form. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 190 – There are indications that accompany the distractions...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/there-are-indications-that-accompany-the-distractions/) - There are indications that accompany the distractions. Such as a sense of uneasiness, or a melancholic moodiness. Or, as an agitation in the body and in the breath, expressed as unsteadiness in the limbs and in the exhalation and inhalation. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 31 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 26 – It is difficult to realise the wonders of Cit within the wanderings of the Citta.](https://yogastudies.org/2017/03/difficult-realise-wonders-cit-within-wanderings-citta/) - "It is difficult to realise the wonders of Cit within the wanderings of the Citta." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 188 – From that journey inwards towards experiencing...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/from-that-journey-inwards-towards-experiencing/) - "From that journey inwards towards experiencing the transparency of awareness, something more, an absence of obstacles as distractions." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 29 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 69 – When working with Paścimatāna Āsana, such as Uttānāsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/when-working-with-pascimatana-asana-such-as-uttanasana/) - When working with Paścimatāna Āsana, such as Uttānāsana, or Parśva Uttānāsana, or Paścimatānāsana, or Janu Śīrṣāsana. Keep the arms held up as you exhale down, releasing and lowering them lightly at the end. Lifting the arms first as you inhale up and leading from the arms until upright again. Activate the abdomen as you exhale down, retaining a degree of tone as you complete. This helps in maintaining the effort to keep the abdomen activated as you inhale and lift up. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - Collated between 2011 and 2024](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/108-yoga-teaching-path-pointers-collated-between-2011-and-2024/) - The role of this post is to offer the Yoga Studies blog quotes accumulated so far within the 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers series as single resource. Started in 2011, these are a collation of short posts collected over 13 years, on teaching Yoga in the West within the 21st Century. They range from Yoga Teaching tips and tactics, through to quips and quotes as observations, advice and social commentary. They can be explored as individual posts, or as a collation, both within which the linked words can also be cross referenced in terms of meaning and related occurrence within the Saṃskṛta Glossary. Or the current collected collation can be downloaded as a PDF: - The accumulated Yoga Teaching Path Pointers can be viewed as Individual Posts - The accumulated Yoga Teaching Path Pointers can be viewed Collected and Collated - The accumulated Yoga Teaching Path Pointers can be viewed or downloaded as a PDF - [108 Yoga Sūtra Key Word Pointers - 14 - Īśvara](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/14-isvara/) - The aim of this Series, and its companion page (108 Yoga Sūtra Study Questions), with its Sūtra by Sūtra guided study question within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 14 years, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. 108 YOGA SŪTRA KEY WORD POINTERS - 14 ĪŚVARA Chapter One verses 23-28 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 55 – One approach in the Viniyoga of teaching...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/one-approach-in-the-viniyoga-of-teaching/) - One approach in the Viniyoga of teaching the art of breath work within group situations is that of, within working Āsana the Bhāvana is on cultivating the length of the breath. Whereas, within seated Āsana the Bhāvana is on cultivating the subtlety of the breath. The technique of Ujjāyī can be used within both situations as in, placing the focus on length within working Āsana, and placing the focus on subtlety within seated Āsana. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated and Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary and Ancillary Techniques - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 68 – A primary Bhāvana in Tāḍāsana is in raising the arms forward of the body...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/a-primary-bhavana-is-in-raising-the-arms-forward-of-the-body/) - A primary Bhāvana in Tāḍāsana is in raising the arms forward of the body watching that the lumbar spine doesn’t hollow. We want to keep the lower back steady, whilst adjusting the arms, by releasing the elbows sideways, as much as is needed to ensure that the lower back stays long, and that we maintain the space between the top of the shoulders and the ear lobes. Inhale, raise the arms, turning the palms out, release the elbows, keeping the lower back long. Exhale, lowering the arms again in a forwards movement, straightening the elbows by half way, whilst actively engaging the abdomen to ensure we don’t collapse the chest and the upper spine. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 54 – We don’t need to worry about people using Ujjāyī...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/we-dont-need-to-worry-about-people-using-ujjayi/) - Initially, if teaching breath work in group situations, we don’t need to worry about people using Ujjāyī or not. Because, even if you are not using Ujjāyī and you want the student to learn to make the exhale longer, they must learn how to initiate the exhalation by contracting the abdominal muscles. So, making the exhalation longer is something you can learn and refine independently of Ujjāyī. Sometimes, even within the very act of making the exhalation longer people will naturally shift to Ujjāyī. If teaching individually, we can start with introducing the student to the process of activating the exhalation. However, given the uniqueness of the personal dynamic, initiation into the art of Ujjāyī can usually be presented within the first lesson, along with accommodating the structural and the performance differences between the characteristics of the exhalation and of the inhalation. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated and Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary and Ancillary Techniques - [108 Study Path Pointers – 15 – Initially our Yoga Journey is towards our relationship with living.....](https://yogastudies.org/2016/03/initially-our-yoga-journey-is-towards-our-relationship-with-living/) - Initially our Yoga Journey is towards our relationship with living. Ultimately our Yoga Journey is towards our relationship with dying. Link to Series: 108 Study Path Pointers - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 53 – In terms of the breath, the exhale is naturally passive...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/in-terms-of-the-breath-the-exhale-is-naturally-passive/) - In terms of the breath, the exhale is naturally passive, the inhale is naturally active. So, one of the initial primary principles in the Viniyoga of teaching the art of breath work, is how to make the exhale active. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated and Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary and Ancillary Techniques - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 67 – Another key Bhāvana for Samasthiti is on the relationship of the neck...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/06/another-key-bhavana-for-samasthiti-is-on-the-relationship-of-the-neck/) - Another key Bhāvana for Samasthiti is on the relationship of the neck to the upper spine with the intention of sensitising the Prāṇa Sthāna. We start by activating the back of the neck through the application of Jālandhara Bandha. Here the focus is on lengthening the spine through lifting the back of the neck, rather than dropping the chin towards the chest. Engaging Jālandhara Bandha can create more space between the earlobes and the shoulders, a focus to be maintained when engaging the next step with raising the arms, such as in Tāḍāsana. Engaging Jālandhara Bandha, means the shoulders lower, the arms extend downwards and effectively lengthen. This activates the arms, meaning active hands. Here, extend the fingers, feel the fingernails. All of which is a support and preparation for focusing on how to access an active inhalation initiated and sustained from the Prāṇa Sthāna. You can practice getting people to explore access to movement in the upper spine with and then without Jālandhara Bandha to help experience its relationship with Prāṇa Sthāna as the starting focus in the spine for the inhalation. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 66 – A key Bhāvana for Samasthiti is on the relationship of the feet](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/108-postural-practice-pointers-66-a-key-bhavana-for-samasthiti-is-on-the-relationship-of-the-feet/) - A key Bhāvana for Samasthiti is on the relationship of the feet to the ground with the intention of sensitising the Apāna Sthāna. We start by activating the soles of the feet by applying a focused downward pressure. This helps activate muscle tone in the legs, and can effect a drop in the sacral area, and causing a slight lift in the abdomen, whilst helping to lengthen the lumbar. All of which is a support and preparation for focusing on an active exhalation initiated from the Apāna Sthāna. You can practice getting people to as if turn on and turn off the feet and notice what can happen. Soggy feet implies both soggy legs and a soggy abdomen. – 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Within the Yoga Sutra Patañjali offers numerous lists which can reflect nuances or gradings...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/within-the-yoga-sutra-patanjali-offers-numerous-lists-which-can-reflect-nuances-or-gradings/) - Within the four chapters of the Yoga Sutra Patañjali offers numerous lists which can reflect nuances or gradings. Sometimes, they are presented in shades of gross to subtle, as in the four Samāpatti, or at other points subtle to gross, as in the five Kleśa. At other points, they can mark transitions from more external perceptive processes to more internal perceptive processes, as in the five Citta Vṛtti. Or, from a more externalised Sādhana to a more internalised Sādhana, as in from Kriyā Yoga to Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, or from Bāhya Aṅga to Antar Aṅga. For example, below we can see that in Chapter Two Patañjali chooses to present a list for the five Kleśa, starting with defining the subtlest and most difficult to access insight into. From there he progresses onto defining and discussing each, whilst moving from the subtlest of the Kleśa towards the grossest, or most easily perceived of the five. "Anguish arises from the illusion feeding the conflation of I-ness and Am-ness, the consequences of pleasure and suffering, and underpins the fear of not feeling alive." – Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 3 "Illusion is the field out of which the others grow, though they may appear as if asleep, or arise weakly, be inconsistent or dominant." – Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 4 “Avidyā is the illusion of recognising: the ephemeral as the eternal, the profane as the profound, pain as pleasure and the silhouette as the source.” – Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 5 "Egoity is when the power of the Seer and power of Seeing are as if one essence." – Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6 "Attachment is expecting pleasure." – Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 7 "Aversion is expecting suffering." – Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 8 "Survival is self–prevailing and constantly underpins, even in the wise person." – Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 9 - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 187 - Heyaṃ Duḥkham Anāgatam involves two things...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/108-sutra-study-pointers-187-heyaṃ-duḥkham-anagatam-involves-two-things/) - Heyaṃ Duḥkham Anāgatam involves two things. One is owning an acknowledgement of what has past, in that what I said or did was out of order and, at that moment, this was not a skilful action. The second is anticipation of the future, in that I need to have acquired some skills to help in creating new Saṃskāra as potential energetic alternatives. Both support my efforts to overcome arisings of old Saṃskāra leading me into re-action, rather than the intention that I have choices in action. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 16 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers – 14 – How to get the Buddhi to reflect more of the Atma...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/how-to-get-the-buddhi-to-reflect-more-of-the-atma/) - How to enable the Buddhi to, as if, reflect more of the Atma, rather than the more usual daily experience of the Manas, as if, reflecting more of the Indriya? Link to Series: 108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 113 – Āsana brings steadiness, improved health and lightness of limb......](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/asana-brings-steadiness-improved-health-and-lightness-of-limb/) - For me, still to this day, one of the simplest, direct and most succinct definitions on the purpose of Āsana within the processes and practices of Haṭha Yoga, is the one offered in Chapter One verse 17 of the Haṭha Pradīpikā. It is a definition valid for any situation, discussion or presentation, or as a response to questions from any background, or level of interest around why we practice Āsana. It can also be a springboard to linking the body's physiological qualities, such as the relationship of Agni, to the energetic qualities of health and lightness of limb. Or, an investigation of the commentary by Brahmānanda, as that explores psychological qualities such as the relationship of the Guṇa, Rajas, to mental qualities such as steadiness. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 112 – Haṭha Yoga has roles other than mere freedom of movement......](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/haṭha-yoga-has-roles-other-than-mere-freedom-of-movement/) - Freedom of, or in movement, is obviously an asset and of course is a useful health and fitness pursuit in the world of homo-sedens that abounds these days. However, movement according to the subtle energetic principles inherent in Haṭha Yoga, implies further roles. Common to all of which is that Haṭha Yoga involves much more than merely freedom of movement as an end in itself. Thus, in Haṭha Yoga the purpose of freedom in movement, even embedded with useful anatomical tips and insights, is not the priority that appears to dominate the forms of Āsana utilised today within many popularist Yoga styles. - [The Viniyoga of Yoga Practice and Yoga Study PDF Repository
](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/the-viniyoga-of-yoga-practice-and-yoga-study-pdf-repository/) - The role of this post is to flag a centralised resource where you can download any material from the cYs Yoga Journal or Yoga Freenotes sections of the website that is also available as a PDF. As of May this year the running total of downloadable PDF's nears 350, and are correlated within 19 primary groupings, quick links to each are shown below. Topic Headings for this Resource: 1. Material from & around T Krishnamacharya - Yoga, Yoga Sūtra & other references 2. Material from TKV Desikachar - Yoga, Yoga Sūtra & other reference points 3. Religiousness in Yoga with TKV Desikachar - Chapter by Chapter Study Guides 4. Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram - Darśanam Journal Articles 5. Articles by Srivatsa Ramaswami - Around the teachings of T Krishnamacharya 6. Collected Yoga Articles, Practice Musings & Interviews - by Paul Harvey - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 65 – Bhujaṅgāsana is more commonly known as the Cobra posture...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/108-postural-practice-pointers-65-bhujaṅgasana-is-more-commonly-known-as-the-cobra-posture/) - Bhujaṅgāsana is more commonly known as the Cobra posture and is seen in many Yoga groups as an example of a "classical" Yoga backbend. It is an Āsana where the emphasis is intended to be on arching the entire spine and expanding the upper chest forwards rather than merely bending backwards. Its energetic opening actions also make the Āsana an essential reference for people’s Yoga practice as a prone backbend in one form or another. - [Patañjali defines Yoga as a particular state of mind...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/patanjali-defines-yoga-as-a-particular-state-of-mind/) - "Patañjali defines Yoga as a particular state of mind. This can be developed through Abhyāsa and Vairāgya. Abhyāsa is the effort to remain there, Patañjali doesn’t say what this effort is. Vairāgya is when somebody is not interested in what is in the senses, or what is beyond the senses." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 12 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [If one takes care of the breath much more happens...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/if-one-takes-care-of-the-breath-much-more-happens/) - Criteria for the quality of Āsana "If one takes care of the breath much more happens. Perhaps some bad effects can be reduced. But, because of its importance we can force it on people and they find it difficult to understand the mechanics and application, such as counting." – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [One must be present in the action...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/one-must-be-present-in-the-action/) - Criteria for the quality of Āsana 1. One must be present in the action. 2. Even with the eyes closed one must recognise the Āsana. 3. One should not suffer and want to be away from the Āsana. 4. It is the breath which defines the quality of the Āsana. – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [In the beginning the breath must be good...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/in-the-beginning-the-breath-must-be-good/) - Criteria for the quality of Āsana 1. In the beginning the breath must be good. 2. As one progresses the breath must still be good, but the Āsana is better than it was. – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [In other words, begin your practice from where you are...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/in-other-words-begin-your-practice-from-where-you-are/) - Principles behind the Practice of Āsana In other words: Begin your practice from where you are. Finish your practice where you are going. – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [Do not fight yourself...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/do-not-fight-yourself/) - Principles behind the Practice of Āsana 1. Do not fight yourself. 2. Do not take your body for granted. 3. We must consider and relate age and interest. 4. Start with something normal or neutral. 5. Let the first part of the practice be an investigation into how you feel. 6. Have some aim in your practice. 7. Let the goal also be that you have enough time to come back to a normal body posture. – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [What appears as Yoga to an outsider is...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/what-appears-as-yoga-to-an-outsider-is/) - "What appears as Yoga to an outsider is mainly the physical aspects of our practice. They will not be aware of how we breathe, how we feel the breath, and how we co-ordinate breathing with physical movement. They tend to be interested only in our flexibility and suppleness." - TKV Desikachar 1976 - [What appears as Yoga to an outsider is mainly the physical aspects......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/06/appears-yoga-outsider-mainly-physical-aspects/) - "What appears as Yoga to an outsider is mainly the physical aspects of our practice. They will not be aware of how we breathe, how we feel the breath, and how we co-ordinate breathing with physical movement. They tend to be interested only in our flexibility and suppleness." - TKV Desikachar Religiousness in Yoga Chapter Two Page 13 - [The test for intelligent effort is the response of the breath...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/the-test-for-intelligent-effort-is-the-response-of-the-breath/) - Principles behind the Practice of Āsana "The test for intelligent effort is the response of the breath. Therefore, the technique is proper and intelligent effort and the response of the breath to that effort." – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [We investigate the reaction of the effort on the breath...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/we-investigate-the-reaction-of-the-effort-on-the-breath/) - Principles behind the Practice of Āsana "We investigate the reaction of the effort on the breath. The sound and speed of the breath expresses the effort. Therefore, in Āsana, there is a relationship between the effort and the breath." – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [With step by step intelligent application...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/with-step-by-step-intelligent-application/) - Principles behind the Practice of Āsana "With step by step intelligent application, less effort is required. In other words, effort that will reduce effort." – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [The action of a posture may be delayed......](https://yogastudies.org/2017/02/action-posture-may-delayed/) - "The action of a posture may be delayed because the student has tried to force the body into a posture. Never measure something by its immediate effects." – From study notes with TKV Desikachar England 1992 - [In technique, as stated by Patañjali, we must apply effort...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/in-technique-as-stated-by-patanjali-we-must-apply-effort/) - Principles behind the Practice of Āsana "In technique, as stated by Patañjali, we must apply effort, but not force. That effort must be intelligent. The difference in effort and force can cause a reaction. Perhaps more reaction than action?" – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [People come to study Yoga for many reasons......](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/people-come-to-study-yoga-for-many-reasons/) - "People come to study Yoga for many reasons, however they fall into two groups. They come to learn or study, or they come to us for support rather than to study. So the Yoga we offer to the person who is inquiring is not the Yoga we offer to the person seeking protection. Therefore one can give the wrong advice to the right person and vice versa. This can do more harm than if the person had not come. The intention must be right, as must be the execution.” – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [What are the impediments which disturb the mind?](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/what-are-the-impediments-which-disturb-the-mind/) - "What are the impediments which disturb the mind? What are these called and how many are there? The obstacles in question are nine in number and are discussed in the next Sūtra." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 29 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Abhāva can mean what appears so big becomes very small...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/abhava-can-mean-what-appears-so-big-becomes-very-small/) - "Abhāva can mean what appears so big becomes very small, the obstacle is not necessarily destroyed but becomes ineffective. Thus, the obstacle blocking perception becomes ineffective. For example, at night when the light goes out you are blind for a few minutes. Then your sight clears and your perception improves almost as if obstacles are removed." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 29 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [If you don’t know your self, how can you think of something...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/if-you-dont-know-your-self-how-can-you-think-of-something/) - “If you don’t know your self, how can you think of something, which is more than you, or higher than you? Anything other than this is Vikalpa.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 29 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [There is inside us something other than a dead body...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/05/there-is-inside-us-something-other-than-a-dead-body/) - "Simultaneously, two things happen. There is inside us something other than a dead body. This is the principle of consciousness. When Īśvara Praṇidhānā is developed more and more 'That' which is inside you appears. You know your self because obstacles are absent. Through the absence of obstacles, the passage is clear and 'That' which is there appears. – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 29 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [If a teacher is unable to follow the unique conditions of each student......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/06/teacher-unable-follow-unique-conditions-student/) - "In a group class, if a teacher is unable to follow the unique conditions of each student, it would be unfortunate, since not only we would not understand Yoga, we might also be discouraged." - TKV Desikachar Religiousness in Yoga Chapter Two Page 15 - [Further, it is possible to relate to Īśvara...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/further-it-is-possible-to-relate-to-isvara/) - "Further, it is possible to relate to Īśvara through certain symbols or Japa and eventually reach a state where you know your true nature and don't have problems in your life." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 29 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [OM represents every understanding...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/om-represents-every-understanding/) - "OM represents every understanding which can be expressed by words. Plus, everything that cannot be expressed by words. Here, this is Īśvara, 'that' which knows everything. Thus, to relate with Īśvara you start Japa using Praṇava." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 28 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Mānasika Sādhana – Mind has a part to play......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/12/manasika-sadhana-mind-has-a-part-to-play/) - “Manasika Sādhana – Mind has a part to play. We can either direct or restrain. Mind mentioned a lot in Yoga texts. i.e. Attitude of Saṃtoṣa - mental contentment also a Sādhana. Also Bhāvana. Also Yama and Niyama. When Yama and Niyama accomplished they become Siddhi. Svādhyāya example of Sādhana - Study to know something about oneself or others. Adhyayayana - To repeat exactly what is said by your teacher. Based on three steps: - [If we direct the mind onto one part of the breath, then the mind......](https://yogastudies.org/2016/11/if-we-direct-the-mind-onto-one-part-of-the-breath-then-the-mind/) - "If we direct the mind onto one part of the breath, then the mind affects the other parts of the breath." - TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [If we relate to part of the breath we are related to all of the breath.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/11/if-we-relate-to-part-of-the-breath-we-are-related-to-all-of-the-breath/) - "If we relate to part of the breath, we are related to all of the breath." - TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978 - [That which describes Īśvara is OM...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/that-which-describes-isvara-is-om/) - "That which describes Īśvara is OM. However OM is not mentioned as such in the Sūtra as it is regarded as a mystic symbol given in initiation, Because Īśvara is not like the God in Vedānta, the word Praṇava is used to describe OM." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 27 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The eternal teacher is not subject to death...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/the-eternal-teacher-is-not-subject-to-death/) - "The eternal teacher is not subject to death." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 26 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The more you try to know Īśvara the more you come to know your self.](https://yogastudies.org/2018/12/the-more-you-try-to-know-isvara-the-more-you-come-to-know-your-self/) - "The more you try to know Īśvara, the more you come to know your self." - TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 29 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Īśvara is that being who knows everything...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/isvara-is-that-being-who-knows-everything/) - "Īśvara is that being who knows everything, the sum total of all knowledge; and because Īśvara knows it is the teacher and was always the teacher." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 26 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The relationship with Īśvara brings you closer...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/the-relationship-with-isvara-brings-you-closer/) - "The relationship with Īśvara brings you closer to the qualities of Īśvara." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 25 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Patañjali defines what is the word called Īśvara...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/patanjali-defines-what-is-the-word-called-isvara/) - "Patañjali defines what is the word called Īśvara. Īśvara is that being whose actions are not based on the Kleśa. We seem to know something, but not actually, we proceed and get into trouble. Īśvara does not have this problem." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 24 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Patañjali offers a most unusual approach to Īśvara...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/patanjali-offers-a-most-unusual-approach-to-isvara/) - "Patañjali offers a most unusual approach to Īśvara. It is not a universal God as in the Upaniṣat. Yoga is rejected in Vedānta because of the idea that Īśvara is not everything, only a higher power." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 24 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Through devotion and surrender to Īśvara......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/10/devotion-surrender-isvara/) - "Through devotion and surrender to Īśvara and by following the eight limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, the benefits of Samādhi are realised with as little effort as it takes to hold a pea in the palm of your hand." - T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 24 - [Īśvara is defined in the next Sūtra...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/isvara-is-defined-in-the-next-sutra/) - "Īśvara is defined in the next Sūtra. It is an extraordinary intelligence, or a supreme intelligence." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [When Patañjali offers Īśvara Praṇidhānā in Chapter One...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/when-patanjali-offers-isvara-praṇidhana-in-chapter-one/) - "When Patañjali offers Īśvara Praṇidhānā in Chapter One, he is not insisting on it, hence the word Vā. He has other alternatives for our practice." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Praṇidhānā has both the two qualities...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/praṇidhana-has-both-the-two-qualities/) - "Praṇidhānā has both the two qualities. It is both devotion and an inquiry into what it is. To seek and to know is Praṇidhānā." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Bhakti is a part of friendship which makes a person...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/bhakti-is-a-part-of-friendship-which-makes-a-person/) - "Bhakti is a part of friendship which makes a person look towards, or follow a person. Dhyānam is to remember something, as if it is right in front of me." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Īśvara Praṇidhānā is extraordinary devotion to Īśvara...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/isvara-praṇidhana-is-extraordinary-devotion-to-isvara/) - "Īśvara Praṇidhānā is extraordinary devotion to Īśvara. It is not mechanical, it is both devotion as a force and an inquiry into this force. It is a combination of Bhakti and Dhyānam." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Even in the case of Śikṣaṇa Krama the ancient teachers had steps.......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/09/even-in-the-case-of-siksana-krama-the-ancient-teachers-had-steps/) - “Even in the case of Śikṣaṇa Krama the ancient teachers had steps in the teaching: Yukti Śikṣaṇa The teaching must be appropriate to the intelligence of the individual. Grahaṇa Śikṣaṇa Also able to absorb correctly what you have understood. You must test them, confuse them to see if they have. Yukta Smaraṇa The teacher should find out how much the person remembers what they have understood. Yukta Abhyāsa Is how much a person practices what he is given. To see if he has learnt, understood and practiced. Yukta Anu Bhāva Even practice can be mechanical, even if it is regular. So how much you have learnt from the practice. What it has taught you. Yukta Pracāram Finally, you ask the person to transmit what they have received. The transmission shows the Siddhi of the Sādhana. This is Viniyoga. These outlines are valid whether Śikṣaṇa or Rakṣaṇa Krama. If what is given is mechanical it is not Viniyoga. That is why the Viniyoga spirit is very important these days." – TKV Desikachar France 1983 Download this post as a PDF - [Īśvara Praṇidhānā is not just Īśvara, it is something we have to do...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/isvara-praṇidhana-is-not-just-isvara-it-is-something-we-have-to-do/) - "Īśvara Praṇidhānā is not just Īśvara, it is something we have to do in relation to Īśvara." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [It is not the number of hours in Meditation...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/it-is-not-the-number-of-hours-in-meditation/) - "It is not the number of hours in Meditation, the type of Ratio in Prāṇāyāma, the number of times you turn the Mālā, it is the intensity of the attempt. An intense effort by a feeble person is better than a feeble effort by an intense person. Thus, intensity is not on a practical scale, but on an individual level. Especially when considering the problems that daily life superimpose on one, and our efforts therein." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 22 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [This Sutra explains, with the next, the intensity of Śraddhā....](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/this-sutra-explains-with-the-next-the-intensity-of-sraddha/) - "This Sūtra explains, with the next, the intensity of Śraddhā. These two Sūtra allow that the intensity of Śraddhā can be different. To those who are very intense, Yoga is very close. Thus, it can look like this Sūtra is very disappointing. However we have to look at it relatively. This Sūtra relates to the effect, or the response to practice. Thus, it is not practical to measure it as it's all relative to the individual." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 21 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Śraddhā can also mean resolution or resolve, in spite of the obstacles, to move in the right direction...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/sraddha-can-also-mean-resolution-or-resolve-in-spite-of-the-obstacles-to-move-in-the-right-direction/) - "Śraddhā can also mean resolution or resolve, in spite of the obstacles, to move in the right direction. Although, sometimes, when there is Rāga, a strong desire, you will not stop until you have that thing. Thus, the following differentiates Rāga from Śraddhā: Vīrya - Vitality, vigour to pursue Smṛti - Memory, it's memory that starts one on the travel. It is memory that keeps you on the right track. Thus, it is vigilance or attentiveness. Samādhi Prajña - To know, in detail or depth, Samādhi. Thus we have a travelling from a minus to a plus position through Śraddhā with Smṛti. In Samādhi there is an understanding. Something not based on your memories, something that transcends your memories. Prajña comes only in Samādhi.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 20 - [You must believe in yourself that there is some place to go...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/you-must-believe-in-yourself-that-there-is-some-place-to-go/) - "You must believe in yourself that there is some place to go. You must feel strongly that there is a place worth going to." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 20 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Pratipakṣa Bhāvana – Creating space by doing something opposite.](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/pratipakṣa-bhavana-creating-space-by-doing-something-opposite/) - "Pratipakṣa Bhāvana – Creating space by doing something opposite." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 33 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 41 – Krishnamacharya's Yoga Loom had three interwoven threads...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/krishnamacharyas-yoga-loom-had-three-interwoven-threads/) - Krishnamacharya's Yoga Loom had three interwoven threads. Namely, an appropriate application, according to, an individual's specific needs, of: Kāya Cikitsā through Āyurveda, Prāṇa Śakti through Haṭha, Citta Adhyātmika through Rāja. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 186 – Patañjali, in the Samādhi Pādaḥ or Book One, introduces...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/108-sutra-study-pointers-186-patanjali-in-the-samadhi-padaḥ-or-book-one-introduces/) - "Patañjali, in the Samādhi Pādaḥ or Book One, introduces two primary paths for cultivating a Dhyānam Sādhana. Firstly, that of Jñāna Dhyānam where the Prayatna is Viyoga. Here, the Bhāvana is to unlink from the activities of the Citta. Secondly, that of Bhakti Dhyānam where the Prayatna is Yoga. Here, the Bhāvana is to link to and direct the activities of the Citta. Both Sādhana can lead the practitioner towards the same goal, the unalloyed abiding inherent within the source of perception." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 64 – Sarvāṅgāsana is the Āsana commonly known as shoulder stand...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/sarvaṅgasana-is-the-pose-commonly-known-as-shoulder-stand/) - Sarvāṅgāsana is the Āsana commonly known as shoulder stand. It is seen as one of the so called "classical" inverted Āsana, the other "classical" inverted Āsana being Śīrṣāsana, or head stand. This Āsana draws together a firmness in the body, with the subtler purpose of the breath, with a sense of inner attention for the student. For this triad to be realised, certain steps need to be respected with regards to a rationale for the application of Sarvāṅgāsana, along with appropriate choices in long-term and short-term preparation for its use, incorporating appropriate use of Pratikriyāsana, and cultivation of an increasing length of stay in the Āsana. For adults, the most important link whilst in the Āsana is the relationship with the breath. Cultivating the power of the breath can also help in keeping the practitioner attentive to the possible bio-stresses accumulating from staying in the Āsana. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Gaṇeśa and the Role of Endings in the Beginnings of Change...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/gaṇesa-and-the-role-of-endings-in-the-beginnings-of-change/) - Gaṇeśa and the Role of Endings in the Beginnings of Change In Indian life, with its rich resources for transformative teachings, much emphasis is placed on an appropriate beginning for any situation where the intention is a change towards a more creative relationship within our life and its surroundings. Here, this was popularly realised through the symbolism inherent in the iconography of Gaṇapati or Gaṇeśa, who was traditionally seen throughout India as the ‘Remover of Obstacles’ and ‘Lord of Beginnings’. However, in order to successfully initiate an appropriate beginning we may also need to have successfully initiated an appropriate ending. So, how do we as Yoga practitioners in the West, with our own psychology, culture and attitudes, appreciate and apply these teachings in our lives? Especially with regard to the relationship between the role and importance of apt endings as a foundation for the rooting of new beginnings. - Theme from an old flier for an Autumn Retreat held in November 1996 - [This guiding principle of seeing the person rather than the problem......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/06/this-guiding-principle-of-seeing-the-person-rather-than-the-problem/) - Yoga Practices for Therapeutic situations As the basis of this book is Yoga for Every Body I would now like to focus on this aspect of Yoga. To help in understanding how to proceed we will firstly discuss some basic principles for Yoga as a form of therapeutic intervention. From here we will look at different examples of practices for different students each with a unique story accompanied by unhelpful symptoms arising from their particular life story. It is tempting here to propose a technique and then state that this technique will help this particular situation or problem. However, my teacher taught me that Yoga is to be tailored to the needs and aspirations of each person rather than fitting the person to some ready made technique. "It appears that modern Yoga Therapy is increasingly angled at looking at a persons problems, rather than looking at a person with problems." Thus with this guiding principle of seeing the person rather than the problem or disease and the acceptance that we are not working just with a preordained technique we can continue. - [My understanding on the context and content of Yoga Makaranda....](https://yogastudies.org/2024/04/my-understanding-on-the-context-and-content-of-yoga-makaranda/) - My understanding from my discussions over the years with TKV Desikachar regarding the context and content of Yoga Makaranda, is that when teaching youngsters the length of the breath was minimised to a relatively short fixed length and use of Kumbhaka was limited to a few seconds Antar Kumbhaka and Bahya Kumbhaka. However there were no limitations on the range or intensity of Āsana and lots of use of variations to be engaged with within each Āsana. “The Āsana are presented in Vinyāsa Krama, the way it was taught to children in the Yoga Śāla. This should not create the impression that T Krishnamacharya taught in this manner to everyone.” - TKV Desikachar Introduction to Yoga Makaranda In the adult there were no such limitations for the breath and the work with variations of the Āsana was re-prioritised to working with a fewer Āsana and fewer variations within each Āsana, but with the challenge of a greater range of breathing patterns both in length and combinations. Certainly, Antar Kumbhaka or Bahya Kumbhaka of 10" was commonplace in the adult practice and here the 'perfection' of the Āsana was measured by mastery of all aspects of the breath rather than for the youngster, where 'perfection' of the Āsana was measured by mastery of all aspects of the form. This was consistent with Krishnamacharya's teaching in his Yoga Rahasya on Yoga Sādhana and Stages of Life. Furthermore, my understanding is that if we use a particular Āsana with all its permutations of form and thus less focus on the variations of the breath it operates more as an Āsana. If we use a specific primary Āsana with the focus on all its permutations of breath and thus less priority around the variations of the form it operates more as a Mudrā. Sarvaṅgāsana is such an example, with its 32 variations devised by Krishnamacharya emphasising its role as an Āsana and its static solo form with its focus on extensive breath ratios involving all four aspects of the breath, perhaps augmented by the Tri Bandha, emphasising its role as a Mudrā. To View or Download this Post as a PDF For more on an Introduction to Yoga Makaranda read...... Introduction to the Yoga Makaranda by TKV Desikachar - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 14 – When oppressed by negative deliberation cultivate the opposite side.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/01/when-oppressed-by-negative-deliberation-cultivate-the-opposite-side/) - When oppressed by negative deliberation cultivate the opposite side. - Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 33 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 185 – When harassed by negative reasoning...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/when-harassed-by-negative-reasoning/) - When harassed by negative reasoning, cultivate the opposite viewpoint. Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 33 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [The Viniyoga of Planning Principles within Āsana Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/the-viniyoga-of-planning-principles-within-asana-mudra-and-praṇayama/) - - Vinyāsa Krama - Intelligent sequence building in Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma The past two years have seen some 70 individual posts accumulating on the theory behind Practice Planning, to appreciate how the skilful use of the art of Viniyoga can help in investigating the Vinyāsa Krama of Āsana. They were collated together under 12 groupings below: 1. In terms of Practice Planning the Spirit of Viniyoga is achieved by two broad means 2. General Guidelines for Practice Planning: 3. General Guidelines for Choosing Āsana: 4. General Guidelines for Setting Practice Aims or Learning Outcomes: 5. Different Types of Postural Activity in Āsana Practice 6. Voluntary Efforts and Involuntary Effects in an Āsana Practice 7. A third factor, that of Respect for Responses 8. We must also consider the Safety Factors 9. The Element of Compromise in the Body 10. The Adaptation of the Āsana Practice 11. What is the role of the Practice of Āsana? 12. Summary of Ideas around Practice Planning These posts were also collated into a single thread within a single static page on the website. However, since this particular thread is now completed I felt it could a helpful addition to offer the collected collations on this topic as a downloadable PDF. So, offered below are two PDF versions, either in English A4 or as US Letter. - The Viniyoga of Planning Principles within Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma A4 version - The Viniyoga of Planning Principles within Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma US Letter version - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 71 – Secondly, to intelligently embrace all of these variables as assets...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/secondly-to-intelligently-embrace-all-of-these-variables-as-assets/) - 12. Summary of Ideas around Practice Planning: 3. Secondly, to intelligently embrace all of these variables as assets rather than limitations, we need to make skilful use of the art of Viniyoga when investigating the Vinyāsa Krama of Āsana. For example: - Static Movements - Dynamic Movements - Relational Variations - Appropriate Modifications - Expansive Energetics - Contractive Energetics - Preparatory Movements - Compensatory Movements - Effective Sequence Building - Progressive Breathing Patterns - Efficient Transitions - Relevant Conclusions Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 70 – Firstly, we must go back to the primary principles...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/firstly-we-must-go-back-to-the-primary-principles/) - 12. Summary of Ideas around Practice Planning 2. Firstly, we must go back to the primary principles underpinning the Vinyāsa Krama of Āsana in terms of variables as assets and variables as limitations. For example: - Guidelines in Setting Aims - Different Types of Activity - Voluntary Movement - Involuntary Movement - Responses - Respect - Safety Factors - Compromise To ignore or override these principles is not to intelligently consider that there are many variables. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 69 – Given the changes in the body are manifold and](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/given-the-changes-in-the-body-are-manifold-and/) - 12. Summary of Ideas around Practice Planning 1. Given the changes in the body are manifold and the changes in the mind are also manifold, as well as the manifold changes in the emotions. How can we meet these manifold changes and yet still promote well-being within our practice? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 136 – Yoga talks about the possibility of a state of being expressing motiveless action](https://yogastudies.org/2022/06/yoga-talks-about-the-possibility-of-a-state-of-being-expressing-motiveless-action/) - “Even though Yoga talks about the possibility of a state of being expressing motiveless action, for the rest of us there is always an ulterior motive. The issue is what it truly is, rather than just whether it had what we believed as a white, grey or black intention. Also, whether this intention is what we wanted to believe, or is there another truth lurking within our sense of right? Thus, the outcome may well differ from what we believed. However, as many of our motives fall within the grey spectrum, a deeper introspection into the reality of intention is important. To at least minimise Viparyaya, existing as a flight of fancy, or posing as if a truth convincing in its rightness to exist, when in reality, merely an opinion, even if not its deeper partner Avidyā.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 7 T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers - 184 - Every action, even thoughts have some effect at some level...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/every-action-even-thoughts-have-some-effect-at-some-level/) - Every action, even thoughts have some effect at some level. Actions create fruits and leave seeds which eventually come back to the performer of the action, either directly or indirectly. These actions can be black, white, mixed, or have no colour. The black actions can potentially have a negative comeback; whereas white actions can potentially have a positive comeback. But most actions are mixed, with a vague or indistinct outcome, or they will have a distinct outcome, but it is difficult to discern. Those actions that are seen as having no colour are the result of actions from the highest dispassion, free of self-motivation. Because these actions from a Yogin are free of self-motivation, they are free of self-interest, either black, white or mixed. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 7 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Jñāna Vṛddha - One whose perception is cooked by time.](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/jnana-vṛddha-one-whose-perception-is-cooked-by-time/) - "Jñāna Vṛddha- One whose perception is cooked by time." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 6 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [One whose Citta is refined through Dhyāna...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/one-whose-citta-is-refined-through-dhyana/) - "One whose Citta is refined through Dhyāna acts without self–interest. This influence, born out of Dhyāna, allows the person to act without harm. Otherwise we do not know what will happen." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 6 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 183 – The motives and state of mind of the teacher can also vary...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/the-state-of-mind-and-motives-of-the-teacher-can-also-vary/) - The motive and state of mind of the teacher can also vary and therefore produce varying results. Thus the influence may or may not be for good, depending on the person who is influencing and the source of their powers; except in the case of Yoga, because the actions of a Yogin are free of self-interest. Thus, the motivation and intention of the teacher are important in helping the student illuminate their Nimitta. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verses 5-6 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 182 – The teaching to a group of students is the same...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/the-teaching-to-a-group-of-students-is-the-same/) - The teaching to a group of students is the same, but each student’s response may be different, and these can also differ at different times. Thus, this multiplicity of expectations within a group is an important and additional factor. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 5 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 181 – The influences are not uniform they vary according to...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/the-influences-are-not-uniform-they-vary-according-to/) - The influences are not uniform, they vary according to the recipient. It depends on each person, what they are seeking, their background and interests, and the person who is influencing. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 5 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 111 – These days, is there a difference between meditational, mindfulness and meditation?](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/is-there-a-difference-between-meditative-meditational-and-meditation/) - These days, given its increasingly populist context and application, is there any difference between Meditational, Mindfulness and Meditation? If so, does it matter and if so, why does it matter? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 68 – There is also the negative approach to the practice of Āsana](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/68-there-is-also-the-negative-approach-to-the-practice-of-asana/) - 11. What is the role of the practice of Āsana? 2. There is also what can be seen as a negative approach to the practice of Āsana. In that, we are as if walking backwards towards Yoga, because we are looking more at what Yoga can take us away from, rather than looking more at what Yoga can take us towards. Within this story we use Āsana to take ourselves away from something we perceive as unhelpful. However, Āsana practice that can help to promote well-being in the individual has to be beneficial. This is one more reason as to why we should investigate these principles in practice planning. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Mudrā Practice Pointers – 29 – Lengthen the Jālandhara Bandha through...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/lengthen-the-jalandhara-bandha-during/) - Lengthen the Jālandhara Bandha through the back of the neck during the entirety of the inhale. Sustain the Jālandhara Bandha through keeping the chin drawn in during the entirety of the exhale. Link to Series: 108 Mudrā Practice Pointers Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [Where do Āsana lead us?......](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/where-do-asana-lead-us/) - Where do Āsana lead us? “Where do Āsana lead us? 1. For seated practices To stay in a stable posture with the spine erect, for Dhyāna or preparation for Dhyāna. 2. For health They do something for the energy flow of the body. 3. Ability to master the body Not necessarily to promote health, but to show that we can master the body. Often these are good for health, though many are only useful as challenges.” – TKV Desikachar Further Reading - What is the Yoga of Krishnamacharya? - [Whatever is called Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/whatever-is-called-yoga/) - "Whatever is called Yoga must have some characteristic of Sthira and Sukha, whether it is Āsana, Prāṇāyāma, Pratyāhāra, or Dhāraṇā." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 46 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 67 – we need to consider what is the role of the practice of āsana](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/we-need-to-consider-what-is-the-role-of-the-practice-of-asana/) - 11. What is the role of the practice of Āsana? 1. Perhaps at this point, we need to consider what is seen, especially these days, as a role for the practice of Āsana. For example: - Physiological Limitations - Psychological Tensions - Recreational Pastime - Fitness Activity - Prepare for Prāṇāyāma - Prepare for Chanting - Prepare for Meditation - Personal Ritual - Self–Inquiry - Something else? Thus the roles are many.... Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 63 – Dvi Pāda Pīṭham or Two Foot Support combines the characteristics of a lying Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/dvi-pada-piṭham-or-two-foot-support-combines-the-characteristics-of-a-lying-asana/) - Dvi Pāda Pīṭham or Two Foot Support combines the characteristics of a lying Āsana and a backbend, as well as offering an alternative to more intense backbends, or as a preparation for inverted Āsana. This Āsana can be applied initially within a dynamic context working as a preparation for the body, plus allowing gradual access to stronger Āsana, such as prone backbends and inverted Āsana. The way for progressive work to access the upper half of the body, neck and shoulders links to a subtle and precise work with the breath, especially the inhalation. Here the focus of attention is supported through the application of techniques such as, firstly, locational breathing and then, if appropriate, directional breathing. This can further help the involvement of the student in the longer-term intention and purpose of the Āsana. In its more intense Śikṣaṇa form Dvi Pāda Pīṭham is a challenging option for the more experienced student. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Changes are according to the predisposition of the Saṃskāra...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/changes-are-according-to-the-predisposition-of-the-saṃskara/) - "Changes are according to the predisposition of the Saṃskāra of the person, and therefore not identical, and therefore may not be what the source desires." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 5 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 180 – Chapter Four verses 4 and 5 talk about the medium and potential...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/chapter-four-verses-4-and-5-talk-about-the-medium-and-potential/) - Chapter Four verses 4 and 5 talk about the medium and potential of the link both to and from Nimitta. This link is through Asmitā, though the openness and motive within the link determines its quality. Asmitā is the common channel of communication. However the quality of the link depends on how much Asmitā is coloured by Kleśa, or uncoloured by Jñāna. Thus, when Asmitā Kleśa dominates, the link and the quality of the communication are potentially impaired. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 4-5 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 179 - Those who use their Nimitta have another facility at their disposal...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/those-who-use-their-nimitta-have-another-facility-at-their-disposal/) - Those who use their Nimitta have another facility at their disposal. They have the ability to influence another. In that they can change other people's states of mind. Asmitā is the common source of this influence over another. The link between teacher and student is through Asmitā. The more open the link the stronger the influences. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 4 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 178 – To start with, Nimitta is usually an external agency...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/108-sutra-study-pointers-178-to-start-with-nimitta-is-usually-an-external-agency/) - To start with, Nimitta is usually an external agency, but this external agency must itself also be linked to some Nimitta. In early life for example, our parents, friends or teachers can be a Nimitta. As to Yoga, the best external Nimitta is a teacher. Here, the teacher’s role is to help guide you towards your internal Nimitta, in that the teacher will get to know you and support you with the appropriate means for your journey from outer to inner. From this process, a mirror for Nimitta can be through any number of things, for example Dharma or even Duḥkha can offer guidance. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 3 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 177 – Metaphorically speaking, we are all made of the same clay...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/metaphorically-speaking-we-are-all-made-of-the-same-clay/) - Metaphorically speaking, we are all made of the same clay. Therefore, we all have a similar potential for change. However, to make something different out of this clay, a wheel is needed, but this is no use without a potter. Here, the skill of the potter is crucial. Patañjali uses the word Nimitta as a cause for change in the clay. Hence, the potter is Nimitta. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 3 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 176 – Nimitta is seen as the agent for change, as if a farmer...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/nimitta-is-seen-as-the-agent-for-change-as-if-a-farmer/) - Nimitta is seen as the agent for change, as if a farmer. Everything required is there, along with the intelligence. You just have to find the intelligence to find the intelligence. So verse 3 talks about the tools, materials and intelligence. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 3 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 110 – These days, is there any difference between Breathing, Breathwork, and Pranayama?](https://yogastudies.org/2024/03/these-days-is-there-any-difference-between-breathing-breathwork-and-pranayama/) - These days, given its increasingly populist context and application, is there any difference between Breathing, Breathwork, and Prāṇāyāma? If so does it matter and if so, why does it matter? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 65 - Thus, there are always changes or Pariṇāma...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/thus-there-are-always-changes-or-pariṇama/) - The Adaptation of the Āsana Practice 4. Thus, there are always changes, or Pariṇāma, in the outcome of the interactions between our physical processes and breathing processes, and our mental patterns within our emotional flows. However, we can also tend towards becoming either over-adaptable or under-adaptable, in trying to absorb, or overcome, these changes in ourselves. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 64 - There is also the impact of fluctuations in the body...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/there-is-also-the-impact-of-fluctuations-in-the-body/) - The Adaptation of the Āsana Practice 3. There is also the impact of fluctuations in the body's physical and breathing processes, on our mental patterns and emotional flows. Along with the opposite, namely the impact of our mental patterns and emotional flows on the body's physical and breathing processes. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 63 - By combining adaptation along with the idea...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/108-yoga-planning-pointers-63-by-combining-adaptation-along-with-the-idea/) - The Adaptation of the Āsana Practice 2. By combining adaptation along with the idea of using the value of constants, to better understand the fluctuations in the peaks and troughs. No practice is ever the same over a period of days. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 62 - The question that arises here is how to relate...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/108-yoga-planning-pointers-62-the-question-that-arises-here-is-how-to-relate/) - The Adaptation of the Āsana Practice 1. The question that arises here is how to relate the idea of adapting the practice to the peaks and troughs of the body, mind and emotions? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 62 – Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana is a lying and apparently relatively simple Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/108-postural-practice-pointers-62-supta-padaṅguṣṭhasana-is-a-lying-and-apparently-relatively-simple-asana/) - Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana is a lying and apparently relatively simple Āsana in its external form. It is described as the fingers and thumbs holding the big toes of each foot, with the legs extended straight and held upwards at an angle of 45 degrees with the spine and head fully in contact with the ground. In reality, this is literally beyond the reach of most students. Though, given consistent time and appropriate development in accessing this Āsana, there is the possibility of deep work. This is initially felt primarily through the effect on the legs, Though, given time the primary effect is felt more in the spine. As a Samāna Āsana, an equal breath would be emphasised with a Samavṛtti ratio, perhaps incorporating the use of Kumbhaka. The focus of attention is on the spine, from crown to coccyx, and is accessed via the breath, which can help support the student's effort within the external demands of the Āsana, such as that more often found within the tightness in the legs. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [We need some means - that is called Nimitta...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/we-need-some-means-that-is-called-nimitta/) - "Who does this? What is the force that brings about this adjustment? We need some means - that is called Nimitta. We must have the intelligence to know the basic characteristics of our materials and their possibilities. We must also have ability to bring about desired change. Change of the mind, as in the movement from an ordinary mind to one that is extraordinary, is similar to the process of irrigation. A farmer attempts to direct the flow of water from an oversupplied plot to one with insufficient supply. The very nature of water makes it necessary only to cut a dam to cause it to flow. However, he must recognise which plot is surplus, which is deprived and which dam he must cut in order to solve his problem." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 3 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 175 – Powers are different arrangements of what already exists as us...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/powers-are-different-arrangements-of-what-already-exists-as-us/) - “Powers are different arrangements of what already exists as us. The common factor is a redistribution of matter.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 2 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [What is the common factor of all the ideas in this Sūtra?](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/what-is-the-common-factor-of-all-the-ideas-in-this-sutra/) - "What is the common factor of all the ideas in this Sūtra? From one character to another. Changes of mind are not based on the acquisition of new qualities, but on those that already exist. To bring about a desired change in the mind, one must vary the proportion of the three basic qualities: openness, activity and heaviness." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 2 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 174 – The fourth book called Kaivalya Pādaḥ reinforces the idea...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/the-fourth-book-called-kaivalya-padaḥ-reinforces-the-idea/) - The fourth book, called Kaivalya Pādaḥ, reinforces the idea that whatever happens is actually already existing within us. It is not something we can or need to acquire from outside and it reminds us that the mind is the essential tool to help in the final discernment of what is the unchanging essence. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 173 – Mantra is that which is reflected on...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/mantra-is-that-which-is-reflected-on/) - Mantra is that which is reflected on. It needs to be received from a reliable source. In other words from one who has reflected on Mantra received from a person who has reflected on Mantra. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 28 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 109 – These days, is there any difference between Postures, Bodywork, and Āsana?](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/these-days-is-there-any-difference-between-postures-bodywork-and-asana/) - These days, given its increasingly populist context and application, is there any difference between Postures, Bodywork, and Āsana? If so, does it matter and if so, why does it matter? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 61 – Vīrabhadrāsana represents the fighting stance of the warrior...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/virabhadrasana-represents-the-fighting-stance-of-the-warrior/) - Vīrabhadrāsana represents the fighting stance of the warrior Vīrabhadra, who is said to represent the fierce form of Maṅgala. He was created by Śiva from a matted lock of his own hair, in a vengeful response to the death of his wife Satī after her self-immolation in the sacrificial fire at her father’s Yajña. It’s a demanding standing position coupled with a backbend in the spine to give the Āsana its opening energising and strengthening qualities. The focus of attention can be brought to the chest and upper back through its form and the emphasis on the breath, especially the inhalation. Its role as an expansive, demanding standing Āsana can be graduated to suit the practice capacity of the student. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Saṃśaya is the Fire that consumes Wisdom.](https://yogastudies.org/2015/10/samsaya-doubt-is-the-fire-that-consumes-wisdom/) - "Saṃśaya is the Fire that consumes Wisdom." - T Krishnamacharya on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Four verse 40 - [Kriyā Yoga - To do...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/kriya-yoga-to-do/) - “Kriyā Yoga - To do - Tapas. To examine what we did - Svādhyāya. To accept what we did - Īśvara Praṇidhānā." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [MP3 Recording Updates to Taittirīyra Upaniṣat Online Chant Resources](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/mp3-recording-updates-to-taittiriyra-upaniṣat-online-chant-resources/) - The Taittirīyra Upaniṣat Chant Resources were mostly recorded at a 'learning rhythm' speed, rather than 'typical rhythm' speed, in order to support the student's learning. Though, accessing tuition resources to embrace and actualise the 'typical rhythm' is encouraged for those interested in exploring a deeper intention for the practice. All the PDF & MP3 material below is offered as a free access download. It is not © and is available in the spirit of open-source community commons. Please respect this open-source community by not uploading any material from this site onto websites that operate behind a third-party paywall host. Here this means that the visitor is required to take out a paid subscription in order to get full access to anything taken and uploaded from this site. Doing so transforms what is offered in the Spirit of Dharma into one of Karma. Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.1 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra - Learning Rhythm - Private Recording of Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.1 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra - Typical Rhythm - Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.2 – Śīkṣāṃ Vyākhyāsyāmaḥ - Learning Rhythm - Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 172 – To realise its potential, practice repetition...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/to-realise-its-potential-practice-repetition/) - "To realise its potential, practice repetition of the sacred syllable." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 28 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 171 – It's messenger is the sacred syllable.](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/its-messenger-is-the-sacred-syllable/) - "It's messenger is the sacred syllable." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 27 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 170 – Consciousness is also the teacher for all...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/consciousness-is-also-the-teacher-for-all/) - "Consciousness is also the teacher for all previous teachers, because it transcends time and space." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 26 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 169 – Within consciousness the seed of omniscience is matchless.](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/within-consciousness-the-seed-of-omniscience-is-matchless/) - "Within consciousness, the seed of omniscience is matchless." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 25 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 168 – The immutability of consciousness is transcendent...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/the-immutability-of-consciousness-is-transcendent/) - "The immutability of consciousness is transcendent within the cycle of emotion, outcome, consequence and deposit." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 24 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [A Twelve Day Intensive Prāṇāyāma Sadhana proposal for Nāḍī Śodhana....](https://yogastudies.org/2024/02/a-twelve-day-intensive-praṇayama-sadhana-proposal-for-naḍi-sodhana/) - Below is a proposal for a 12 day intensive Prāṇāyāma Sādhana. Here, the Vinyāsa Krama is built around a single Prāṇāyāma technique, namely Nāḍī Śodhana. The proposal is relatively straight forward in that the practitioner sets a developmentally ascending Krama for the first six days. This is followed by a similarly shaped descending Krama for the remaining six days. Along with the single Prāṇāyāma technique Nāḍī Śodhana, a single ratio is proposed, namely 1.0.2.0, coupled with the same breath length. In other words starting with and maintaining throughout the sitting the same breath length and ratio, with the exhale twice the length of the inhale. Here, in terms of Bhāvana, the aim is to cultivate a quality of subtlety or Sūkṣma. This is further facilitated as a process by choosing to maintain a lower breath length, as in 4 or 5 breaths per minute rather than say, 2 or 3 breaths per minute. This would translate as 4.0.8.0. or 5.0.10.0. rather than say 6.0.12.0. 8.0.16.0. or 10.0.20.0. - [108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers – 12 – According to the teachings of Krishnamacharya...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/according-to-the-teachings-of-krishnamacharya/) - According to the teachings of Krishnamacharya, you must first change the Manas in order to meditate, before trying to meditate in order to change the Citta. Link to Series: 108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 42 – In relation to the psychological ideal of remaining there...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/01/in-relation-to-the-psychological-ideals-of-unwavering-viveka/) - Different Types of Postural Activity in Āsana Practice 12. Finally, the consideration of movement or stasis sits within a relationship to the deeper purpose of Āsana within our journey through the body and the breath, to the mind and beyond, through considerations such as: In relation to the psychological ideal of remaining there. According to the definition in Chapter Three verse 2 of the Yoga Sūtra, a continuity of psychic activity is the ideal. This is seen as the ability to stay, as if in the same moment, as one moment melds into the next moment and the next moment. In other words, the ability to internally maintain a continuity of experience as if maintaining an apparent stillness of movement. Access to such subtle states requires a containment of movement that ultimately extends from the body to the breath to the mind. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 167 - The self is special in that it is awareness...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/the-self-is-special-in-that-it-is-awareness/) - "The self is special in that it is awareness, untarnished by afflictions, actions, fruits and seeds." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 24 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 60 – Uttānāsana is an intense standing forward bend...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/uttanasana-is-an-intense-standing-forward-bend/) - Uttānāsana is an intense standing forward bend. It is often used to begin a sequence of Āsana. Its use can improve mobility in the primary joints and extend muscles, primarily on the back of the body. Its form respects the movements adapted in daily life. The use of an intense closing Āsana implies some cautions in the stretched areas of the body, such as the lower back, sacrum, hips and legs. The awareness can be placed on the abdomen leading to a longer, smoother exhalation and counterbalancing, with this inner work, the physical effort required by its dynamic approach. There are a number of adaptations to support the student experiencing a feeling of melding between the energetic flow of the movement and the depth and stillness of the breath. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Breath can change the Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/breath-can-change-the-asana/) - "Breath can change the Āsana, as in Mahā Mudrā 10.0.10.0, or the same with 10.0.20.0." - TKV Desikachar 1991 - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 22 - In Sūtra 1.22 Patañjali introduces the idea of distinctions...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/22-in-sutra-1-22-patanjali-introduces-the-idea-of-distinctions/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 22 mṛdu-madhya-adhimātratvāt-tataḥ api viśeṣaḥ | In Sūtra 1.22 Patañjali introduces the idea of distinctions in the intensity of Saṃvega as a factor in the cultivation of access to the experiential presence of Śraddhā. How do you personally relate with these distinctions? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part Four](https://yogastudies.org/2015/10/praṇayama-where-to-start-part-four/) - Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part Four In the previous three articles in this series we discussed Krishnamacharya's teachings around his understanding of and approach to the Viniyoga or application of Prāṇāyāma. Firstly in terms of Āsana being the starting point for exploring the breath in order to set a starting point and as a guideline for the direction of our Prāṇāyāma. Secondly the importance of considerations around Prāṇāyāma as a process in terms of being in it for the long haul, rather than only looking at practices which offer immediate fruits after a single practice or class. The second post also commented on the need to leave more than enough time during our Yoga practice for Prāṇāyāma, rather than it being the token twiddle at the end of the practice. - [Prāṇāyāma - Where to Start? Part Two](https://yogastudies.org/2015/08/pranayama-where-to-start-part-two/) - Prāṇāyāma - Where to Start? Part Two Continuing on from the previous post introducing the question of where to start in our investigation of our breath in Āsana in preparation for establishing and sustaining a consistent base within a Prāṇāyāma practice. This also needs to be a base practice that both supports our day to day needs and yet allows it, as in any relationship, to grow and develop in terms of intensity and progress. In this earlier post on where to start there were some key points that I would summarise around: - [Āsana is offered as a means not an end...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/asana-is-offered-as-a-means-not-an-end/) - "Āsana is offered as a means not an end. This is important because in current use, there is no difference between Yoga and Āsana. People say doing Yoga when in fact doing Āsana. Yet they don't say I am doing Yoga when they are doing Prāṇāyāma or Meditation." - TKV Desikachar 1991 - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 21 - In Sūtra 1.21 Patañjali introduces the concept of Saṃvega...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/21-in-sutra-1-21/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 21 tīvra-saṃvegānām-āsannaḥ | In Sūtra 1.21 Patañjali introduces the concept of Saṃvega as an essential quality in the cultivation of access to an experiential presence of Śraddhā. In relation to Yoga Sādhana what is Saṃvega for you? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 166 – Cit or awareness is the heart of Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/cit-or-awareness-is-the-heart-of-yoga/) - Cit or awareness is the heart of Yoga. Neither fullness nor emptiness, nor mine nor yours. Awareness is as it is and is as it isn't. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 34 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Use Standing Asana to examine the body.](https://yogastudies.org/2024/01/use-standing-asana-to-examine-the-body/) - "Use Standing Āsana to examine the Body." - TKV Desikachar - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 100 – What you are looking at is coloured by where you are looking......](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/what-you-are-looking-at-is-coloured-by-where-you-are-looking/) - What you are looking at is coloured by where you are looking from. Where you are looking from is coloured by what you are looking at. So the mind may know or not know, where it is actually looking from, or what it is actually looking at. Or even not know that it doesn't know the nuances inherent in what and where. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 17 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Memories of Madras Circa 1980 yet as if yesterday...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/memories-of-madras-circa-1980-yet-as-if-yesterday/) - [Yogavalli divides this first chapter into two sections...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/yogavalli-divides-this-first-chapter-into-two-sections/) - "Yogavalli divides this first chapter into two sections: the first is made up of 1.1 to 1.22; and the second begins with 1.23 – īśvara-praṇidhānāt-vā – and goes to the end of the chapter. It is the latter section that describes what can be achieved in the present age." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 165 – Or, from a respectful attitude when mediating between...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/or-from-a-respectful-attitude-when-mediating-between/) - "Or, from a respectful attitude when mediating between the immutability of awareness and the mutability of the psyche." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 164 – Can we unlearn as quickly as we learn?](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/108-sutra-study-pointers-164-can-we-unlearn-as-quickly-as-we-learn/) - Can we unlearn as quickly as we learn? In other words, how to cultivate and refine the Samskara of learning to unlearn. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 50 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Yoga is the pursuit of the unpursuable.](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/yoga-is-the-pursuit-of-the-unpursuable/) - “Yoga is the pursuit of the unpursuable.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 3 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 163 – In introducing the dual Upāya within the role of the Sādhana Krama](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/in-introducing-the-dual-upaya-within-the-role-of-the-sadhana-krama/) - “In introducing the dual Upāya within the role of the Sādhana Krama outlined in Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two, Patañjali introduces Kriya Yoga as a Śamanam Sādhana, before integrating its purpose into Aṣṭāṅga Yoga with its deeper intention as a Śodhanam Sādhana." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 59 – In the beginning of our relationship with Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/12/in-the-beginning-of-our-relationship-with-asana/) - In the beginning of our relationship with Āsana, we work at adding Breath to the movement. As we refine our relationship with Āsana, we work at adding movement to the Breath. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Prārthanā Ślokam - Gurubhyastad Verse for all Teachers with Translation](https://yogastudies.org/2015/07/prarthana-slokam-gurubhyastad-verse-for-all-teachers-with-translation/) - Śrī Nāthamuni The notion of Paraṃparā or ongoing transmission from teachers to students is typified by Śrī Nāthamuni, Yogi par excellence from the 9th Century. He was a forebear of Śrī Kṛṣṇamācarya and grandfather of Śrī Yāmunācārya, himself the author of the Stotra Ratnam and the Gītārtha Saṃgraha - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 58 – In Āsana one should not always count the breath length...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/in-asana-one-should-not-always-count-the-breath-length/) - In Āsana one should not always count the breath length, otherwise one loses mindfulness. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 57 – The Bhāvana should vary from Āsana to Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/the-bhavana-should-vary-from-asana-to-asana/) - The Bhāvana should vary from Āsana to Āsana. For example, one could use the Bhāvana to decide the ratio or, where to place the attention on the breath. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Meditation also depends on the meditator...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/meditation-also-depends-on-the-meditator/) - “Meditation also depends on the meditator.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 6 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The state of Dhyānam is possible in a seated posture......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/11/the-state-of-dhyanam-is-possible-in-a-seated-posture/) - “The state of Dhyānam is possible in a seated posture. If a person lies down, it may induce sleep. If a person walks and moves about, he may be distracted by the objects around him. This posture must be in a place where the mind will not be distracted.” – T Krishnamacharya commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [How can we distinguish the actual state of Dhyāna...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/how-can-we-distinguish-the-actual-state-of-dhyana/) - “How can we distinguish the actual state of Dhyāna from infatuation with an object that pleases and fills the mind?” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Since Dhyāna cannot occur without an object of concentration...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/since-dhyana-cannot-occur-without-an-object-of-concentration/) - “Since Dhyāna cannot occur without an object of concentration, there must be an area where you fix your mind. So, first you have to fix or bind your mind on a particular place, a chosen object; this is known as Deśa Bandha. And second, the mind should establish a relationship with this object which should last, at least, for a moment.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Dhyāna is not simply to still the mind...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/dhyana-is-not-simply-to-still-the-mind/) - “Dhyāna is not simply to still the mind. It involves our ability to reflect afresh, to discover what we had not known before.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 162 – Also, better not to confuse the ardour for experiences...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/also-better-not-to-confuse-the-ardour-for-experiences/) - "Also, better not to confuse the ardour for experience with the ardour for experiences." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 22 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Meditation must elevate the mind...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/meditation-must-elevate-the-mind/) - “Meditation must elevate the mind. That is its basic purpose, to be where I was not. This involves an ascent of the individual’s mind.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 5 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 161 – Although from that, distinctions in ardour...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/although-from-that-distinctions-in-ardour/) - "Although from that, distinctions in ardour, according to inclination." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 22 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 160 – The intensity of the ardour determines the proximity.](https://yogastudies.org/2023/11/the-intensity-of-the-ardour-determines-the-proximity/) - "The intensity of the ardour determines the proximity." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 21 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 107 – breath is a core...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/breath-is-a-core/) - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 56 – In Asana one should vary the breath ratio.](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/in-asana-one-should-vary-the-breath-ratio/) - In Āsana one should vary the breath ratio. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Question: What is the greatest obstacle to meditation?](https://yogastudies.org/2020/06/question-what-is-the-greatest-obstacle-to-meditation/) - Question: What is the greatest obstacle to meditation? "The biggest obstacle to obstacle is Vikalpa, the ability of the mind to fabricate in spite of reality. Through Vikalpa, the mind fabricates thoughts of no essence, no substance; and since meditation is, for most of us, the play of the mind, Vikalpa is the greatest obstacle.” – TKV Desikachar Madras December 1988 - [In meditation, one must make the transition from the gross......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/09/in-meditation-one-must-make-the-transition-from-the-gross/) - "In meditation, one must make the transition from the gross, that which has form and which can be seen by the mind, to the subtle, the formless." - TKV Desikachar Madras December 1988 - [Even if one's Guru says a certain thing will happen......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/02/even-ones-guru-says-certain-thing-will-happen/) - “Even if one's Guru says a certain thing will happen and it happens, that is still Vikalpa, as it has not gone through the necessary progression. When you take the word of the Guru for authority, unless you put it through the process of discriminative investigation, the mere acceptance of it, even if true, because it suits your fancy i.e. Vikalpa, will not make it valid for you." - TKV Desikachar Madras December 1988 - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 55 – Bhāvana on the relationship between the Viśuddhi Sthāna and Jālandhara Bandha...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/108-postural-practice-pointers-55-bhavana-on-the-relationship-between-the-visuddhi-sthana-and-jalandhara-bandha/) - A common escape when using Dvi Pāda Pīṭham is the neck arching rather than lengthening, resulting in the lifting of the head as if to compensate for the increased sense of the neck compressing. Hence a key Bhāvana here is the deepening of the Jālandhara Bandha whilst working with the potential dissipation that can arise through the simultaneous lifting of the arms. This escape is something that is also further exaggerated when raising the arms at the same time as lifting the hips, due to the increasingly upward force from the hips pushing down onto the shoulders, also increasingly unstable due to the lifting of the arms. We can explore this escape by holding a Bhāvana on the relationship between the Viśuddhi Sthāna and Jālandhara Bandha through choosing an alternative Vinyāsa Krama in Dvi Pāda Pīṭham. One suggestion here is to investigate the interaction between the arms and trunk via the breath as shown in the illustration above. The intention here is to maintain a gradual lengthening in the neck whilst resisting the tendency for the shoulders to as if skateboard on the scapula and increase the distance between the head and the feet. Here also an active role for the arms and shoulders is suggested at all points especially when they are not being lifted. Perhaps experiment with repeating this alternate suggestion for a Vinyāsa Krama in Dvi Pāda Pīṭham some 6 times whilst maintaining a breath pattern of around 4 breaths per minute. The entire sequence taking some six minutes to explore. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 20 - In Sūtra 1.20 introduces four concepts which are progressively linked...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/in-sutra-1-20-introduces-four-concepts-which-are-progressively-linked/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (108 Yoga Sūtra Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 20 śraddhā-vīrya-smṛti-samādhi-prajñā-pūrvakaḥ itareśām | In Sūtra 1.20 Patañjali introduces four concepts which are progressively linked outcomes of the experiential presence of Śraddhā. For your own reflection firstly, list these four concepts using your own choice of words to express their qualities and yet one which also illustrates the progressive relationship between them. Secondly, consider and describe what is it that intervenes within and diverts us from our potential to experience Śraddhā and its progressively linked outcomes? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Apart from Āsana and Prāṇāyāma there are some special techniques...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/apart-from-asana-and-praṇayama-there-are-some-special-techniques/) - "Apart from Āsana and Prāṇāyāma there are some special techniques. Amongst them, those known as Mudrā need special mention. Mudrā are essentially some more refinements to Prāṇāyāma to intensify the effect." – TKV Desikachar Madras 1996 - [The basis for many approaches to meditation involve the use of the breath...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/the-basis-for-many-approaches-to-meditation-involve-the-use-of-the-breath/) - "The basis for many approaches to meditation involve the use of the breath. We can explore this when linking the breath to active movement and this state of involvement and awareness." - TKV Desikachar - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 46 – One of the major tools in bringing or refining the level of observation......](https://yogastudies.org/2018/07/one-of-the-major-tools-in-bringing-or-refining-the-level-of-observation/) - One of the major tools in bringing or refining the level of observation to the subtler aspects of our body, emotions and mental patterns is Prāṇāyāma. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [The first step in the practice of Āsana is the linking of the mind to movement and breath.](https://yogastudies.org/2015/02/the-first-step-in-the-practice-of-asana/) - "The first step in the practice of Āsana is the linking of the mind to movement and breath." – TKV Desikachar Madras December 26th 1988 - [To use the breath in Āsana practice is to check change...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/to-use-the-breath-in-asana-practice-is-to-check-change/) - "To use the breath in Āsana practice is to check change. To be able to realise that something has changed." - TKV Desikachar - [The Yoga Tārāvalī a Medieval Haṭha Yoga Text......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/01/yoga-taravali/) - The Yoga Tārāvalī is a source often quoted within Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Communities because of the adoption of its opening verse (along with one of the traditional opening prayers to Patañjali) as their opening prayer dedications. However, it is a full text in itself, has 29 verses in total and is primarily a teaching on Haṭha Yoga. It was one of the Haṭha texts taught by T Krishnamacharya to TKV Desikachar, along with the more popular medieval Haṭha Pradīpikā and other lesser known Haṭha texts such as the Yoga Yājñavalkhya. - [Learning Support for Chanting the Tri Guṇa Mantra - Krama Pāṭhaḥ - Typical Rhythm](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/learning-support-for-chanting-the-tri-guṇa-mantra-krama-paṭhaḥ-typical-rhythm/) - Learning Support for Chanting the Taittirīya Saṃhitā 3.3.1 - Tri Guṇa Mantra Agne Tejasvin - Krama Pāṭhaḥ - Typical Rhythm – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar and Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey - To Download or Listen - To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations - Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - Link to Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice - PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [Learning Support for Chanting the Tri Guṇa Mantra - Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ Learning Rhythm](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/learning-support-for-chanting-the-tri-guṇa-mantra-saṃhita-paṭhaḥ/) - Learning Support for Chanting the Taittirīya Saṃhitā 3.3.1 - Tri Guṇa Mantra Agne Tejasvin - Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ - Learning Rhythm – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey - To Download or Listen - To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations - Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - Link to Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice - PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [Learning Support for Chanting the Tri Guṇa Mantra - Krama Pāṭhaḥ Learning Rhythm](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/learning-support-for-chanting-the-tri-guṇa-mantra-krama-paṭhaḥ-learning-rhythm/) - Learning Support for Chanting the Taittirīya Saṃhitā 3.3.1 - Tri Guṇa Mantra Agne Tejasvin - Krama Pāṭhaḥ - Learning Rhythm – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey - To Download or Listen - To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations - Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - Link to Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice - PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 159 – Our journey into and through Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/our-journey-into-and-through-yoga/) - "Our journey into and through Yoga begins with hindsight and ends with foresight. The first hindsight is the effect arising out of an experience from a lack of foresight." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 16 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 54 – Just because you can perform a posture...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/10/just-because-you-can-perform-a-posture/) - Just because you can perform a posture, doesn't automatically mean you can experience the posture as an Āsana. To experience a posture as an Āsana implies some other factors are involved. Such as how to facilitate a decreasing resistance within the confines of the body, and integrating a transcendent involvement with the mystery of what is beyond the body. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 61 - We can either respect our limits or else overwork them...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/108-yoga-planning-pointers-61-we-can-either-respect-our-limits-or-else-overwork-them/) - The element of compromise in the body 6. We can either respect our limits and accommodate them, or else overwork them and risk creating a need to rectify. This is where the idea of using the same Āsana practice all the time has limitations. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 60 – If you are doing the same Āsana practice, over a long period of time...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/if-you-are-doing-the-same-asana-practice-over-a-long-period-of-time/) - The element of compromise in the body 5. If you are doing the same Āsana practice, over a long period of time, it is not the same, because it becomes a habit. In this, it can have a different effect to what is required. Thus, when you design an Āsana practice for a long period you should be very careful. In this situation perhaps accommodate a compromise and build in a safety factor. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 59 - It is usually the teacher that initially observes the escape...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/it-is-usually-the-teacher-that-initially-observes-the-escape/) - The element of compromise in the body 4. It is usually the teacher that initially observes the escape, rather than the area of the body where the mind is. This is another example of an involuntary, as in unconscious, response to a voluntary, as in conscious, movement. Thus, for example, in Āsana what we try to do can have different responses: Such as what we want to happen, and what we don't want to happen. If voluntary intentions produce involuntary responses, then you can lose touch with what is happening. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [Learning Support for Chanting the Sarvaguṇa Sampanna Mantra - Krama and Jaṭā Pāṭhaḥ](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/learning-support-for-chanting-the-sarvaguṇa-sampanna-mantra-krama-and-jaṭa-paṭhaḥ/) - Learning Support for Chanting the Taittirīya Saṃhitā 7.1.6 - Sarvaguṇa Sampanna Mantra Karoti Rūpāṇi - Krama Pāṭhaḥ by TKV Desikachar combined with Jaṭā Pāṭhaḥ by Sujaya Sridhar. – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar and Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey - To Download or Listen - To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [Learning Support for Chanting the Sarvaguṇa Sampanna Mantra - Krama Pāṭhaḥ](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/learning-support-for-chanting-the-sarvaguṇa-sampanna-mantra-krama-paṭhaḥ/) - Learning Support for Chanting the Taittirīya Saṃhitā 7.1.6 - Sarvaguṇa Sampanna Mantra Karoti Rūpāṇi - Krama Pāṭhaḥ. From my personal library of recordings of my teacher. - To Download or Listen - To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [Learning Support for Chanting the Sarvaguṇa Sampanna Mantra - Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/learning-support-for-chanting-the-sarvaguṇa-sampanna-mantra-saṃhita-paṭhaḥ/) - Learning Support for Chanting the Taittirīya Saṃhitā 7.1.6 - Sarvaguṇa Sampanna Mantra Karoti Rūpāṇi - Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ. From my personal library of recordings of my teacher. - To Download or Listen - To Download the Chant Sheet in Romanised Saṃskṛta with Notations Link to Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources - [The presence and actions of Prāṇa Śakti........](https://yogastudies.org/2017/04/presence-actions-prana-sakti/) - The presence and actions of Prāṇa Śakti Generally the purpose of Yoga is to bring about a change within the prominence of awareness and its subsequent impact on the attitude and function of the individual. Whether this change is explored as a yoking of two opposites, as in Prāṇa and Apāna, or an unyoking of two seemingly inseparable aspects, as in Puruṣa and Prakṛti, time and a process are involved. Also this notion of change may be initiated within an individual’s physical body, energetic processes, mental attitude and emotional responses. However, within Indian thought there is a concept that is common to the different philosophies and to the different aspects of the individual. This concept is the presence, power and actions of Prāṇa. - [The Wisdom of the West as a guide to appreciating the Wisdom of the East...](https://yogastudies.org/2022/06/the-wisdom-of-the-west-as-a-guide-to-appreciating-the-wisdom-of-the-east/) - The Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ The Wisdom of the West as a guide to appreciating the Wisdom of the East arose from a project for trainee Yoga practitioners being asked to prepare and present a 'book' featuring a chosen translation of each verse from the Yoga Sūtra Chapter One, supported and complemented by a personally chosen quote from a Western source. “A short saying often contains much wisdom.” - Sophocles It was met with an enthusiastic response to the point where I said I would also contribute a 'version'. It is offered here, as a PDF in both A4 and US Letter formats, in the spirit of Paramparā with an appreciation for my years of learning in India. “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart......” - William Wordsworth It is not © in the spirit of open source community commons, though acknowledgement of the source could be appropriate. View or Download as an A4 PDF View or Download as a US Letter PDF Links to Related Material: T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 58 – This also applies that, as a teacher, we should be aware...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/this-also-applies-that-as-a-teacher-we-should-be-aware/) - The element of compromise in the body 3. This also applies that, as a teacher, we should be aware of the student's limitations. These are variables according to the person, as well as the climate, the environment, etc. They are not constant and neither are the effects. This compromise can react in many ways. For example: You put your mind in one place during an Āsana, the body compensates and places the escape elsewhere. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 57 – Thus, the body tells us something but...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/thus-the-body-tells-us-something-but/) - The element of compromise in the body 2. Thus, the body tells us something but, we are not always aware of what it is. This can be the result of factors in one's life. For example, age, profession, activities. And, as said, it can often show in ways we cannot see. For example, position of feet, tension in face, position of hands, angle of shoulders, angle of arms. So we must respect our limitations as well as our assets. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 56 – Working with safety factors brings in another factor...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/working-with-safety-factors-brings-in-another-factor/) - The element of compromise in the body 1. Working with safety factors brings in another factor to consider. This is the element of compromise in the body. This is often something you don't see. For example, an involuntary movement of the head in Sarvāṅgāsana. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Planning Pointers Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 53 – The application of modification within the Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/108-postural-practice-pointers-53-the-application-of-modification-within-the-asana/) - The application of modification within the choice of Āsana relates more to the purpose of the Āsana. Whereas, the application of variation within the choice of Āsana relates more to the purpose of the practice. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [What good is the sword of wisdom...](https://yogastudies.org/2015/01/what-good-is-the-sword-of-wisdom/) - "What good is the sword of wisdom, to cut away the chains of doubt, if the holder is too weak to bear it." - T Krishnamacharya on the Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 4 verse 42 - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 52 – At the heart of the Viniyoga of Āsana process...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/at-the-heart-of-the-viniyoga-of-asana-process/) - At the heart of the Viniyoga of Āsana process around the practice of Āsana, is the experience of moving as if you have not already experienced the Āsana and are, as if, meeting it for the first time. When it comes to staying in the Āsana, then staying as if you already know the Āsana, and are once again greeting an old friend. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Stress or tension, however, has its origin in the attitudes to our actions....](https://yogastudies.org/2023/09/stress-or-tension-however-has-its-origin-in-the-attitudes-to-our-actions/) - "Stress or tension, however, has its origin in the attitudes to our actions. There are two attitudes in particular that are the cause of stress. These are: Aham and Mama. Aham or Ahaṃkāra is the attitude “I am the doer” and Mama or Mamakara is the attitude “it is for me”. These two factors most surely produce Udvega. The moment the attitude is one of Na–Mama – ‘not by me’, ‘not for me’, there cannot be any stress. A person who has total faith in God cannot have stress and will not exhibit the Udvega." - Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar - [Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar](https://yogastudies.org/2020/04/yoga-sutra-on-stress-an-interview-with-tkv-desikachar/) - YOGA SŪTRA ON STRESS – An Interview with TKV Desikachar by AV Balasubramanian and Paul Harvey The Yoga Sūtra presents the potentials of the human mind, the means to its refinement, control and clarity and the obstacles that can come in the way of one's progress. An understanding of stress in the light of the Yoga Sūtra is presented in the interview below. In addition to covering the many techniques in Yoga to help persons under stress, TKV Desikachar constantly emphasises the importance of the attitude to our actions. He singles out the cultivation of the twin qualities of Śraddhā and Īśvara Praṇidhānā as the only sure means for being free from stress permanently. Question: What is the Indian tradition's view on stress? Response: In the Indian tradition, stress would be the situation where a person exhibits the Udvega, attitudes or behavior which take over a person and control him. The origin of the Udvega lies in the Ṣad Ūrmi, the six enemies. These six are: Kāma: desire Krodha: anger Lobha: possessiveness, greed Moha: darkness; though not actually dark it is as if darkness exists because the person is so sure of himself and his opinions that he is unable to see. Mada: arrogance, the refusal to accept or give in. Mātsarya: jealousy, to resent the success of others and to be happy at their failures. These are Āyurveda's Mano Roga (diseases of the mind). If any one of these six is dominant in a person, that person is sure to experience Udvega in one form or the other. - [It is not the request but where it is coming from.](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/it-is-not-the-request-but-where-it-is-coming-from/) - “It is not the request but where it is coming from.” – TKV Desikachar on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 7 View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [Action is best performed when it is for the good of the society...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/action-is-best-performed-when-it-is-for-the-good-of-the-society/) - "Action is best performed when it is for the good of the society, with the spirit of dedication to the lord and with freedom from the attitude of being the doer and the beneficiary." – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Seven (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three) View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 10 – The Yoga of action...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/the-yoga-of-action/) - The Yoga of action. Who is acting? Why am I acting? Where am I acting from? What am I acting towards? – Paul Harvey on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Yoga Sūtra Key Word Pointers - 13 - Śraddhā](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/13-sraddha/) - The aim of this Series, and its companion page (Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions), with its Sūtra by Sūtra guided study question within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. 108 Yoga Sūtra Key Word Pointers - 13 ŚRADDHĀ Chapter One verses 20-22 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 19 - In Sūtra 1.19 Patañjali appears to be alluding to two possible cul-de-sac's...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/19-in-sutra-1-19-patanjali-appears-to-be-alluding-to-two-possible-cul-de-sacs/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 19 bhava-pratyayaḥ videha-prakṛti-layānām | In Sūtra 1.19 Patañjali appears to be alluding to two possible cul-de-sac's for misplaced intention, in terms of experiencing an illusion of freedom. What are they and how can they be avoided? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 18 - In Sūtra 1.18 Patañjali introduces the notion of Saṃskāra...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/18-in-sutra-1-18-patanjali-introduces-the-notion-of-saṃskara/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 18 virāma-pratyaya-abhyāsa-pūrvaḥ saṃskāra-śeṣaḥ anyaḥ | In Sūtra 1.18 Patañjali introduces the notion of Saṃskāra. What is the relationship of Saṃskāra, as introduced in this Sūtra, to the outcome of Abhyāsa, as discussed in the preceding Sūtra? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers – 12 – Saṃprajñāta](https://yogastudies.org/2023/02/12-samprajnata/) - The aim of this Series, and its companion page (Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions), with its Sūtra by Sūtra guided study question within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. 108 Yoga Sūtra Study Word Pointers - 12 SAṂPRAJÑĀTA Chapter One verses 17-19 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 55 – For example Viparīta Padmāsana could be approached...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/for-example-viparita-padmasana-could-be-approached/) - We must also consider the safety factors 3. For example Viparīta Padmāsana could be approached by working dynamically from Ardha Padma Sarvāṅgāsana into Ardha Padma Halāsana. This would ascertain the ability to work into and with Padmāsana in an inverted Āsana such as Śīrṣāsana. Thus, any Āsana practice must allow for certain safety factors, so we are able to work with respect and regard for the individual involved and yet retain consideration of and for the safety factors. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 158 – Īśvara Praṇidhānā appears as a Sādhana Upāya at three unique reference points...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/isvara-praṇidhana-appears-as-a-sadhana-upaya-at-three-unique-reference-points/) - Īśvara Praṇidhānā appears as a Sādhana Upāya at three unique reference points in the Yoga Sūtra. In the Samādhi Yoga Pāda within Chapter One. In the Kriya Yoga Pāda within Chapter Two. In the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Pāda within Chapter Two. Three appearances is in itself a call to take note. A further reflection is that each of these occurrences can also be linked to the three practice principles in the Tri Krama of Cikitsā, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa. - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 54 – For example we have Śīrṣāsana and Padmāsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/for-example-we-have-sirṣasana-and-padmasana/) - We must also consider the safety factors 2. For example, we have Śīrṣāsana and Padmāsana. Because of being able to do these Āsana a person wants to do Padmāsana in Śīrṣāsana, exploring an Āsana known as Viparīta Padmāsana. However one has to know the factors involved. One cannot assume that because two things are possible, a third will follow automatically. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 53 – Along with creating a situation for new responses...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/along-with-creating-a-situation-for-new-responses/) - We must also consider the safety factors 1. Along with creating a situation for 'new' responses to occur, any guidelines must also consider the safety factor. This is helped by being able to distinguish characteristics between say Bhujaṅgāsana and Paścimatānāsana. Thus an elementary knowledge of what happens in the body is required, along with consideration of prerequisites and appropriate Pratikriyāsana. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [The Yoga of Patañjali, presented in very brief pithy statements...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/the-yoga-of-patanjali-presented-in-very-brief-pithy-statements/) - "The Yoga of Patañjali, presented in very brief pithy statements, asserts that all human problems emanate from the mind and can be resolved by changing the quality of this mind. Not only can they be resolved, but a person can also utilise this refined mind for every use possible, including comprehending the divine mystery." – TKV Desikachar Madras 1996 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 46 – The First and Second Chapters of the Yoga Sūtra can be linked...](https://yogastudies.org/2022/09/the-first-and-second-chapters-of-the-yoga-sutra-can-be-linked/) - The First and Second Chapters of the Yoga Sūtra can be linked to the teaching concepts of Śikṣaṇa, Rakṣaṇa and Cikitsā Krama. In that the Samādhi Yoga in Chapter One can be seen as apt for a Śikṣaṇa situation, whereby the primary aim is discernment, as in exploring what lies within the sense of I-Am. Whereas, in Chapter Two, the Kriya Yoga section can be seen as being apt for a Cikitsā situation, whereby the primary aim is recovering, as in reducing agitation through lifestyle changes. Whereas, in the Bāhya Aṅga section of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga can be seen as being apt for a Rakṣaṇa situation, whereby the primary aim is establishing stability, through a formal practice within a Yoga Sādhana. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 52 – Āsana are not automatic but can become so...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/108-yoga-planning-pointers-52-asana-are-not-automatic-but-can-become-so/) - A third factor, that of Respect for Responses 6. Āsana are not automatic but can become so. The inevitability of voluntary actions is that we get used to them and they become involuntary. With this, the risk factor is increased as well. So what is voluntary and what is involuntary is completely different when there is a 'new' response. However, such a response needs to be linked to something deeper than just merely a 'tweaking', or 'inventive' variation within the form of the body. Given, that in Yoga the breath is that which gives life. By cultivating a role for, and the purpose of the breath, we are creating and re-creating a situation for, not just new, but also more subtle responses to occur and reoccur. Within this field for enhancing awareness, through our relationship with the breath, the risk factor is reduced as well. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 51 – We must consider our waking posture...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/08/we-must-consider-our-waking-posture/) - A third factor, that of Respect for Responses 5. We must consider our waking posture, which is usually standing or sitting. Thus, we have a gap from this to the main Āsana we intend to use. How can we bridge this gap from everyday postures to Āsana, in terms of form and function? Principles of practice are means to bridge the gaps according to place, time and circumstances. Here, we can cultivate steps towards being able to access an Āsana with a conscious composure, remaining awake within it and maintaining a respect for responses. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 50 – So Āsana are considered as voluntary phenomena...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/so-asana-are-considered-as-voluntary-phenomena/) - A third factor, that of Respect for Responses 4. So Āsana are considered as voluntary phenomena, like writing with your opposite hand. Thus, it is an action which requires conscious control. However, when you are used to going from everyday postures to Yoga Āsana they become automatic in use. Thus, they become involuntary. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 49 – Voluntary, as in controlled action and involuntary...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/108-yoga-planning-pointers-49-voluntary-as-in-controlled-action-and-involuntary/) - A third factor, that of Respect for Responses 3. Voluntary, as in controlled action and involuntary, as in action or reaction without conscious control, have both positive and negative aspects. For example, a person who has a particular problem would seemingly come voluntarily. However, their reaction in response to what we ask them to do may be involuntary. So we have to consider a person's responses. As in, what are and what are not acceptable responses when we travel from everyday postures to Yoga Āsana. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 51 – When looking at the means to explore the art of improvisation...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/when-looking-at-the-means-to-explore-the-art-of-improvisation/) - When looking at the means to explore the art of improvisation within the choice and application of Āsana, we need to be specific in our intention. For example, we could look through the lens of two questions: 1. What are the areas that we wish to investigate? 2. What are the ways to explore these in Āsana? If we are specific in regard to the first question, as in what is the area or areas to be investigated, then we can explore these in the second question, through utilising the art of improvisation in Āsana. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 50 – One aspect to the art of modification in and of Asana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/108-postural-practice-pointers-50-one-aspect-to-the-art-of-modification-in-and-of-asana/) - One aspect to the art of modification in Āsana, is in order to sustain a specific direction of Candra according to the primary Lakṣaṇa of and in an Āsana, amidst a contrary potential to stimulate a dispersion of Candra, because of the demands of the secondary Lakṣaṇa overpowering that of the primary Lakṣaṇa. This also implies that we have personally embedded a theoretical and experiential understanding, through study of the process in the Viniyoga of Āsana, according to their inherent primary and secondary characteristics. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [The best word for health is the Saṃskṛta word Svastha.](https://yogastudies.org/2015/11/the-best-word-for-health-is-the-samskrta-word-svastha/) - Question to TKV Desikachar: Sir, could you please tell us what is meant by health? How do you understand a healthy person? TKV Desikachar Response: "The best word that comes to my mind for health is the Saṃskṛta word Svastha. Sva plus Stha is Svastha. Sva indicates myself and Stha means to remain. For me health is that state of being where I can manage myself. This is indicated by the word Svastha. A-svastha is that state where I am not able to manage by myself." – TKV Desikachar from an interview in the Journal Viniyoga Italia on Yoga and Well Being. - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 49 – The art of improvisation in Āsana functions...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/the-art-of-improvisation-in-asana-functions/) - The art of improvisation in Āsana functions through two core practice principles, namely that of the modification in and of the Āsana and that of the variation in and of the Āsana. Each can be defined more specifically in that: Modification is that which brings you closer to the Lakṣaṇa or core characteristics of an Āsana. Variation is that which can take you away from the Lakṣaṇa or core characteristics of an Āsana. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 51 – If we can accept that Yoga is more than just Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/if-we-can-accept-that-yoga-is-more-than-just-asana/) - If we can accept that Yoga is more than just Āsana, what would you see as the difference between Āsana as a practice and Yoga as a Sādhana? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 50 – When talking about Yoga as if a practice...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/when-talking-about-yoga-as-if-a-practice/) - When talking about Yoga as if a practice, I feel it could be helpful to distinguish between which aspects of Yoga practice we are actually referring to as they tend to have differing, and at times even seemingly contrasting, facets, paradigms and purposes. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – 49 – When we are talking about Yoga...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/when-we-are-talking-about-yoga/) - When we are talking about Yoga, what percentage of the time are we in reality actually only talking about Āsana? Link to Series: 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 39 – To be involved in the mystery of one's breath...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/to-be-involved-in-the-mystery-of-ones-breath/) - To be involved in the mystery of one's breath, is to be involved in the mystery of one's life. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [Design and Experiment with a Practice around Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/design-and-experiment-with-a-practice-around-asana-mudra-and-praṇayama/) - Design and Experiment with a Practice around Jaṭhara Parivṛtti, Mahā Mudrā and Pratiloma Ujjāyī Prāṇāyāma - Staying in Jaṭhara Parivṛtti and Mahā Mudrā for a minimum of 8 breaths each side and Pratiloma Ujjāyī Prāṇāyāma with a crown of 16 breaths. - Within this Vinyāsa Krama will be a common thread within each of the three crowns of the ratio 1.1.1.1. This may also be accessed as a crown within each of the three peaks. However within the planning there will be a developmental thread, in that the ratio of 1.1.1.1. will increase in actual length, whilst the four aspects of the breath remain constant. In other words, if the base unit for each of the four aspects of the breath in Jaṭhara Parivṛtti is 8 seconds, then the base unit in Mahā Mudrā is 10 seconds and the base unit in Pratiloma Ujjāyī Prāṇāyāma is 12 seconds. This relationship is to remain progressive within the three crowns, so it may be in the form of 6, 8 or 10 seconds, et al. The Vinyāsa Krama or planning steps in the complete practice will be for a total of 120 working breaths. - [The purpose of Āsana and Prāṇāyāma are twofold....](https://yogastudies.org/2017/06/purpose-asana-praṇayama-twofold/) - "The purpose of Āsana and Prāṇāyāma are twofold, to reduce symptoms of ill-health or, to prepare the mind towards fulfilling the main emphasis of Patañjali, which is Meditation. However according to the teaching I have received, both of these roles can be fulfilled with relatively few Āsana postures and Prāṇāyāma techniques." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 28 - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 38 – Perhaps be careful that the habits you are re-habituating towards...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/07/perhaps-be-careful-that-the-habits-you-are-re-habituating-towards/) - "Perhaps be careful that the habits you are re-habituating towards are not just as blinding as the habits you are de-habituating from." Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [In order to experience Dhyānam, the sixth step, Dhāraṇā......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/11/in-order-to-experience-dhyanam-the-sixth-step-dharaṇa/) - “Dhyānam is the seventh Aṅga of the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga. In order to experience Dhyānam, the sixth step, Dhāraṇā, should have been practiced thoroughly.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 48 – Responses should be looked at according to the psychological...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/responses-should-be-looked-at-according-to-the-psychological/) - A third factor, that of Respect for Responses 2. Responses should be looked at according to the psychological attitude of the individual. We need to consider what is the end and what are the means. This is also seen as cause and effect. The responses to the voluntary action should be considered as a safety valve. All this assumes we have respect for the individual and the individual has or develops respect for themselves. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 37 – According to the Paramparā of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/according-to-the-parampara-of-krishnamacharya-and-desikachar/) - According to the Paramparā of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar, Āsana begets Mudrā, Mudrā begets Prāṇāyāma, Prāṇāyāma begets Pratyāhāra, Pratyāhāra begets Dhāraṇā, Dhāraṇā begets Dhyāna. Of these five Upāya, only Dhyāna is Meditation. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [Observation must have a direction and be complete...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/observation-must-have-a-direction-and-be-complete/) - "Observation must have a direction and be complete. We always have a tendency to tell more than what we see, which is a mistake. If we tell somebody that they have a problem, yet we know that we will not be able to give them a solution because of a lack of time or any other reason, maybe we are going to hurt them. Therefore, we should first make sure that we have a solution to offer." - TKV Desikachar 1981 - [108 Mudrā Practice Pointers – 28 – As with Pranayama, the role and practice of Mudra needs to be considered...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/as-with-pranayama-the-role-and-practice-of-mudra-needs-to-be-considered/) - As with Prāṇāyāma, the role and practice of Mudrā needs to be considered from two distinct, but complementary and developmental viewpoints. In other words, there are Mudrā that are primarily utilised within the context of Haṭha Yoga and there are Mudrā that are utilised within the context of Rāja Yoga. Within these two viewpoints, there are also those Mudrā that can be applied in either context, depending on the Saṃkalpa and Bhāvana employed by the practitioner. Link to Series: 108 Mudrā Practice Pointers - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 157 – Dhyanam is both a Sadhana and a Siddhi...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/dhyanam-is-both-a-sadhana-and-a-siddhi/) - Dhyānam is both a Sādhana and a Siddhi. In that, it is a Siddhi of Dhāraṇā, as well as a Sādhana for Samādhi. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Then what is required is the clarity...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/then-what-is-required-is-the-clarity/) - “Then what is required is the clarity that is stable in the midst of provocation and the ability to do ones duty with complete dedication, without insisting on results." – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Six (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two) View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [Yoga is that which enables us to sustain what is required...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/yoga-is-that-which-enables-us-to-sustain-what-is-required/) - "Yoga is that which enables us to sustain what is required and reduce that which is not required." (Here Yoga is Avasthā) – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 13 - [But Saṃskāra can be fed by Vāsanā.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/05/but-samskara-can-be-fed-by-vasana/) - "But Saṃskāra can be fed by Vāsanā." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 9 - [When I do something is it because I want to do it or......](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/when-i-do-something-is-it-because-i-want-to-do-it-or/) - "When I do something is it because I want to do it, or am I being led to do it by the mind?" – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 9 - [We can have two opposite Saṃskāra, but only one can act at any one time.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/05/we-can-have-two-opposite-samskara/) - "We can have two opposite Saṃskāra, but only one can act at any one time." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 9 - [Saṃskāra is so powerful, it can lead you to act without thinking.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/05/samskara-is-so-powerful/) - "Saṃskāra is so powerful, it can lead you to act without thinking." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 9 - [The Bhagavad Gītā is addressed to those seekers...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/the-bhagavad-gita-is-addressed-to-those-seekers/) - “The Bhagavad Gītā is addressed to those seekers who are suffering because of lack of clarity with regard to friendship, compassion and Dharma." – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Five (Yāmunācārya's commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter One) View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 6 – One of the purposes of Yoga is to help us with the challenge......](https://yogastudies.org/2021/06/one-of-the-purposes-of-yoga-is-to-help-us-with-the-challenge/) - One of the purposes of Yoga is to help us with the challenge of discerning between what is our Karma and what is our Dharma. Firstly by appreciating what is and what isn't Karma. - Paul Harvey on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 9 – The Yoga of dejection, rejection and projection.](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/the-yoga-of-dejection-rejection-and-projection/) - “The Yoga of dejection, rejection and projection.” – Paul Harvey Introduction to Bhagavad Gītā Chapter One Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes Collected & Collated - [108 Gītā Study Pointers – 8 – The journey with and through the Bhagavad Gītā is one of a Vinyāsa Krama...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/108-gita-study-pointers-8-the-journey-with-and-through-the-bhagavad-gita-is-one-of-a-vinyasa-krama/) - "The journey with and through the Bhagavad Gītā is one of a Vinyāsa Krama with three distinct stages. Firstly, the Pūrva Aṅga aspect of our journey in the ascension from confusion to clarity, as epitomised in the first hexad. Here we start from being disturbingly yoked to Viṣāda as in the first Chapter, and through a chapter by chapter process, we deepen our self-inquiry into the nature of who. In other words, this hexad is an exploration of our relationship with what we perceive and identify with as if our perennial self. Through chapters two to five, we learn how to approach and refine the practice of Dhyāna as in Chapter six, through which clarity arises in our efforts to cultivate a sense of an inner guide." Paul Harvey on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Two Link to Series 108 Gītā Study Pointers View All Gītārtha Saṃgraha Quotes as Collected & Collated View All Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collected & Collated . - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 48 – In supporting the cultivation of the subtler aspects of...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/in-supporting-the-cultivation-of-the-subtler-aspects-of/) - In supporting a cultivation, within or through Āsana, of the subtler aspects of Bāhya Aṅga Sādhana, such as Pratyāhāra, it can be a more helpful marker to be on the lookout for sensory incontinence, rather than say, being more preoccupied with physical choreography. Such as how we can unconsciously leak, through randomly opening the eyes or vaguely keeping the eyes open, when transiting into or changing sides around such as seated Āsana. For example, arriving into or departing from a choreographically demanding asymmetrical Āsana such as Ardha Matsyendrāsana. In other words, remaining alert and using the space between the breath when moving from or returning to its link Āsana, Daṇḍāsana. Another example is the potential for sensory incontinence when moving into or out of or especially when changing sides, with more popular or familiar seated Āsana such as Janu Śīrṣāsana. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Design and Experiment with a Practice around Baddha Koṇāsana and Mahā Mudrā...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/06/design-and-experiment-with-a-practice-around-baddha-koṇasana-and-maha-mudra/) - Design and Experiment with a Practice around Baddha Koṇāsana and Mahā Mudrā - Staying in Baddha Koṇāsana for a minimum of 8 breaths and Mahā Mudrā for a minimum of 8 breaths each side The Vinyāsa Krama or planning steps in the practice will be for a total of 90 working breaths. – It will be based around Āsana and Mudrā especially Baddha Koṇāsana and Mahā Mudrā. – In this instance, the practice will not include any Prāṇāyāma or Dhyāna. - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 156 – Dhāraṇā is both a Sadhana and a Siddhi...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/dharaṇa-is-both-a-sadhana-and-a-siddhi/) - Dhāraṇā is both a Sādhana and a Siddhi. In that, it is a Siddhi of Pratyāhāra, as well as a Sādhana for Dhyāna. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Sages say that the fruits of this vine are three wisdom, wealth and joy......](https://yogastudies.org/2014/01/sages-say-that-the-fruits-of-this-vine-are-three-wisdom-wealth-and-joy/) - Picture courtesy of KYM Archives “Sages say that the fruits of this vine are three wisdom, wealth and joy. Those free of desire pick wisdom Those full of desire pick money Those full of devotion pick the fruit of joy. These are what the world is seeking whether rushing forth or keeping still But once you know the essence of this triple bearing vine There is no need to choose among its flavours. Bhīṣma said Yoga's lord is Kṛṣṇa, beloved of all the gods Patañjali said hold back your mind to silence the din Nāthamuni, too, said follow the Yoga path away from sickness, ignorance and fear. I remember the friend of Yogavalli - Nārāyaṇa four armed friend with bow, sword, club, discus and conch.” – T Krishnamacharya commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4 - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 155 – Pratyāhāra is both a Sādhana and a Siddhi...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/pratyahara-is-both-a-sadhana-and-a-siddhi/) - Pratyāhāra is both a Sādhana and a Siddhi. In that, it is a Siddhi of Prāṇāyāma, as well as a Sādhana for Dhāraṇā. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 55 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [Notes from a lecture by TKV Desikachar - 'Is Veda a Religion?'](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/notes-from-a-lecture-by-tkv-desikachar-is-veda-a-religion/) - The Brahma Sūtra is the source of Hinduism or Hindu Philosophy or Vedānta. It acknowledges the Veda as the source of its teachings, hence the term Vedānta, within which there are three main streams: 1. People who believe in One (Advaita or school of non-dualism advocated by Śaṅkara) 2. People who believe in One with certain characteristics (Viśiṣṭādvaita or school of qualified non-dualism advocated by Rāmānuja) 3. People who believe in Two and they cannot be reconnected (Dvaita or school of dualism advocated by Madhva) So Vedānta is one product of the Veda but their are five more - [To practice Dhyānam there are two questions...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/to-practice-dhyanam-there-are-two-questions/) - "To practice Dhyāna there are two questions we need to ask, Can I hold an object? Can I sustain that hold?" – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The breath should be slow, smooth and powerful...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/the-breath-should-be-slow-smooth-and-powerful/) - "The breath should be slow, smooth and powerful. It should be held for 1''-2'' after the inhale to prevent contraction. Retention is also the extension of the hold after the exhale and it is carried out to retain the state of contraction. It is necessary to complete an exhale otherwise the inhale will get shorter. Contraction of the stomach after the exhale will make it more effective." – TKV Desikachar England 1992 - [108 Sāṃkhya Study Pointers – 6 – But, knowledge of what is beyond the range of the senses is from inference....](https://yogastudies.org/2013/11/how-are-the-three-possibilities-for-right-perception-to-be-used/) - “Knowledge of what is beyond the range of the senses is from inference based on generalised correlation; and knowledge not attainable even by that is attained though the eyes of another or authentic texts.” – Paul Harvey on Sāṃkhya Kārikā Āryā Six Link to Series 108 Sāṃkhya Kārikā Study Pointers - [108 Sāṃkhya Study Pointers - 3 - Primordial Nature is uncreated and yet creates.....](https://yogastudies.org/2013/10/primordial-nature-is-uncreated-and-yet-creates-awareness-is-neither/) - “Primordial Nature is uncreated and yet creates. Awareness is neither.” – Paul Harvey on Sāṃkhya Kārikā Āryā Three Link to Series 108 Sāṃkhya Kārikā Study Pointers - [108 Sāṃkhya Study Pointers - 2 - The usual means to reduce suffering are linked to...](https://yogastudies.org/2013/10/the-usual-means-to-reduce-suffering-are-linked-to-impurity-decay-and-excess/) - “The usual means to reduce suffering are linked to impurity, decay and excess.” – Paul Harvey on Sāṃkhya Kārikā Āryā Two Link to Series 108 Sāṃkhya Kārikā Study Pointers - [108 Sāṃkhya Study Pointers - 1 - Within and around us is an absence of...](https://yogastudies.org/2013/10/within-and-around-us-is-an-absence-of-certainty-and-permanence/) - “Within and around us is an absence of certainty and permanence.” – Paul Harvey on Sāṃkhya Kārikā Āryā One Link to Series 108 Sāṃkhya Kārikā Study Pointers - [108 Yoga Study Path Pointers – 36 – Haṭha Yoga is about the vitality of our Prana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/haṭha-yoga-is-about-the-vitality-of-our-prana/) - Haṭha Yoga is about the vitality of our Prāṇa. Rāja Yoga is about the clarity of our Citta. Krishnamacharya's teachings reflect their relative importance, in the correlation and integration of both within our Yoga Sādhana, as beacons for our outer and inner journey. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers - [Design and Experiment with a Practice around Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and Jaṭhara Parivṛtti...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/design-and-experiment-with-a-practice-around-parivṛtti-trikoṇasana-and-jaṭhara-parivṛtti/) - Design and Experiment with a Practice around Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and a modified Jaṭhara Parivṛtti, practising Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana dynamically 6 times alternating before staying 3 breaths each side and repeating Jaṭhara Parivṛtti 6 times alternating before staying 6 breaths each side. The Vinyāsa Krama or planning steps in the practice will be for a total of 70 working breaths. – It will be based around Āsana especially Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and Jaṭhara Parivṛtti. – In this instance, the practice will not include any Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma or Dhyāna. – In the planning structure, any link Āsana such as Samasthiti, Śavāsana, Vajrāsana, do not count in the breath tally. – Make notes on what you have discovered from this practice – Justify to yourself your choice of supporting or compensatory Āsana within the scheme. - This planning question was first proffered within Study and Practice Courses whereby the student's responses would be shared during the next meeting along with being offered a sample response. Accordingly, I will post this example by adding it as a PDF resource to this post after some time. To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet To Download or View a Sample Practice Response as a PDF Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions – Collected & Collated - [Using the breath in Āsana makes the Āsana adaptable...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/using-the-breath-in-asana-makes-the-asana-adaptable/) - "Using the breath in Āsana makes the Āsana adaptable. For example, by varying the breath we can vary the effect." – TKV Desikachar England 1992 - [If there is no Dhāraṇā, there is no Grahaṇa...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/if-there-is-no-dharaṇa-there-is-no-grahaṇa/) - "If there is no Dhāraṇā, there is no Grahaṇa or grasping. Mind itself cannot do Dhāraṇā. Something else is required." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Who is going to decide the place...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/who-is-going-to-decide-the-place/) - "Deśa - Place Bandha - Fixing Who is going to decide the place, and who is going to say go there? Or something else is telling the mind to go there and stay there?" – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Here the word Citta is used rather than Manas...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/05/here-the-word-citta-is-used-rather-than-manas/) - "Here the word Citta is used rather than Manas. Citta is not used in Chapter Two, except with regard to Pratyāhāra in verse 54. Otherwise the term Manas is used, as in when the mind is automatically pulled out by external forces. Therefore for many of us mind is Manas. Unless there is a shift from Manas to Citta, it is not possible to do Dhāraṇā." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [A busy mind is always telling you where to go...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/a-busy-mind-is-always-telling-you-where-to-go/) - ”A busy mind is always telling you where to go. A quiet mind can be told where to go." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 63 – Specific breathing patterns in Āsana.........](https://yogastudies.org/2020/10/108-yoga-practice-pointers-63-specific-breathing-patterns-in-asana/) - Specific breathing patterns in Āsana ensure a harmony a sense of involvement allow an investigation into the Āsana offer a mirror for observing subtle changes within our responses to the Āsana and its place within the practice. Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [Vibhūti - Something special within each of us...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/vibhuti-something-special-within-each-of-us/) - "Vibhūti - Something special within each of us, as in Aiśvaryam." - TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Meditation is not a technique, it is a journey.](https://yogastudies.org/2019/05/meditation-is-not-a-technique-it-is-a-journey/) - "Meditation is not a technique, it is a journey." – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2 - [The only change in this process is time.](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/the-only-change-in-this-process-is-time/) - "The only change in this process is time." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 12 – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [The breath presents different possibilities in Āsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/asana-and-breathing/) - "The breath presents different possibilities in Āsana. For example, there can be a refinement of the posture through developing the breath." – TKV Desikachar England 1992 - [Another important point is that these Sādhana have steps...](https://yogastudies.org/2012/12/another-important-point-is-that-these-sadhana-have-steps/) - "Another important point is that these Sādhana have steps. One can go from one Siddhi to another Siddhi. Each step of Sādhana is also a Siddhi. On that premise, Yoga Citta Vṛtti Nirodha is at every step a Sādhana and a Siddhi." - TKV Desikachar France 1983 - [To derive Siddhi through Saṃyama Dhāraṇā or...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/to-derive-siddhi-through-saṃyama-dharaṇa-or/) - "To derive Siddhi through Saṃyama Dhāraṇā or Savikalpa Samādhi, Dhyānam and Samādhi have to be practised. These practices should also be practised according to one's capacity." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 6 – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [A great number of postures, notably most standing postures, have......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/05/a-great-number-of-postures-notably-most-standing-postures-have/) - "A great number of postures, notably most standing postures, have doubtless come to us directly from the Professor, who would have introduced them as appropriate to the needs of modern times. Amongst the standing postures, Uttānāsana, Parśva Uttānāsana, Utthita Trikoṇāsana and Utthita Parśva Koṇāsana, are examples which the Professor himself codified." - Claude Maréchal was a student of TKV Desikachar from 1969-2002. This is an extract from Claude talking about what Desikachar told him about his father, Krishnamacharya. - [Plan an Āsana practice to include Jaṭhara Parivṛtti......](https://yogastudies.org/2015/06/plan-an-asana-practice-to-include-jathara-parivrtti/) - Plan an Āsana practice to include: 1. Jaṭhara Parivṛtti – Stay 8 breaths each side 2. Uttāna Pādāsana – Stay 8 breaths 3. Viparīta Daṇḍāsana – Stay 8 breaths A question given it me by TKV Desikachar during our 121 lessons in 1980 when learning Āsana practice planning skills. To Download or view this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions – Collected & Collated - [Design and Experiment with a Practice around Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and a modified Jaṭhara Parivṛtti...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/design-and-experiment-with-a-practice-around-parivṛtti-trikoṇasana-and-a-modified-jaṭhara-parivṛtti/) - Design and Experiment with a Practice around Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and a modified Jaṭhara Parivṛtti, practising Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana dynamically 8 times alternating and repeating Jaṭhara Parivṛtti 4 times alternating before staying 2 breaths each side. The Vinyāsa Krama or planning steps in the practice will be for a total of 60 working breaths. – It will be based around Āsana especially Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and Jaṭhara Parivṛtti. – In this instance, the practice will not include any Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma or Dhyāna. – In the planning structure, any link Āsana such as Samasthiti, Śavāsana, Vajrāsana, do not count in the breath tally. – Make notes on what you have discovered from this practice – Justify to yourself your choice of supporting or compensatory Āsana within the scheme. - This planning question was first proffered within Study and Practice Courses whereby the student's responses would be shared during the next meeting along with being offered a sample response. Accordingly, I will post this example by adding it as a PDF resource to this post after some time. To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet To Download or View a Sample Practice Response as a PDF Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions – Collected & Collated - [The breath involves the spine...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/the-breath-involves-the-spine/) - "The breath involves the spine, and it brings out changes in the most vital part of the body." – TKV Desikachar England 1992 - [Those mental activities responsible for unhappiness...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/those-mental-activities-responsible-for-unhappiness/) - "Those mental activities responsible for unhappiness become rare and ineffective. Whenever the person desires, he can be completely absorbed in his object of contemplation." - T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 18 – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [Design and Experiment with a Practice around Vīrabhadrāsana along with Ardha Śalabhāsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/design-and-experiment-with-a-practice-around-virabhadrasana-along-with-ardha-salabhasana/) - Design and Experiment with a Practice around Vīrabhadrāsana along with Ardha Śalabhāsana. Practicing Vīrabhadrāsana dynamically 4 Times each side before staying 4 Breaths each side, and Ardha Śalabhāsana dynamically for at least 8 times The Vinyāsa Krama or planning steps in the practice will be for a total of 60 working breaths. - It will be based around Āsana especially Vīrabhadrāsana along with Ardha Śalabhāsana. - In this instance, the practice will not include any Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma or Dhyāna. - In the planning structure, any link Āsana such as Samasthiti, Śavāsana, Vajrāsana, do not count in the breath tally. – Make notes on what you have discovered from this practice - Justify to yourself your choice of supporting or compensatory Āsana within the scheme. - This planning question was first proffered within Study and Practice Courses whereby the student's responses would be shared during the next meeting along with being offered a sample response. Accordingly, I will post this example by adding it as a PDF resource to this post after some time. To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet To Download or View a Sample Practice Response as a PDF Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions – Collected & Collated - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 17 - In Sūtra 1.17 Patañjali presents Saṃprajñāta as four levels of meditational experience...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/17-in-sutra-1-17/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 17 vitarka-vicāra-ānanda-asmitā-rūpa-anugamāt-saṃprajñātaḥ | In Sūtra 1.17 Patañjali presents Asmitā, or the sense of oneness, as the culmination of four successively subtle forms of a meditational process, collectively described as Saṃprajñāta. How do we compare Asmitā in this verse with the Asmitā described as one of the five Kleśa listed in Chapter Two verse 3? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [When Jīva, attached to Prakṛti, realizes its own true nature...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/when-jiva-attached-to-prakṛti-realizes-its-own-true-nature/) - "When Jīva, attached to Prakṛti, realizes its own true nature with clear understanding, all desires, arising from the three Guṇa and their variations cease entirely. This state of Vairāgya, free from all types of desire, is called Para Vairāgya." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 16 – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 90 – We can experience an absence of thirst for the ephemeral Guṇa...](https://yogastudies.org/2021/01/we-can-experience-an-absence-of-thirst-for-the-ephemeral-guṇa/) - We can experience a quenching of thirst for the ephemeral Guṇa when the recognition of the eternal Puruṣa pulls us more. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 16 Link to Series: 108 Sutra Study Pointers - [Design and Experiment with a Practice around Dvī Pāda Pīṭham along with both Sālamba Bhujaṅgāsana and Nirālamba Bhujaṅgāsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/04/design-and-experiment-with-a-practice-around-dvi-pada-piṭham-along-with-both-salamba-bhujaṅgasana-and-niralamba-bhujaṅgasana/) - Design and Experiment with a Practice around Dvī Pāda Pīṭham along with both Sālamba Bhujaṅgāsana and Nirālamba Bhujaṅgāsana. Practicing Dvī Pāda Pīṭham dynamically 4 Times before staying 4 Breaths, and both versions of Bhujaṅgāsana dynamically for at least 8 times in total. The Vinyāsa Krama or planning steps in the practice will be for a total of 60 working breaths. – It will be based around Āsana especially Dvi Pāda Pīṭham and both Sālamba and Nirālamba Bhujaṅgāsana. – In this instance, the practice will not include any Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma or Dhyāna. – In the planning structure, any link Āsana such as Samasthiti, Śavāsana, Vajrāsana, do not count in the breath tally. – Make notes on what you have discovered from this practice – Justify to yourself your choice of supporting or compensatory Āsana within the scheme. - This planning question was first proffered within Study and Practice Courses whereby the student's responses would be shared during the next meeting along with being offered a sample response. Accordingly, I will post this example by adding it as a PDF resource to this post after some time. To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet To Download or View a Sample Practice Response as a PDF Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions – Collected & Collated - [Plan an Āsana practice to include Ardha Uttānāsana……](https://yogastudies.org/2015/07/plan-an-asana-practice-to-include-ardha-uttanasana/) - Design an Āsana practice to include – Ardha Uttānāsana – Stay 8 Breaths – Śīrṣāsana – Stay 20 Breaths – Navāsana – Stay 8 Breaths To Download or view this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions – Collected & Collated - [Vyutthāna happens because of Raga...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/vyutthana-happens-because-of-raga/) - "Vyutthāna happens because of Rāga. Nirodha happens because of Vairāgya." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 9 – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [When Rajas and Tamas dominate it is...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/when-rajas-and-tamas-dominate-it-is/) - "When Rajas and Tamas dominate it is Vyutthāna Saṃskāra. When they don't dominate it is Nirodha Saṃskāra." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 9 – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [108 Yoga Sūtra Study Question Pointers - 16 - In Sūtra 1.16 Patañjali introduces two concepts which are fundamental...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/01/16-in-sutra-1-16-patanjali-introduces-two-concepts-which-are-fundamental/) - The aim of this series, and its companion series (Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords), with its single guided Sūtra word within a parallel flow, is to progress through a themed reflective journey across the four chapters or Pāda that comprise the Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali. On this page, a question will be proffered as a reflection and inquiry into a single verse. Here each verse in the text will be explored successively, via a link to its translation, word-by-word breakdown and added commentaries collated from the website, to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. On the companion page, a word will be listed as a symbol for a specific verse or set of verses as we progressively traverse each chapter. It will offer an exploration, via a link to the Saṃskṛta Glossary, of all the connected quotations and posts, collated from within the website these past 12 years, again to invite the reader to form their own opinion as to what is implied. My wish is to offer an insight into the spectrum of Yoga teachings received from T Krishnamacharya mainly via TKV Desikachar, in terms of both breadth and depth. Chapter One Samādhi Pādaḥ verse 16 tat-paraṃ puruṣa-khyāteḥ guṇa-vaitṛṣṇyam | In Sūtra 1.16 Patañjali introduces two concepts which are fundamental to the philosophical foundations in Sāṃkhya. What are they and what is their relationship to Vitṛṣṇasya within the Sāṃkhya teachings discussing cause and effect? To Download or View this Question as a PDF Study Sheet Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [The preceding limbs cleanse the Mala of the Mind.](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/the-preceding-limbs-cleanse-the-mala-of-the-mind/) - "The preceding limbs cleanse the Mala of the Mind." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 7 – T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated – TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated - [A person who is physically fit and who has been cleansed by the Agni of Dhyānam......](https://yogastudies.org/2019/11/a-person-who-is-physically-fit-and-who-has-been-cleansed-by-the-agni-of-dhyanam/) - “A person who is physically fit and who has been cleansed by the Agni of Dhyānam has no fear of sickness, disease, age or death.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2 - [The Āsana are presented in Vinyāsa Krama, the way it was...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/the-asana-are-presented-in-vinyasa-krama-the-way-it-was/) - “The Āsana are presented in Vinyāsa Krama, the way it was taught to children in the Yoga Śāla. This should not create the impression that T Krishnamacharya taught in this manner to everyone.” - TKV Desikachar Introduction to Yoga Makaranda - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 154 – Dhyānam is the art of cultivating...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/dhyanam-is-the-art-of-cultivating/) - Dhyānam is the art of cultivating a continuity of presence within the activities in the psyche. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes – Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Sūtra Study Pointers – 153 – We see ourselves within a mirror reflecting the opposing fluctuations...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/we-see-ourselves-within-a-mirror-reflecting-the-opposing-fluctuations/) - We see ourselves within a mirror reflecting the opposing fluctuations of Rajas Guṇa and Tamas Guṇa. – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 15 Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections - Collected & Collated into Chapters TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes - Collected & Collated into Chapters T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes - Collected & Collated into Chapters - [108 Yoga Practice Pointers – 106 – The intention within Bṛṃhaṇa Kriyā...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/the-intention-within-bṛṃhaṇa-kriya/) - "The intention within Bṛṃhaṇa Kriyā is to feel brighter. The intention within Laṅghana Kriyā is to feel lighter." Link to Series: 108 Yoga Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 44 – This can also apply to our attitude whilst working...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/this-can-also-apply-to-our-attitude-whilst-working/) - Voluntary Efforts and Involuntary Effects in an Āsana Practice 2. Thus, this means these effects can also apply to our attitudes whilst working habitually in a particular Āsana. For example, an involuntary response as a result of memory. So we can have a blindness, in that we are unaware of the position of the arms, legs, or body, as well as in our attitude. Thus, we need to at least apply movements voluntarily in our efforts to influence the qualities of the Āsana. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 47 – Short and Longer Term prerequisites for Bakāsana or Parśva Bakāsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/short-and-longer-term-prerequisites-for-bakasana-or-parsva-bakasana/) - Short and Longer Term prerequisites for Bakāsana or Parśva Bakāsana include: Utkaṭāsana Adho Mukha Śvanāsana Caturaṅga Daṇḍasana Nirālamba Śīrṣāsana Viparīta Vṛkṣāsana Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 46 – Short and Longer Term prerequisites for Eka Pāda Uttāna Mayūrāsana...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/short-and-longer-term-prerequisites-for-eka-pada-uttana-mayura-asana/) - Short and Longer Term prerequisites for Eka Pāda Uttāna Mayūrāsana include: - Dvi Pāda Pīṭham - Sarvāṅgāsana - Halāsana - Śalabhāsana - Dhanurāsana Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [The whole process of observing others and observing oneself is entirely different......](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/the-whole-process-of-observing-others-and-observing-oneself-is-entirely-different/) - "The whole process of observing others and observing oneself is entirely different. Often we confuse the two. Ideally, when we observe others, we should forget about ourselves. - TKV Desikachar 1981 - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 46 – Thus, with these two aspects there are a lot of variables](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/thus-with-these-two-aspects-there-are-a-lot-of-variables/) - Voluntary Efforts and Involuntary Effects in an Āsana Practice 4. Thus, with these two aspects there can be a lot of variables. For example, using or not using the breath in Āsana practice can be either a voluntary or involuntary aspect. Thus, if you are not used to using the breath in an Āsana and its quality is affected involuntarily, then we must apply a voluntary action to improve or sustain the quality of the breath. Or, if we are used to using the breath, the way we use it can become fixed and unchanging - an involuntary effect. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 45 – Also, certain steps have to be taken to avoid...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/03/also-certain-steps-have-to-be-taken-to-avoid/) - Voluntary Efforts and Involuntary Effects in an Āsana Practice 3. Also, certain steps have to be taken to avoid, anticipate or compensate for the effects of the involuntary response. This means certain steps have to be taken to consider the voluntary intention and a potentially involuntary response. From this, we can evolve certain suggestions with regard to anticipating potentially unconscious practice patterns. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Yoga Planning Pointers – 43 – As well as the consideration around the use of Āsana dynamically...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/02/as-well-as-the-consideration-around-the-use-of-asana-dynamically/) - Voluntary Efforts and Involuntary Effects in an Āsana Practice 1. As well as the consideration around the use of Āsana dynamically or statically, there is also, depending on our background to Āsana practice, the voluntary effort and the involuntary effects. According to the impact of this in the background, certain voluntary intentions can, often unconsciously, trigger certain involuntary, multilevelled responses. Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Viniyoga of Practice Planning Principles Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - [108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers – 11 – Dhāraṇā has three distinct cyclical phases...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/02/dharaṇa-has-three-distinct-cyclical-phases/) - Dhāraṇā has three distinct, cyclical phases, from a placing of awareness on the focus, to an awareness of observation wandering, to a re-placing of awareness on the focus. Link to Series: 108 Dhāraṇā Practice Pointers - [108 Postural Practice Pointers – 45 – Our relationship with Āsana Practice can be too...](https://yogastudies.org/2023/02/our-relationship-with-yoga-practice-can-be-too-little/) - Our relationship with Food can be too much, too little, or wrong. The same could also be said for Āsana Practice. Link to Series: 108 Postural Practice Pointers Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting - [Moving into the posture after the exhale is an adaptation.](https://yogastudies.org/2016/09/moving-into-the-posture-after-the-exhale-is-an-adaptation/) - "Moving into the posture after the exhale (Bāhya Kumbhaka) is an adaptation." – From study notes with TKV Desikachar England 1992 ## Pages - [OFFERING SUPPORT FOR YOUR JOURNEY INTO THE ARTISTRY OF PERSONAL YOGA
](https://yogastudies.org/) - THREE PATHS OFFERING SUPPORT FOR YOUR PERSONAL YOGA JOURNEY - 1. YOGA LEARNING - 2. YOGA JOURNAL - 3. YOGA FREENOTES - [Paul Harvey’s Yoga Sūtra Reflections – Collected and Collated into Chapters](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/pauls-yoga-sutra-study-quotes-collected-collated-into-chapters/) - - I see this presentation as a Yoga Mālā or a thread of pearls on Yoga from Patañjali’s Sūtra eventually arranged over four chapters. - [Centre for Yoga Studies Contact Points or Social Media Link Options
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/centre-for-yoga-studies-contact-options/) - You can contact Paul via Email to yogastudies@icloud.com or Text Message to +44 7515 357959 or arrange a Freechat Live or Online One-to-One Meeting - [TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Quotes Collected and Collated](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/tkv-desikachar-yoga-sutra-study-quotes-collected-and-collated/) - "To define the word Yoga is very difficult, as the word is so adaptable. A starting point would be Patañjali." – TKV Desikachar on the Yoga Sūtra - [Online One-to-One Art of Mudrā Toolsets - Modules One to Two
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/online-121-art-of-mudra-estudy-modules-one-to-two/) - - The Mudrā Practice and Theory Toolsets Programme. One-to-One Live or Online Study on the Viniyoga of Mudrā as taught by T Krishnamacharya to TKV Desikachar. - [Online One-to-One Art of Āsana Toolsets - Modules One to Ten
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/online-modular-yoga-practice-techniques-textual-theory-121-estudy-programme-options/online-application-asana-module-one/) - - The Āsana Practice and Theory Toolsets Programme. One-to-One Live or Online Study on the Viniyoga of Āsana as taught by T Krishnamacharya to TKV Desikachar. - [Welcome to the Sāṃkhya Kārikā Philosophy Freenotes
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/saṃkhya-karika-freenotes/) - "See your World through Spirit Living within the Field of Nature." - [Welcome to the Yoga Sūtra Psychology Freenotes Overview
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/yoga-sutra-freenotes/) - "Clear your Flow Exploring Awareness within Mind and Emotions." - [Paul Harvey's Yoga Journey as a Student, Teacher, Chanter and Pilgrim
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/about-paul/) - - Paul Harvey was a personal pupil of TKV Desikachar in Chennai for over two decades, studying Yoga through one-to-one lessons during more than 30 visits. - [Śrī T Krishnamacharya - The Source (1888 to 1989)
](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/t-krishnamacharya/) - Śrī Tirumalai Krishnamacharya was one of India's most respected authorities on the Vedic tradition and Yoga Teachings and practice. - [T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Quotes Collected and Collated](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/t-krishnamacharya-yoga-sutra-study-quotes-collected-and-collated/) - - The Yoga Sūtra is divided into four chapters. The first assumes the aspirant has progressed adequately to be in a state called Samāhita - T Krishnamacharya - [The Viniyoga of Yoga Practice and Yoga Study PDF Repository
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/yoga-practice-yoga-study-pdf-repository-resources/) - The role of this page is to offer a centralised resource where you can download any material from the cYs Yoga Journal or Yoga Freenotes sections of the website that are also available as a PDF. - [Paul Harvey's Yoga Practice Overview and Practice Theory Posts - Collected and Collated](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/pauls-practice-theory-posts-collected-and-collated/) - The role of this page is to offer a centralised resource where you can access any of Paul's posts collected from the Yoga Studies Journal around Yoga Texts, Yoga Teachings, Yoga Practice and Yoga Practice Theory. As of August 10th 2026 the running total of collated Yoga posts is 200. They are correlated on this - [Veda Mantra Chanting Practice - Collated PDF and MP3 Support Resources
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/veda-mantra-chanting-pdf-sound-file-resources/) - - Link to View PDF & MP3 Support Resources for Veda Mantra Chanting Practice - [Exploring Personalised Yoga Practice Toolsets and Related Textual Yoga Threadsets
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/) - Accessing a Yoga Practice Toolset supported by a Yoga Textual Threadset as a potential support to the deepening and refinement of our Yoga practice and learning - [Exploring Collated Posts, Quotes and Insights on the Viniyoga of Yoga](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/the-collected-viniyoga-articles-views-posts-overview/) - VINIYOGA JOURNAL Here you can discover an Indexed Journal on Yoga Practice & Study Theory offering Posts, Quotes and Insights into the principles that underpin the Viniyoga of Yoga according to T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. Via: – What is Yoga? – What is Viniyoga? – Āsana & Mudrā Glossary – Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Glossary - [Exploring Yoga Sūtra and Yoga Related Texts Freenotes, Commentaries and Glossaries
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/) - The Yoga Freenotes Textual Studies resource offers a word-by-word translation of the Yoga Sūtra with commentaries from Krishnamacharya and Desikachar. - [Śrī TKV Desikachar - The Link (1939-2016)
](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/tkv-desikachar/) - The tradition and teaching of Śrī T Krishnamacharya has been perpetuated and developed over several decades by his son and long-time pupil TKV Desikachar. - [Personal and Professional Yoga Training Programme Prerequisites
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/welcome-to-the-art-of-professional-studies-121-practitioner-prerequisites/) - cYs Personal and Professional Yoga Training offers Modular Programmes, firstly in Yoga as a Personal Pursuit and then Yoga as a Professional Practice, in the approach of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. The Personal and Professional Yoga Training Programme Prerequisites invite completion of 165 online hours in the Personal Studies Foundational Trainings. These prerequisites accessed - [Personal and Professional Yoga Training Programme Overview
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/art-professional-studies-overview/) - Explore What is Yoga via the Art of Viniyoga, through Modular Training in Yoga firstly as a Personal Pursuit and then as a Professional Practice. The Personal and Professional Yoga Training Programme 300 Hours Personal and Professional Yoga Training The Personal and Professional Yoga Training Programme is facilitated via a Live & Online modular curriculum. - [Personal and Professional Yoga Training Programme Outline
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/art-of-individual-yoga-lessons-practitioner-programme/) - cYs Personal and Professional Yoga Training offers Modular Programmes, firstly in Yoga as a Personal Pursuit and then Yoga as a Professional Practice, in the approach of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar. Students who have fulfilled the 165 online One-to-One hours prerequisites, can consider a professional complement within a 135 hours training in the art - [Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – Collated PDF and MP3 Support Resources
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/yoga-sutra-chanting-pdf-and-sound-file-resources/) - - Link to View PDF & MP3 Support Resources for Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice - [One-to-One Professional Support for your Yoga Students and Clients
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/yoga-supervision/) - Personal Mentorship Support for your One-to-One, Group Class or Therapeutic Healthcare work are available with Paul Harvey individually, either live or online. - [Yoga Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions - Collected & Collated](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/yoga-practice-planning-question-posts-collected-collated/) - The role of this page is to offer a centralised resource where you can download Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions that have been collected & collated and are also available as a PDF. All the PDF material below is offered as a free access download. It is not © and is available in the - [Modular Yoga Practice Toolsets and Related Textual Threadsets
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/online-modular-yoga-practice-techniques-textual-theory-121-estudy-programme-options/) - Explore What is Yoga via the Art of Viniyoga through Live or Online One-to-One Modules for both Yoga and Chant Practice Toolsets and Yoga Textual Threadsets. Quick Links may help with navigating this page: – What are the Online One-to-One Yoga Practice Modular Options – What are the Online One-to-One Yoga Textual Modular Options - Online - [Welcome to the Art of Bhagavad Gītā Scripture Freenotes Overview
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/bhagavad-gita-freenotes/) - "Search your Heart in the Quest for Relationship with the Beyond." - [Welcome to the Upaniṣat Mysticism Freenotes Overview
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/upaniṣat-freenotes/) - "Feel your Self as Being within the Essence of the Ultimate Reality." - [Welcome to Āyurveda Lifestyle Freenotes Overview
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/welcome-paul-harveys-ayurveda-freenotes/) - "Know your Patterns within the Ebb and Flow of Seasons and Food." - [Welcome to the Haṭha Yoga Energetics Freenotes Overview
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/haṭha-yoga-freenotes/) - "Vitalize your Energy Understanding Nāḍī Prāṇa Agni Cakra Bhūta." - [What was Yoga as taught by T Krishnamacharya?
](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/what-is-yoga/) - Here, Yoga Practice and Yoga Study was seen by T Krishnamacharya as embracing three interwoven threads: - [Free One-to-One Yoga Consultation Clinic
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/free-online-personal-yoga-question-sessions/) - A free half-hour is offered in the spirit of engaging and responding to your questions around Yoga, offering, as an experienced guide, what advice I can from my studies. As a one-off, they are free of any obligation and are solely a means to chat around your personal interest, or potential needs from Yoga Practice - [One-to-One Meetings to Learn the Art of Personal Chant Practice
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/learning-the-art-of-mantra-and-vedic-chanting-as-a-practice-sadhana/) - Individual Meetings around Learning Chanting Practice, as a support for Self Expression, as a tool for Textual Reflection, as a mirror for Spiritual Inquiry. - [One-to-One Live and Online Meetings Intensives or Mentorship
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/121-live-online-lessons-for-practice-intensives-mentoring-overview/) - The aim of individual learning is to reflect the fundamentals of T Krishnamacharya’s Yoga teaching. Namely, transmission occurs through the shared experience of the teacher and the teachings through one-to-one meetings, whether for developing a personal practice, engaging in reflective study or refining professional skills. Via: – Live & Online One-to-One Learning for Yoga Practice - [Glossary of Prāṇāyāma and Bandha Techniques taught by Krishnamacharya and Desikachar
](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/glossary-of-praṇayama-bandha-techniques/) - Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary - Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques - [Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques as taught by Krishnamacharya and Desikachar
](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/glossary-of-asana-and-mudra/) - Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary - Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Arm Balance, Backbend, Seated, Sitting Āsana & Āsana Associated Mudrā 1. Standing Āsana: Samasthiti Tāḍāsana Uttānāsana Parśva Uttānāsana Vīrabhadrāsana Parśva Trikoṇāsana Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana Parśva Koṇāsana Parivṛtti Koṇāsana Prasārita Pāda Uttānāsana Utkaṭāsana 2. Kneeling Āsana: Cakravākāsana Adho Mukha Śvanāsana Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana Caturaṅga Daṇḍasana Vasiṣṭhāsana - [What is the Meaning Behind the Term 'The Viniyoga of Yoga'?
](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/viniyoga/) - The principles that underpinned T Krishnamacharya's approach to applying Yoga to the person became collectively grouped by TKV Desikachar as the Viniyoga of Yoga - [108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers – Collected and Collated](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/108-teaching-path-pointers-collated-from-2011-to-2024/) - Started in 2011, these are a collation of short posts collected over 15 years, on teaching Yoga in the West within the 21st Century. They range from Yoga Teaching tips and tactics, through to quips and quotes as observations, advice and social commentary. They can be explored as individual posts, or via this page as - [Paul’s Personal and Professional Study Background – East and West](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/pauls-personal-and-professional-study-background-east-west/) - - Paul Harvey was a personal pupil of TKV Desikachar in Chennai for over two decades, studying Yoga through one-to-one lessons during more than 30 visits. - [Paul Harvey’s Personal and Professional Study Background - East and West
](https://yogastudies.org/yoga-text-freenotes/pauls-personal-and-professional-background-east-and-west/) - - Paul Harvey was a personal pupil of TKV Desikachar in Chennai for over two decades, studying Yoga through one-to-one lessons during more than 30 visits. - [Paul Harvey’s Personal and Professional Journey - East & West
](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/pauls-personal-and-professional-background-east-and-west/) - - Paul Harvey was a personal pupil of TKV Desikachar in Chennai for over two decades, studying Yoga through one-to-one lessons during more than 30 visits. - [Yogañjalisāram composed by T Krishnamacharya
](https://yogastudies.org/cys-journal/yoganjalisaram-composed-by-t-krishnamacharya/) - "The Yogañjalisāram, the essence uf the teachings of Yoga, is a collection of verses written by him at different times of his life." - TKV Desikachar - [Online One-to-One Art of Sūtra Psychology Textual Threadsets - Modules One to Five
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/online-modular-yoga-practice-techniques-textual-theory-121-estudy-programme-options/online-sutra-psychology-module-one/) - - The Yoga Related Textual Threadsets Programme. One-to-One Live or Online Study on the Art of Sūtra Psychology as taught by T Krishnamacharya to TKV Desikachar - [Online One-to-One Art of Āyurveda Lifestyle Textual Threadsets - Modules One to Two
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/online-modular-yoga-practice-techniques-textual-theory-121-estudy-programme-options/online-ayurveda-lifestyle-module-one/) - - The Yoga Related Textual Threadsets Programme. One-to-One Live or Online Study on the Art of Āyurveda Lifestyle as taught by Krishnamacharya to Desikachar. - [Online One-to-One Art of Upaniṣat Mysticism Textual Threadsets Modules One to Three
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/online-modular-yoga-practice-techniques-textual-theory-121-estudy-programme-options/online-art-upaniṣat-mysticism-module-one-programme/) - - The Yoga Related Textual Threadsets Programme. One-to-One Live or Online Study on the Art of Upaniṣat Mysticism as taught by Krishnamacharya to Desikachar. - [Online One-to-One Art of Gītā Scripture Textual Threadsets - Modules One to Four
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/online-modular-yoga-practice-techniques-textual-theory-121-estudy-programme-options/online-gita-scripture-module-one/) - - The Yoga Related Textual Threadsets Programme. One-to-One Live or Online Study on the Art of Gītā Scripture as taught by T Krishnamacharya to TKV Desikachar. - [Online One-to-One Art of Sāṃkhya Philosophy Textual Threadsets Modules One to Three
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/online-saṃkhya-philosophy-module-one/) - The Yoga Related Textual Threadsets Programme. One-to-One Live or Online Study on the Art of Sāṃkhya Philosophy as taught by T Krishnamacharya to TKV Desikachar - [Online One-to-One Art of Haṭha Energetics Textual Threads - Modules One to Three
](https://yogastudies.org/art-personal-sadhana-overview/online-modular-yoga-practice-techniques-textual-theory-121-estudy-programme-options/online-haṭha-energetics-module-one/) - - The Yoga Related Textual Threadsets Programme. One-to-One Live or Online Study on the Art of Haṭha Energetics as taught by T Krishnamacharya to TKV Desikachar - [Online One-to-One Art of Chanting Practice and Theory Toolsets - Modules One to Three
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[Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three verse 41](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-3-verse-41/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three verse 34](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-3-verse-34/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three verse 8](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-3-verse-8/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter One verse 1](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-1-verse-1/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Thirteen verse 28](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-13-verse-28/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Thirteen verse 21](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-13-verse-21/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Eighteen verse 15](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-18-verse-15/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seventeen verse 2](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-17-verse-2/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seventeen verse 22](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-17-verse-22/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seventeen verse 21](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-17-verse-21/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seventeen verse 20](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-17-verse-20/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six verse 19](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-6-verse-19/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six verse 27](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-6-verse-27/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six verse 12](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-6-verse-12/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 45](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-2-verse-45/) - [Bhagavad Gītā Title](https://yogastudies.org/gita/bhagavad-gita-chapter-0-title/) ## Gītārtha Saṃgraha - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 26](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-26/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 31](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-31/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 25](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-25/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 32](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-32/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 30](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-30/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 29](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-29/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 28](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-28/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 27](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-27/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 24](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-24/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 21](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-21/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 20](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-20/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 19](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-19/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 7](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-7/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 15](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-15/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 16](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-16/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 17](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-17/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 18](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-18/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 22](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-22/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 23](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-23/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 14](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-14/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 13](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-13/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 12](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-12/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 11](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-11/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 10](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-10/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 9](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-9/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 8](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-8/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 6](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-6/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 5](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-5/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 4](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-4/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 3](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-3/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 1](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-1/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 2](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-verse-2/) - [Gītārtha Saṃgraha Title](https://yogastudies.org/gitartha/gitartha-title/) ## Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter Two verse 2](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-2-verse-2/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 17](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-17/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 16](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-16/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 15](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-15/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 14](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-14/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 13](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-13/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 12](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-12/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 11](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-11/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 9](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-9/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 10](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-10/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 3](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-3/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 8](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-8/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 7](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-7/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 6](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-6/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 4](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-4/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 5](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-5/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One Title](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-title/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 2](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-2/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter One verse 1](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-1-verse-1/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter Three verse 14](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-3-verse-14/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter Two Title](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-2-title/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter Two verse 1](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-2-verse-1/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter Three Title](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-3-title/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter Four verse 79](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-4-verse-79/) - [Haṭha Pradīpikā Chapter Four Title](https://yogastudies.org/hyp/hyp-chapter-4-title/) ## Practices - [Anuloma Ujjāyī](https://yogastudies.org/practice/anuloma-ujjayi/) - Inhale or Pūraka both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control Alternate Nostril Exhale (Starting with Left) - [Pratiloma Ujjāyī](https://yogastudies.org/practice/pratiloma-ujjayi/) - Inhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control Left Nostril Exhale Left Nostril Inhale Exhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control Inhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control Right Nostril Exhale Right Nostril Inhale Exhale both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control - [Viloma Ujjayi](https://yogastudies.org/practice/viloma-ujjayi/) - Alternate Nostril Inhale (Starting with Left) Exhale or Recaka both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Throat Control ## Samkhya - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 73](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-73/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 72](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-72/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 71](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-71/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 70](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-70/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 69](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-69/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 68](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-68/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 67](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-67/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 66](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-66/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 65](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-65/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 64](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-64/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 63](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-63/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 62](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-62/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 61](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-61/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 60](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-60/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 59](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-59/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 58](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-58/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 57](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-57/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 56](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-56/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 55](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-55/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 54](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-54/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 53](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-53/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 52](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-52/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 51](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-51/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 50](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-50/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 49](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-49/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 48](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-48/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 47](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-47/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 46](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-46/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 45](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-45/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 44](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-44/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 43](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-43/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 42](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-42/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 41](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-41/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 31](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-31/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 30](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-30/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 29](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-29/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 28](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-28/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 27](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-27/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 26](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-26/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 25](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-25/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 40](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-40/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 39](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-39/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 38](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-38/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 37](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-37/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 36](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-36/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 35](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-35/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 34](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-34/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 33](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-33/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 32](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-32/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 23](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-23/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 24](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-24/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 22](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-22/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 21](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-21/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 11](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-11/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 12](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-12/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 13](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-13/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 14](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-14/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 15](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-15/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 16](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-16/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 17](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-17/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 18](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-18/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 19](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-19/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 20](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-20/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 10](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-10/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 9](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-9/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 8](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-8/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 7](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-7/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 6](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-6/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 5](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-5/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 4](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-4/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 3](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-3/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 2](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-2/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 1](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-verse-1/) - [Sāṃkhya Kārikā Title](https://yogastudies.org/samkhya/samkhya-title/) ## Sanskrit - [anya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anya/) - "In this particular Sūtra, along with the following three verses, Patañjali offers different approaches, all of which appeal to those with different needs. All propose that a steadying of the mind can arise from utilising a Jñānam approach of inner inquiry. In this verse, the inquiry is directed towards the relationship of the mind with - [krama](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/krama/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: A fundamental facet in the principles of Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma practice…… A sample Parivṛtti and Paścimatāna Themed Group Practice A series on Āsana Part One – Moving into our Bodies with Samasthiti A Twelve Day Intensive Prāṇāyāma Sadhana proposal for Nāḍī Śodhana…. Compendium of Quotes from TKV - [yoga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/yoga/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 1. Yoga – Approach and Application 1 – YOGA Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF Āyurveda & Yoga – Linking the Two Arts – Part 1 of 12 Exploring the Bhagavad Gītā as a Vinyāsa Krama - [citta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/citta/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āyurveda & Yoga – Linking the Two Arts – Part 1 of 12 T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords - [saṃskāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samskara/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 26 – SAṂSKĀRA Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from - [pariṇāma](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/parinama/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: In exploring the links between Āsana and the Breath and Prāṇāyāma… Notes from a lecture by TKV Desikachar – ‘Is Veda a Religion?’ TKV Desikachar talks on Śraddhā in the light of the Yoga Sūtra…… Trumperies and Tactics for the Discerning Gardener…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: - [bhāva](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bhava-2/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Even in the case of Śikṣaṇa Krama the ancient teachers had steps……. The concept of Bhāva and Abhāva in Yoga Practice…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “There are indications that accompany the distractions. Such as a sense of uneasiness, or a melancholic moodiness. Or, as an agitation - [pañcaprāṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pancapraṇa/) - [prāṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 4. 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Chanting Mantra can change - [sūkṣma](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/suksma/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: A Twelve Day Intensive Prāṇāyāma Sadhana proposal for Nāḍī Śodhana…. cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 2 – Self Planning & Self Practice cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 3 – Self Planning & Self Practice In exploring the links between Āsana and the Breath and Prāṇāyāma… Studying, - [śodhana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/shodhana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 1 – Self Planning & Self Practice cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 3 – Self Planning & Self Practice Design a Prāṇāyāma for yourself to include Śītalī, Anuloma - [nāsārandhra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/nasarandhra/) - "In Prāṇāyāma a staged introduction to developing each nostril as a channel, offers an insightful map, as both a path and a goal towards defining the power, as well as in refining the subtlety of the breath." - 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - [mṛgi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mrgi/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Primary Prāṇāyāma Techniques as taught by Krishnamacharya and Desikachar Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "When using Mṛgi Mudrā to - [vimūḍha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vimuḍha/) - [aṅga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anga/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: All models for meditation have a preliminary step, Pūrva Aṅga…… Deepening our relationship with Prāṇāyāma deepens our relationship with Āsana…… Īśvara Praṇidhānā appears as a Sādhana Upāya at three unique reference points… Question to Krishnamacharya – “Can you explain the concept of Vinyāsa and Pratikriyā Āsana?” The breadth, depth - [likhita](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/likhita/) - [āhāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ahara/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… Physiological and psychological considerations around the practitioner’s starting point… Sound – A Means Beyond Āsana and Prāṇāyāma…… YOGA AND MODERN MEDICINE – Interview by TKV Desikachar Yoga and the 21st Century – When we start Yoga, we begin - [niyama](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/niyama/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… Īśvara Praṇidhānā appears as a Sādhana Upāya at three unique reference points… Postscript to yesterdays post around the three Niyama within Kriyā Yoga…… Question to Krishnamacharya – “Can you explain the concept of Vinyāsa and Pratikriyā Āsana?” Yoga - [anāhāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anahara/) - “Fasting is the best medicine, for as the Taittirīyra Upaniṣad says, food will nourish you or consume you. 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What is the force that brings about this adjustment? - [samudaya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samudaya/) - [sādhana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sadhana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 37 – SĀDHANA Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from - [buddhi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/buddhi/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 33 – BUDDHI Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF Paul’s Sāṃkhya Kārikā Quotes Collected and Collated T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga - [viśuddhi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/visuddhi/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Exploring the Bhagavad Gītā as a Vinyāsa Krama starting with Chapters One to Six… The model of the Nāḍī and Cakra can never help to explain…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “The Yoga of meditation. 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It is not a - [jijñāsā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/jijnasa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Yoga and the 21st Century – Do you think that Yoga can help a person in his or her religious practices? 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Thus, whatever I do - [astu](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/astu/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Learning Support for Chanting the Śiva Mantra – Namaste Astu Bhagavan – Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ - [namas](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/namas/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Learning Support for Chanting the Śiva Mantra – Namas Tārāya – Ghana Pāṭhaḥ Learning Support for Chanting the Śiva Mantra – Namaste Astu Bhagavan – Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ - [adhyayanam](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/adhyayanam/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Chanting Practice Pointers Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources A Sūtra Class began with a dedication, it had the effect of orienting… A Twelve Day Intensive Prāṇāyāma Sadhana proposal - [nibandhana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/nibandhani/) - “Or, to calm sensory over–stimulation, take the activities within the mind itself as an object to bind the mind, out of which, steadiness can arise.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 "Or, from contact with specific objects or ideas, qualities arise, bearing mental steadiness." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One - [sambhava](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/saṃbhava/) - "Yoga is both a healing and a learning process that evolves from an inquiry into our limitations towards one that extends our potentials." - 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers - [tamas](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/tamas/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “The ideal Dhyānam, which becomes easier with practice, requires certain preparations to reduce the tendency of the mind to be distracted, either by being jumpy and agitated, or dull and inert. 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Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar Sound – A Means Beyond Āsana and Prāṇāyāma…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: - [bhāvanā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bhavana-2/) - “Īśvara Praṇidhānā is from the Yoga Sūtra and is mentioned more than once. It is given on three levels and both presented and utilised in Chapters One and Two. In Chapter Two Patañjali mentions Īśvara Praṇidhānā as part of Kriya Yoga. Tapas is elimination, we have things to remove from body and mind. Svādhyāya is - [īśvara](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/isvara/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Everything is there within Awareness……. I feel reflecting on the recent three posts on Īśvara Praṇidhānā…… Īśvara Praṇidhānā appears as a Sādhana Upāya at three unique reference points… Place the term Śraddhā in the teaching of Patañjali. 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Svādhyāya is - [svādhyāya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/svadhyaya/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… Exploring the Bhagavad Gītā as a Vinyāsa Krama starting with Chapters One to Six… Postscript to yesterdays post around the three Niyama within Kriyā Yoga…… The three Upāya to take control of our inability to see things - [kriyā yoga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kriya-yoga/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 38 – KRIYĀ YOGA Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… I do feel that verses 10 and 11 Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two offer…… In - [prayukta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prayukta/) - “Īśvara Praṇidhānā is from the Yoga Sūtra and is mentioned more than once. It is given on three levels and both presented and utilised in Chapters One and Two. In Chapter Two Patañjali mentions Īśvara Praṇidhānā as part of Kriya Yoga. Tapas is elimination, we have things to remove from body and mind. Svādhyāya is - [bhūmi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bhumi/) - “Abhyāsa, when performed with reverence, without interruption, over a long period of time, will result in a healthy body, acute senses and extraordinary alertness. This kind of Abhyāsa is a solid foundation that nothing can disturb.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 14 “Īśvara Praṇidhānā is from the Yoga Sūtra and is mentioned more than once. - [prapatti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prapatti/) - "Through devotion and surrender to Īśvara and by following the eight limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, the benefits of Samādhi are realised with as little effort as it takes to hold a pea in the palm of your hand." - T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 24 - [praṇidhāna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pranidhana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Īśvara Praṇidhānā appears as a Sādhana Upāya at three unique reference points… The three Upāya to take control of our inability to see things clearly……. Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar Sound – A Means Beyond Āsana and Prāṇāyāma…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: - [tyāga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/tyaga/) - "What is it you are ready to give up?" – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 35 - [karmaphalatyāga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/karmaphalatyaga/) - [pra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pra/) - [mūlādhāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/muladhara/) - "In Practicing the Tri Bandha we engage with Haṭha teachings: In that, the inhale takes the Agni towards the Mūlādhāra. This effect on Agni increases with the Antar Kumbhaka, as the Antar Kumbhaka helps to intensify the fire. Following this process in bringing the Agni down, the exhale takes the Mūlādhāra towards the Agni. Thus the exhale draws the Apāna towards the Agni, plus adding Uḍḍīyana Bandha holds the - [avadhāraṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/avadharaṇa/) - “In the present Sūtra, the syllable Vā is often translated as ‘an alternative‘, but it should be noted that Vā also means ‘an assertion‘.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 - [jālandhara](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/jalandhara/) - “Just as Mūla Bandha, Uḍḍīyāna Bandha, Jālandhara Bandha and Jivha Bandha are very important for Prāṇāyāma, Mano Bandha is very important for Dhyānam. Mano Bandha is Dhāraṇā.” – T Krishnamacharya commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 “Uḍḍīyāna Bandha is a pre-requisite for the other two Bandha, Jālandhara and Mūla. From the practice of Uḍḍīyāna Bandha the Nāḍī and Cakra become - [dhara](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/dhara/) - [kṣema](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ksema/) - [kḷp](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kḷp/) - [i](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/i/) - [draṣṭṛ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/drastr/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected - [rudh](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/rudh/) - [śāstra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/shastra/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: YOGA: SURGERY SANS INSTRUMENTS – Interview with TKV Desikachar 1998 Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Yoga is Anu–Śāsana Śāstra. 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The connective quality of our link with our awareness is reflected in the connective quality of our link with our surroundings." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 26 - [śī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/si/) - [krauñcāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/krauncasana/) - Krauñcāsana Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Glossary of Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Collected Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Practice & Theory Articles Collected - [tāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/tara-2/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Learning Support for Chanting the Śiva Mantra – Namas Tārāya – Ghana Pāṭhaḥ - [ghana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ghana/) - Links to Related Posts: Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Correct vibrational intonation was an important emphasis within all aspects of Mantra initiation Learning Support for Chanting the Praṇo Devī Mantra – Ghana Pāṭhaḥ Learning Support for - [yukta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/yukta/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Even in the case of Śikṣaṇa Krama the ancient teachers had steps……. Cultivating the skills within Yoga Practice Planning for Individual Students Exploring Prāṇāyāma within Cikitsā, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa Krama… Īśvara Praṇidhānā appears as a Sādhana Upāya at three unique reference points… The concept of Bhāva and Abhāva in Yoga Practice…… - [sārūpya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sarupya/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Yoga is about refining the skill to rest in the awareness of the Cit, rather than nest in the nature - [svarūpa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/svarupa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: It is the student in us that must realize ‘Avasthānam’….. Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Patañjali, in the Samādhi Pādaḥ or Book One, introduces two primary paths for cultivating a Dhyānam Sādhana. Firstly, that of Jñāna Dhyānam where the Prayatna is Viyoga. Here, the Bhāvana is to unlink from the activities of - [bhakti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bhakti/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 20 – BHAKTI Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… Learning to Chant the Four Chapters of the Yoga Sūtra…… Religiousness in Yoga Study Guide: Chapter - [vṛdh](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vṛdh/) - [vivṛddhi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vivṛddhi/) - “The Lord allows us to know the divine vision which cannot be described. We can then know that everything is under the supreme will. This vision strengthens devotion.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Fourteen (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Ten) - [svādhīnatā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/svadhinata/) - “The Lord allows us to know the divine vision which cannot be described. We can then know that everything is under the supreme will. This vision strengthens devotion.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Fourteen (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Ten) - [kṛtsna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kṛtsna/) - “The Lord allows us to know the divine vision which cannot be described. We can then know that everything is under the supreme will. This vision strengthens devotion.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Fourteen (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Ten) - [kalyāṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kalyaṇa/) - “The Lord allows us to know the divine vision which cannot be described. We can then know that everything is under the supreme will. This vision strengthens devotion.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Fourteen (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Ten) - [mati](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mati/) - “The Lord allows us to know the divine vision which cannot be described. We can then know that everything is under the supreme will. This vision strengthens devotion.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Fourteen (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Ten) - [parama](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/parama/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: YOGA AND MODERN MEDICINE – Interview by TKV Desikachar Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Īśvara is defined in the next Sūtra. It is an extraordinary intelligence, or a supreme intelligence.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 “Patañjali offers a most unusual approach to Īśvara. - [yāmuna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/yamuna/) - Śrī Yāmuna was the grandson of the 9th century sage Śrī Nāthamuni and a forebear of T Krishnamacharya. His 32 verse commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā is called the Gītārtha Saṃgraha, and is seen as one of the most elegant and succinct available. Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Bhagavad Gītā Study Quotes - [jita](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/jita/) - [pariśuddhi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/parisuddhi/) - "The next stage in meditational unity is to refine the deliberation on a gross object. This arises when the memory is purified, and is as if empty of its own content, so that only the true nature of the gross object shines forth. This is called Nirvitarka or refined gross deliberation." – Paul Harvey on Yoga - [anta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anta/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: What are the concepts of Sṛṣṭi Krama, Sthiti Krama and Anta Krama? Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: Gaṇeśa and the Role of Endings in the Beginnings of Change "In Indian life, with its rich resources for transformative teachings, much emphasis is placed on an appropriate beginning for - [ādi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/adi/) - "Non-perception of Nature is because of subtlety, not because of non-existence, since Nature is perceived through its effects. These effects are intelligence and the rest. Some are similar to Nature and some dissimilar." - Paul Harvey on Sāṃkhya Kārikā Āryā Eight - [upādeya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/upadeya/) - [upa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/upa/) - [cakṣus](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/caksus/) - “Everything we see, including the instrument of mind, has three qualities or natures. All matter has the three qualities. In Saṃskṛta they are known as Guṇa. In Sāṃkhya it is said that every problem comes from the Guṇa and their interplay. The effects can be based on what we see, eat, hear, and the effects of what we see, - [divya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/divya/) - [tan](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/tan/) - “Then what is required is the clarity that is stable in the midst of provocation and the ability to do ones duty with complete dedication, without insisting on results.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Six (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two) - [nivartana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/nivartana/) - [caturdaśa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/caturdasa/) - [vikāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vikara/) - “Mano Vikāra – Some actions I have done I have not got what I want. Therefore this brings out certain changes in certain mental processes and a change in bodily activity.” – T Krishnamacharya’s commentary to Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 34 - [prāṇamaya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pranamaya/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: A sample Parivṛtti and Paścimatāna Themed Group Practice Āyurveda & Yoga – Linking the Two Arts – Part 1 of 12 Guidelines for skilful dynamics within the performance of Vīrabhadrāsana…… Pañca Maya – The five aspects of Being Human… The breadth, depth and potential of Desikachar’s teachings on - [jīva](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/jiva/) - “Mental activities are called Kliṣṭa when they result in Duḥkha and Akliṣṭa when they do not. When the three Guṇa are dominant, Jīva is troubled and mental activities result in Duḥkha. When the mind is free from desires, inclined toward discrimination and seeking truth, mental activities do not result in Duḥkha." – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter - [daśa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/dasa/) - “In introducing the various Upāya offered within verses 20 to 39 in Yoga Sūtra Chapter One, Krishnamacharya talks about Das Upāya, of which two are Śodhanam Sādhana and eight are Śamanam Sādhana.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 20-39 “The Das Indriya or ten senses of experience and action, whilst seen as belonging to the Bāhya Aṅga or five external limbs in - [vāta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vata/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: A sample Parivṛtti and Paścimatāna Themed Group Practice Āyurveda & Yoga – Linking the Two Arts – Part 1 of 12 Āyurveda & Yoga – The Pañca Bhūta The Das Indriya & The Tridoṣa – Part 3 of 12 Āyurveda & Yoga – The Triguṇa The Tridoṣa & - [kṣetra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ksetra/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: I do feel that verses 10 and 11 Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two offer…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Illusion is the field out of which the others grow, though they may appear as if asleep, or arise weakly, be inconsistent or dominant.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra - [indriya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/indriya/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 36 – INDRIYA Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Sāṃkhya Kārikā Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga - [saṃvega](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samvega/) - “This Sūtra explains, with the next, the intensity of Śraddhā. 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The devotee can recognise this.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Thirteen (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Nine) - [śabda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/shabda/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected - [dhehi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/dhehi/) - Taittirīya Āraṇyaka Chants Taittirīya Āraṇyaka 4.2 – Āyurdhehi – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya - [mitra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mitra/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "In Sūtra 1.30 Patañjali suggests nine interventions as potential initiators for distraction in the psyche. 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He believes that if a person does Āsana properly, with breathing, and has certain restraints regarding food, there is no need for these Kriyā.” – TKV Desikachar from lectures on ‘The Yoga of T Krishnamacharya’, given at Zinal, Switzerland 1981. “In addition, the use of Kriyā, - [kṛṣṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kṛṣṇa/) - “Sages say that the fruits of this vine are three wisdom, wealth and joy. Those free of desire pick wisdom Those full of desire pick money Those full of devotion pick the fruit of joy. These are what the world is seeking whether rushing forth or keeping still But once you know the essence of - [saṃśaya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samsaya/) - “Doubt burns up everything, including the doubter. To banish it bow down to the Lord.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 5 “These inner obstacles that confuse the psyche are: – Physical Sickenss, – Mental Rigidity, – Lack of Trust, – Negligence, – Lethargy, – Dissapation, – False Opinions, – Not Attaining a Foundation, - [arjuna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/arjuna/) - “Different factors affect the mind and whatever affects the mind affects me, since we are linked to the mind. The mind is always in some relationship, even silence, Maunam, will become an object for the mind. So, if we can look at something auspicious, I will not be affected. This is the notion of Īśvara. - [śubhāśraya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/subhasraya/) - “Different factors affect the mind and whatever affects the mind affects me, since we are linked to the mind. The mind is always in some relationship, even silence, Maunam, will become an object for the mind. So, if we can look at something auspicious, I will not be affected. This is the notion of Īśvara. - [mauna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mauna/) - “Different factors affect the mind and whatever affects the mind affects me, since we are linked to the mind. The mind is always in some relationship, even silence, Maunam, will become an object for the mind. So, if we can look at something auspicious, I will not be affected. This is the notion of Īśvara. - [śalabhāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/salabhasana/) - Śalabhāsana Variations 1. Nirālamba Śalabhāsana 2. 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Even meditation should be taught or presented in stages. It should be used at a level suitable to the student and gradually increased; start simply and increase in complexity. This is dependant on the growth of the student and according to the purpose.” - [āśrita](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asrita/) - “It is not possible for everyone to reach the same level of meditation. Even meditation should be taught or presented in stages. It should be used at a level suitable to the student and gradually increased; start simply and increase in complexity. This is dependant on the growth of the student and according to the purpose.” - [udīryate](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/udiryate/) - [trayodaśa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/trayodasa/) - [viśodhana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/visodhana/) - [samāpta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samapta/) - [āpti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/apti/) - [samāpti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samapti/) - [kāma](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kama/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 30 – KĀMA Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF The pursuit of ‘Yoga happiness’ can be so demanding or intense…… Trying to hold onto the fleeting presence of awareness can be likened to a bird… Yoga Sūtra on - [śīla](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/shila/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “What is the nature of the Dṛśya or what can be perceived? It has three qualities; it reveals, it acts, it has substance. It has many components, the objects known and the means to know them. They serve two roles. When in strong association with the perceiver they produce - [bṛhat](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bṛhat/) - [kaṭha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kaṭha/) - [śvetāśvatara](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/svetasvatara/) - [sam](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sam/) - [darśa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/darsa/) - [prajñā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prajna/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Yoga can be a mystery to be resolved or a question to be solved…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Patañjali, in the Samādhi Pādaḥ or Book One, introduces two primary paths for cultivating a Dhyānam Sādhana. Firstly, that of Jñāna Dhyānam where the Prayatna is Viyoga. Here, the Bhāvana is to unlink - [āloka](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/aloka/) - "From Meditation arises Integration. 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This involves an ascent of the individual’s mind.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra - [samādhi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samadhi/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 8 – SAMĀDHI Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF In exploring the links between Āsana and the Breath and Prāṇāyāma… Īśvara Praṇidhānā appears as a Sādhana Upāya at three unique reference points… TKV Desikachar talks on Śraddhā - [eka](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/eka/) - “To purposefully ward off the symptoms of the distractions, cultivate a practice on a single noble principle.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 32 "This Sūtra is proposing not one Bhāvana, but four Bhāvana on four sensory objects, each of which is distinctly appropriate to each one of the four situations outlined." - [ekatra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ekatra/) - “Ekatra refers to the choice of one thing and going into that over a period of time. 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[koṇāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/koṇasana/) - “A great number of postures, notably most standing postures, have doubtless come to us directly from the Professor, who would have introduced them as appropriate to the needs of modern times. Amongst the standing postures, Uttānāsana, Parśva Uttānāsana, Utthita Trikoṇāsana and Utthita Parśva Koṇāsana, are examples which the Professor himself codified.” – Claude Maréchal was a - [baddha koṇāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/baddha-koṇasana/) - Baddha Koṇāsana Variations Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Glossary of Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Planning question around a 25-30′ practice, focused around Staying in both Nāvāsana and Baddha Koṇāsana Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Examples of Vinyāsa Krama for - [nāva](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/nava-2/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Viniyoga of Inversion as an Āsana or as a Mudrā…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: Practice Study Question around Āsana Planning Theory: Identify a minimum of two variations of preparatory Āsana which can be used to make Navāsana more accessible. To Download or View this Question as a - [haṭha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/hatha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 16 – HAṬHA Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & - [bhārata](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bharata/) - [nāṭya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/naṭya/) - [makaranda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/makaranda/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Introduction to the Yoga Makaranda published in KYM Darśanam in 1934 My understanding on the context and content of Yoga Makaranda…. Yoga Makaranda – A Book on Āsana Practice by Krishnamacharya written in 1934 - [parivṛtti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/parivrtti/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: A sample Parivṛtti and Paścimatāna Themed Group Practicehttps://yogastudies.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=18062&action=edit# cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 1 – Self Planning & Self Practice Design and Experiment with a Practice around Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and Jaṭhara Parivṛtti… Design and Experiment with a Practice around Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana and a modified Jaṭhara Parivṛtti… Example - [pūrvatāna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/purvatana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 1 – Self Planning & Self Practice Guidelines for skilful dynamics within the performance of Vīrabhadrāsana…… In exploring the links between Āsana and the Breath and Prāṇāyāma… Question to Krishnamacharya – “Can you explain the concept of Vinyāsa and Pratikriyā Āsana?” The - [paścimatāna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pascimatana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: A sample Parivṛtti and Paścimatāna Themed Group Practice cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 1 – Self Planning & Self Practice In exploring the links between Āsana and the Breath and Prāṇāyāma… Laṅghana Kriyā has two functional dimensions… Question to Krishnamacharya – “Can you explain the concept of - [vairāgya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vairagya/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… T Krishnamacharya on Kriyā Yoga from the Yogavallī Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “The Yoga Sūtra is divided into four chapters. The first chapter called Samādhi Pādaḥ assumes the aspirant has progressed adequately to be - [sthiti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sthiti/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Physiological and psychological considerations around the practitioner’s starting point… What are the concepts of Sṛṣṭi Krama, Sthiti Krama and Antya Krama? Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 1 Samasthiti Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 2 Tāḍāsana Yoga - [moha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/moha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Moha is a state of delusion, such as expressing what is merely a self-opinion as if it is a reality. Because expressing an opinion as if it's a reality, does not in fact actually - [anusvāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anusvara/) - [vyākaraṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vyakaraṇa/) - [visarga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/visarga/) - [saṃhāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samhara/) - "According to Manu's authority on behaviour, in Kālī Yuga Saṃnyāsa is not possible! Sthiti Krama is a transition to the next stage where you begin to accept the inevitable. There is a great Saṃskāra of youth. We then accept that there will be a setting of the Sun. You eat less, reflect more, you think of - [susaṃskṛta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/susaṃskṛta/) - [saṃtāna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/santana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Correct vibrational intonation was an important emphasis within all aspects of Mantra initiation One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser known work in - [sāman](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/saman/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Correct vibrational intonation was an important emphasis within all aspects of Mantra initiation One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser known work in - [bala](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bala/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Correct vibrational intonation was an important emphasis within all aspects of Mantra initiation One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser known work in - [varṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/varna/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Correct vibrational intonation was an important emphasis within all aspects of Mantra initiation One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser known work in - [saṃskṛta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sanskrit/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Chanting Practice Pointers 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources A Sūtra Class began with a dedication, it had the effect - [paramparā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/parampara/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Eight steps in the process of learning the teachings…… Examples of Vinyāsa Krama for Sitting Āsana within a Single Practice… The convention of Paramparā or ongoing transmission from teacher to student… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “There is no question that Guru Paramparā is essential for proper - [hitopadeśa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/hitopadesa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: YOGA: SURGERY SANS INSTRUMENTS – Interview with TKV Desikachar 1998 - [upadeśa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/upadesa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: TKV Desikachar talks on Śraddhā in the light of the Yoga Sūtra…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Desikachar taught me that there were eight steps in the journey towards learning the teachings. 1. Upadeśa – To come near to the teachings and remain 2. Śravaṇa – To - [ardha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ardha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 1 Samasthiti Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 2 Tāḍāsana Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 3 Uttānāsana Yoga Postures in Practice – A - [adho mukha śvānāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/adho-mukha-svanasana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Collected Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Practice & Theory Articles Collected Āsana, Mudrā - [caturaṅga daṇḍasana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/caturaṅga-daṇḍasana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Glossary of Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Collected Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Practice & Theory Articles Collected Āsana, - [jānu](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/janu/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Compare Paścimatānāsana, Janu Śīrṣāsana, Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana and Baddha Koṇāsana with regard to the following: Guidelines for skilful dynamics within the performance of Vīrabhadrāsana…… Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul Part 1 Samasthiti Yoga Postures in Practice – A series on Āsana by Paul - [jālandhara bandha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/jalandhara-bandha/) - 7. Ancillary Bandha Practice Techniques Jālandhara Bandha – Spine held Erect – Chin Drawn Down and In on Bāhya Kumbhaka by extending the back of the neck – Pūraka intensifies the Bandha Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary - Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers - [bandha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bandha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques 108 Mudrā Practice Pointers Āsana practice as a prerequisite to exploring how to integrate Prāṇāyāma Compendium of Quotes - [parśva uttānāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/parsva-uttanasana/) - Parśva Uttānāsana Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Collected Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Practice & Theory Articles Collected - [jaṭhara](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/jaṭhara/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “In the language of Yoga, the seat of all impurities is the abdomen.” – TKV Desikachar 1984… "Bhāvana on Forward Bending and the role of the Abdomen, when moving into Paścimatāna Āsana such as Uttānāsana. In terms of Kinesiological, Physiological or Energetic criteria. Better to move forward pulling back - [prati](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prati/) - “Building banks to channel the flow of the river of Kleśa is Kriyā Yoga. Building a dam to block the flow of Kleśa as we journey upstream going back to the source of the flow is Aṣṭāṅga Yoga.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 10 - [vyūha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vyuha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 3. Catur Vyūha – Four Fold Path from Symptom to Solution Reflections on TKV Desikachar’s Teaching and Svatantra…… - [sṛṣṭi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/srsti/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Physiological and psychological considerations around the practitioner’s starting point… What are the concepts of Sṛṣṭi Krama, Sthiti Krama and Anta Krama? What is the Yoga of Krishnamacharya? Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Śikṣaṇa has different Krama which can be looked into. For example Sṛṣṭi Krama to grow, create, develop – physically or mentally. - [sāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sara/) - [granthi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/grant/) - [svādhiṣṭhāna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/svadhistana/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Cakra Bhāvana on the Breath within Twisting Āsana… To present guideline focus points, when exploring the relationship of Directional Breathing and Directional Movement within the body in Parivṛtti Āsana. Illustrated here within Jaṭhara Parivṛtti, as a sensing of the breath linked to a progressive spiral movement within the trunk, - [maṇipūra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/manipura/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Cakra Bhāvana on the Breath within Twisting Āsana… To present guideline focus points, when exploring the relationship of Directional Breathing and Directional Movement within the body in Parivṛtti Āsana. Illustrated here within Jaṭhara Parivṛtti, as a sensing of the breath linked to a progressive spiral movement within the trunk, - [anāhata](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anahata/) - "Cakra Bhāvana on the Breath within Twisting Āsana… To present guideline focus points, when exploring the relationship of Directional Breathing and Directional Movement within the body in Parivṛtti Āsana. Illustrated here within Jaṭhara Parivṛtti, as a sensing of the breath linked to a progressive spiral movement within the trunk, and felt within the length of - [puraścaraṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/purascaraṇa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Art of Mantra involves… - [vācaka](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vacaka/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: A Sūtra Class began with a dedication, it had the effect of orienting… The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “It’s messenger is the sacred syllable.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 27 "In Sūtra 1.27 Patañjali introduces the concept of - [vācika](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vacika/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: - [mānasa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/manasa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: - [mānasika](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/manasika/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Mānasika Sādhana – Mind has a part to play. We can either direct or restrain. Mind mentioned a lot in Yoga texts. i.e. Attitude of Saṃtoṣa - mental contentment also a Sādhana. Also Bhāvana. Also Yama and Niyama. - [upāṃśu](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/upaṃsu/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: - [vaikharī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vaikhari/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “And, in the Prāṇāyāma also, the different types, like Vaikharī, the different Vṛtti, the different Krama, he put them all into practice." – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1981 - [bīja](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bija/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Within consciousness, the seed of omniscience is matchless.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 25 "In Sūtra 1.25 Patañjali introduces the seed of all knowing. What is its purpose within our relationship with Yoga?" - [haṃsa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/haṃsa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “The ‘seed’ of potential for Ujjāyī as an Ajapā Mantra abides within the ‘shell’ of a Bhāvana for Ujjāyī as a Dhāraṇā Deśa. The Deśa also needs to be supported by utilising a locationally relevant Ādhāra, as in this instance, the Viśuddhi - [saṃkīrtana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/saṃkirtana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Sound – A Means Beyond Āsana and Prāṇāyāma…… The Art of Mantra involves… - [pavamāna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pavamana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Learning Support for Chanting the Pavamāna Mantra – Asato Mā Sadgamaya The Art of Mantra involves… - [ajapā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ajapa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: Bhāvana on Ujjāyī as a Dhāraṇā Deśa “Ujjāyī is a form of Ajapā Mantra.” - 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers "The ‘seed’ of potential for Ujjāyī as an Ajapā Mantra abides within the ‘shell’ of a Bhāvana for Ujjāyī as a - [om](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/om/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… Sound – A Means Beyond Āsana and Prāṇāyāma…… The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “That which describes Īśvara is OM. However OM is not mentioned as such in the Sūtra as - [mālā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mala-2/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Art of Mantra involves… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “It is not the number of hours in Meditation, the type of Ratio in Prāṇāyāma, the number of times you turn the Mālā, it is the intensity of the attempt. An intense effort by a feeble person - [avyākṛta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/avyakṛta/) - [pañcīkaraṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pancikaraṇa/) - [asthira](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asthira/) - "When you begin to observe the habitual pull of the mind along a particular sensory path towards an object, you can cultivate a choice. In that, rather than being habitually drawn towards the external object of the senses, you can instead choose to turn the mind back and inwards towards experiencing the root and source - [pratyakṣa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pratyaksha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected - [utpanna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/utpanna/) - “Or, to calm sensory over–stimulation, take the activities within the mind itself as an object to bind the mind, out of which, steadiness can arise.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 "Or, from contact with specific objects or ideas, qualities arise, bearing mental steadiness." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One - [viṣayavat](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/visayavat/) - "Or, from contact with specific objects or ideas, qualities arise, bearing mental steadiness." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 “Or, to calm sensory over–stimulation, take the activities within the mind itself as an object to bind the mind, out of which, steadiness can arise.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One - [pravṛtti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pravrtti/) - "Or, from contact with specific objects or ideas, qualities arise, bearing mental steadiness." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35 “Or, to calm sensory over–stimulation, take the activities within the mind itself as an object to bind the mind, out of which, steadiness can arise.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One - [udbhava](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/udbhava/) - "When you begin to observe the habitual pull of the mind along a particular sensory path towards an object, you can cultivate a choice. In that, rather than being habitually drawn towards the external object of the senses, you can instead choose to turn the mind back and inwards towards experiencing the root and source - [kliṣṭa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/klishta/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected & Collated into Chapters Trumperies and Tactics for the Discerning Gardener…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Given the at all other times in this verse, we need to thwart the ploys - [sevā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/seva/) - [āsevita](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asevita/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The Viniyoga of Yoga is the application of the principles that… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Abhyāsa, when performed with reverence, without interruption, over a long period of time, will result in a healthy body, acute senses and extraordinary alertness. This kind of Abhyāsa is a solid foundation that - [sev](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sev/) - [parivṛtti trikoṇāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/parivṛtti-trikoṇasana/) - Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana Common Modifications Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Glossary of Āsana and Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Collected Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Practice & - [bindu](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bindu/) - [sākāra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sakara/) - [karaṇī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/karani/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āsana and Mudrā Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Glossary of Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Śīrṣāsana as a Viparīta Karaṇī Mudrā The Viniyoga of Inversion as an Āsana or as a Mudrā…… Collated Related - [vā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/va/) - “In the present Sūtra, the syllable Vā is often translated as ‘an alternative‘, but it should be noted that Vā also means ‘an assertion‘.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 “When Patañjali offers Īśvara Praṇidhānā in Chapter One, he is not insisting on it, hence the word Vā. He has other - [anyatā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anyata/) - [śānti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/shanti/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Prāṇāyāma, in relation to Haṭha and Rāja Yoga Sādhana, has differing priorities, albeit en route towards similar goals. In Haṭha Yoga the intended outcome of Prāṇāyāma is Prāṇa Śakti. In Rāja Yoga the intended outcome of Prāṇāyāma is Manas Śānti." - 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers Fire in the Belly – Peace in the Mind. "From - [liṅga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/linga/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: We must respect the practice involving the body……. Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: Fire in the Belly – Peace in the Mind. "From a traditional Yoga viewpoint the yoking of seemingly contrasting qualities or natures within the body and mind have long been a goal. According to - [īkṣā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ikṣa/) - Fire in the Belly – Peace in the Mind. "From a traditional Yoga viewpoint the yoking of seemingly contrasting qualities or natures within the body and mind have long been a goal. According to Yoga, two of these contrasting qualities are seen through the lens of the body and of the mind. Known through opposite - [sūryacandra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/suryacandra/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: Fire in the Belly – Peace in the Mind. "From a traditional Yoga viewpoint the yoking of seemingly contrasting qualities or natures within the body and mind have long been a goal. According to Yoga, two of these contrasting qualities are seen through the lens of the body and - [janu śīrṣāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/janu-sirṣasana/) - Janu Śīrṣāsana Variations Baddha Hasta Janu Śīrṣāsana Parśva Janu Śīrṣāsana Parivṛtti Janu Śīrṣāsana Modifications Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary - [adhomukha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/adhomukha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: In exploring the links between Āsana and the Breath and Prāṇāyāma… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Prone Backbends as front stretches are wall to wall Āsana in terms of Bhāvana, rather than floor to ceiling. Thus in Sālambana Bhujaṅgāsana the focus is on the sternum stretching forwards and the big toes - [pakva](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pakva/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Jñāna Vṛddha– One whose perception is cooked by time.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 6 "An intelligent relationship with the breath in the Āsana can evolve into a systemic relationship between the spine and the breath in the Āsana. From this, an interrelation between the spine - [pravacana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pravacana/) - [ekāgratā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ekagrata/) - “Dhāraṇā is when we create a condition so that the mind, going in a hundred different directions, is directed to one point.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 “Ekāgratā is compared to the sharp tip of the steady flame of a Ghee Lamp when not exposed to any wind. 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He was created by Śiva from a matted lock of his own hair, in a vengeful response to the death of his wife Satī after her self-immolation in the sacrificial fire at her father’s Yajña. It’s - [sthūla](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sthula/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Within the Yoga Sutra Patañjali offers numerous lists which can reflect nuances or gradings… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Insight follows the aggregate of deliberation on the gross, to reflection on the subtle, resulting in a feeling of happiness, culminating in a sense of oneness." – Paul Harvey - [tejas](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/tejas/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āyurveda & Yoga – The Pañca Bhūta The Das Indriya & The Tridoṣa – Part 3 of 12 Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “What is it that: Air does not erode? Fire does not burn? Water does not wet? Earth does not cover?” – Paul Harvey on - [āp](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ap/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āyurveda & Yoga – The Pañca Bhūta The Das Indriya & The Tridoṣa – Part 3 of 12 Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “What is it that: Air does not erode? Fire does not burn? Water does not wet? Earth does not cover?” – Paul Harvey on - [pṛthvī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prthvi/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āyurveda & Yoga – The Pañca Bhūta The Das Indriya & The Tridoṣa – Part 3 of 12 Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "What is it that: Air does not erode? Fire does not burn? Water does not wet? Earth does not cover?" - Paul Harvey on - [vas](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vas/) - [vāsa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vasa-2/) - [utkaṭāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/utkaṭasana/) - Utkāṭāsana Common Variations: 1. Ardha Utkāṭāsana 2. 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A flight of fancy, posing, as if a truth." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 8 "Satya is about how we use truth rather than truth in and of itself." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 36 “Even though Yoga talks about - [bhara](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bhara/) - "In that place, the experience of knowing carries a universal truth." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 48 - [bhṛ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bhṛ/) - [ṛtaṃbharā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ṛtaṃbhara/) - "In that place, the experience of knowing carries a universal truth." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 48 - [praṇam](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/praṇam/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Learning Support for Chanting the Praṇo Devī Mantra – Ghana Pāṭhaḥ Learning Supports for Chanting the Praṇo Devī Mantra – Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ - [prārthanā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prarthana/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF & MP3 Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF and MP3 Support Resources Learning Support for Chanting the Gaṇapati Prārthanā Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ Learning Support for Chanting the Gaṇapati Prārthanā Krama Pāṭhaḥ Learning Support for Chanting the Gaṇapati Prārthanā Jaṭā Pāṭhaḥ Learning - [ālamba](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/alamba/) - “To start with, Nimitta is usually an external agency, but this external agency must itself also be linked to some Nimitta. In early life for example, our parents, friends or teachers can be a Nimitta. As to Yoga, the best external Nimitta is a teacher. Here, the teacher’s role is to help guide you towards - [tat](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/tat/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The breath can be a key to unlocking the mystery of the relationship…… Yoga can be a mystery to be resolved or a question to be solved…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Jñānam is the wisdom of ‘I am that‘. Vijñānam is the discernment that ‘I am - [aham](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/aham/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar TKV Desikachar talks on Śraddhā in the light of the Yoga Sūtra…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "In the Yogavallī, T Krishnamacharya's commentary on the Yoga Sūtra, Śraddhā has been seen in a different, very interesting way. In - [prauḍha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/praudha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Considerations for Vinyāsa Krama around Bakāsana…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “There are simple postures for Prāṇāyāma and Dhyāna, so that we can relax in the body and not be distracted by it. There are challenging postures, to enable us to master our bodies and for young people who - [brāhmaṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/brahmana/) - “In Mīmāṃsā (a philosophical system to interpret the Veda, especially the Brāhmaṇa and Mantra, with the object of correctly performing the Veda rituals) there is a word called Prayoga (connection). The same Mantra has to be recited differently for different rituals. Or different Mantra in the same ritual. So even here different applications are needed, the ancients recognised this. 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This kind of Abhyāsa is a solid foundation that nothing can disturb.” – T Krishnamacharya’s commentary to Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 14 "The inquiry into the nature, purpose and potential within the long - [dhyai](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/dhyai-2/) - [asaṅga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asanga/) - “Then what is required is the clarity that is stable in the midst of provocation and the ability to do ones duty with complete dedication, without insisting on results.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Six (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two) “Knowledge instead of action is a difficult path. - [śaraṇāgati](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/saraṇagati/) - “All that arises from the Lord is what hides the Lord. Only that devotee who appeals to the Lord, without seeking any gain, finds the joy of being close to the Lord.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Eleven (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven) - [tirodhā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/tirodha/) - “All that arises from the Lord is what hides the Lord. Only that devotee who appeals to the Lord, without seeking any gain, finds the joy of being close to the Lord.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Eleven (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven) - [prakṛtyā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prakṛtya/) - “All that arises from the Lord is what hides the Lord. Only that devotee who appeals to the Lord, without seeking any gain, finds the joy of being close to the Lord.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Eleven (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven) - [asaṃprayoga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asamprayoga/) - "In Sūtra 1.10 Patañjali defines Nidrā as a Citta Vṛtti or, a specific type of cognition, one where Tamas is the object, to the point where the mind’s link with external stimuli is cut off. How do we discern between states such as Pratyāhāra as a disengagement, or Samādhi, where one is as if empty of one’s own character, and what is seen as the experience of Tamo - [praśvāsā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prashvasa/) - “Patañjali says you know the disease by the way in which the body responds. Duḥkha – A condition I would like to be released from. Daurmanasya – How the mind behaves when things go wrong. Aṅga Ejayatva – Physical manifestation of a mental problem. 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Daurmanasya – How the mind behaves when things go wrong. Aṅga Ejayatva – Physical manifestation of a mental problem. Śvāsa Praśvāsā – How the disease affects the basic energy of - [pāka](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/paka/) - “The body consists of: – A physical part – Energies – Senses – Something else i.e. Food is digested Imbalance in these places is disease.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 30 - [vidhi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vidhi/) - “Yoga is a discipline leading to the understanding of self. For this the focus must be the Lord.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Ten (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six) What is the role of the practice of Āsana? 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While action done in the spirit of disinterestedness brings joy and clarity.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Nine (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Five) - [taḍāka mudrā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/taḍaka-mudra/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Glossary of Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Mudrā Practice Pointers Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Collected Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Practice & Theory - [viparīta karaṇī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/viparita-karaṇi/) - Viparītakaraṇī Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Glossary of Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Collected Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Practice & Theory Articles Collected - [sāṃkhya kārikā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/saṁkhya-karika/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Online Sāṃkhya Kārikā of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa Study PDF Workbooks Paul’s Sāṃkhya Kārikā Quotes Collected and Collated Sāṃkhya Kārikā of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa Study Quotes Collected and Collated Sāṃkhya Kārikā of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa all verses online word by word Welcome to the Sāṃkhya Kārikā Philosophy Freenotes Overview Collated Related Short - [pariṇāma vāda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pariṇama-vada/) - [satkārya vāda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/satkarya-vada/) - [śiva saṃhitā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/siva-saṃhita/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Studying, Practicing and Learning the Tri Bandha involves Theory, Techniques and Cautions… The presence and actions of Prāṇa Śakti…….. The Yoga - [brahma sūtra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/brahma-sutra/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Notes from a lecture by TKV Desikachar – ‘Is Veda a Religion?’ Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Most commentaries fail to point out the great similarities between the Yoga Sūtra and the Brahma Sūtra when, in fact, one of the only differences is in regard to the - [jñāna indriya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/jnana-indriya/) - [atharvāṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/atharvaṇa/) - [atharva veda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/atharva-veda/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Learning Support for Chanting the Sūrya Upaniṣad – Learning Rhythm Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: - [yajur veda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/yajur-veda/) - [sāma veda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sama-veda/) - [ṛg veda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ṛg-veda/) - [taittirīya brāhmaṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/taittiriya-brahmaṇa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Correct vibrational intonation was an important emphasis within all aspects of Mantra initiation One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser known work in - [taittirīya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/taittiriya/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Learning Support for Chanting the Nārāyaṇa Sūktam Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “My belief in Yoga is not dependant on a belief in God, whereas in Vedānta it is.” – TKV Desikachar Introduction to the Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2001 “In each one of us there is something that experiences.” - [taittirīya āraṇyaka](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/taittiriya-araṇyaka/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources Correct vibrational intonation was an important emphasis within all aspects of Mantra initiation One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser known work in - [aśuddhi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asuddhi/) - [aviśuddhi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/avisuddhi/) - [śuddha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/shuddha/) - “Patañjali, in the Samādhi Pādaḥ or Book One, introduces two primary paths for cultivating a Dhyānam Sādhana. Firstly, that of Jñāna Dhyānam where the Prayatna is Viyoga. Here, the Bhāvana is to unlink from the activities of the Citta. Secondly, that of Bhakti Dhyānam where the Prayatna is Yoga. Here, the Bhāvana is to link to and direct the activities of the Citta. Both Sādhana can lead - [śuddhi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/suddhi/) - "In the Bhagavad Gītā, Karma is defined as a Śodhana Kriyā where, as actions are performed, they also offer a chance to refine oneself. Thus, whatever I do and whatever happens is a chance to refine myself. 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Īśvara‘s affluence, which arises out of its will, is limitless, and is not dependent upon effort or any of the three types of Karma, Vaidika, Tāntrika and Vaidika–Tāntrika.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 - [vaidya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vaidya/) - [śikṣ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sikṣ/) - [antevāsin](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/antevasin/) - [vicitra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vicitra/) - [smaraṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/smaraṇa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Even in the case of Śikṣaṇa Krama the ancient teachers had steps……. Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Bhakti is a part of friendship which makes a person look towards, or follow a person. Dhyānam is to remember something, as if it is right in front of me.” - [mṛta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mṛta/) - “Simultaneously, two things happen. There is inside us something other than a dead body. This is the principle of consciousness. When Īśvara Praṇidhānā is developed more and more ‘That’ which is inside you appears. You know your self because obstacles are absent. Through the absence of obstacles, the passage is clear and ‘That’ which is there - [mṛ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mṛ/) - [ās](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/as/) - [vinyāsa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vinyasa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: A fundamental facet in the principles of Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma practice…… A sample Parivṛtti and Paścimatāna Themed Group Practice A series on Āsana Part One – Moving into our Bodies with Samasthiti Collected Āsana Practice Planning Questions – as of November 2021… Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on - [kūrma](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kurma/) - [kṛkala](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kṛkala/) - [upaprāṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/upapraṇa/) - [devadatta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/devadatta/) - [nāga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/naga/) - [an](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/an/) - [ūrdhvamukha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/urdhvamukha/) - [vṛddha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vṛddha/) - “Jñāna Vṛddha– One whose perception is cooked by time.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 6 - [asthāna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asthana/) - “The Bhagavad Gītā is addressed to those seekers who are suffering because of lack of clarity with regard to friendship, compassion and Dharma." – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Five (Yāmunācārya's commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter One) - [anubhūti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anubhuti/) - “The first six chapters of the Gītā deal with Karma and Jñāna that reveal the true nature of oneself.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Two - [bhautika](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bhautika/) - [bhūtatvā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bhutatva/) - [bhūta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bhuta/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Āyurveda & Yoga – The Pañca Bhūta The Das Indriya & The Tridoṣa – Part 3 of 12 Question to Krishnamacharya – “Can you explain the concept of Vinyāsa and Pratikriyā Āsana?” Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “What is the nature of the Dṛśya or what can - [āma](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ama/) - [liṅgaśarīra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/liṅgasarira/) - [chṛd](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/chṛd/) - "This Sūtra is offering a way to palliate disturbance in the mind. The approach here is an appropriate Pracchardana to, as if, to spew or throw out the exhale in a proper way. The exhalation is seen as the healing part of the breath. So, some techniques must be used with this aspect of the breath, - [pracchardana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pracchardana/) - "This Sūtra is offering a way to palliate disturbance in the mind. The approach here is an appropriate Pracchardana to, as if, to spew or throw out the exhale in a proper way. The exhalation is seen as the healing part of the breath. So, some techniques must be used with this aspect of the breath, - [supta pādāṅguṣṭhāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/supta-padaṅguṣṭhasana/) - Common Variations: 1. supta eka pāda pādāṅguṣṭhāsana 2. supta prasārita pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Common Modifications: 1. supta eka pāda pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Glossary of Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary - [rāja](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/raja/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: 108 Saṃskṛta Key Terms Pointers – Collected and Collated 17 – RĀJA Download all the Glossary Links as a Collated PDF Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… Prāṇāyāma within Rāja Yoga and Haṭha Yoga Religiousness in Yoga Study Guide: Chapter Seventeen Theory: - [dṛṣṭi](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/dṛṣṭi/) - "Dhāraṇā has three distinct, cyclical phases, from a placing of awareness on the focus, to an awareness of observation wandering, to a re-placing of awareness on the focus." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1 - [graha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/graha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: TKV Desikachar talks on Śraddhā in the light of the Yoga Sūtra…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "In the Yogavallī, T Krishnamacharya's commentary on the Yoga Sūtra, Śraddhā has been seen in a different, very interesting way. In it, he has said that Śraddhā is a symbol for a - [vigraha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vigraha/) - [khecarī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/khecari/) - [yogamudrā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/yogamudra/) - [āndolita](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/andolita/) - [laharī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/lahari/) - [parā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/para-2/) - [madhyamā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/madhyama/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “The next six chapters emphasise that devotion is the basis for seeing the truth. This truth is, the Lord. But devotion must grow from following ones duty in a spirit of selflessness and search.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Three - [paśyantī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pasyanti/) - [abhidharma](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/abhidharma/) - [samīkṣā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samikṣa/) - [kāmāvasāyitva](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kamavasayitva/) - [prākāmya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/prakamya/) - [kāmya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kamya/) - [muc](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/muc/) - [sahabhuva](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sahabhuva/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: When encountering a student wanting to explore how to engage with Yoga practice… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “It is not until we experience the effects of these obstacles, which may come upon us suddenly and unexpectedly, that we realise their enormous power to cause discomfort and - [saṃkṣipta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/saṃkṣipta/) - [kṣipta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ksipta/) - “The mind functions at five levels. Mostly it functions in such a way that we hardly notice it. So much happens, so many ideas, perceptions come and go that very often we lose track. It is like a monkey that is drunk and somebody is poking it. It is distraught and cannot comprehend anything. In - [kṣip](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kṣip/) - [ej](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ej/) - [pratiṣedha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pratisedha/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “The following eight Sūtra give suggestions for controlling the interruptions and their symptoms.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 32-39 “To purposefully ward off the symptoms of the distractions, cultivate a practice on a single noble principle.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse - [mud](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mud/) - [muditā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mudita/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Yoga Practice is about a re-turning towards our inner life…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: Muditā Cultivating a feeling of looking, from a joyful space in ourselves, at what we can do well and now, rather than what we can’t do well or now. – Reflection on Yoga Sūtra - [sad](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sad/) - [puṇya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/punya/) - "Depending on whether the mind is in a state of Samādhi or not, the person enjoys permanent happiness or successive chains of unhappiness and happiness. Those who accept nothing short of Samādhi, freedom from the suffering of disease is realised. After all, the root cause of disease is the disturbed mind, when we cannot distinguish right from wrong - [apuṇya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/apunya/) - "Depending on whether the mind is in a state of Samādhi or not, the person enjoys permanent happiness or successive chains of unhappiness and happiness. Those who accept nothing short of Samādhi, freedom from the suffering of disease is realised. After all, the root cause of disease is the disturbed mind, when we cannot distinguish right from wrong - [puṇ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/puṇ/) - [upekṣā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/upeksa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Yoga Practice is about a re-turning towards our inner life…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: Upekṣā "Cultivating a feeling of holding a distance from the self-deprecation that can so often accompany our attempts to improve the quality of our inner life and old responses to inner tensions and memories." – - [īkṣ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ikṣ/) - [vidhāraṇā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vidharana/) - [pūrṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/purṇa/) - “Cit or awareness is the heart of Yoga. Neither fullness nor emptiness, nor mine nor yours. Awareness is as it is and is as it isn’t.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 34 "We might want to consider the notion that the most important standing Āsana is Samasthiti. Its role is to ensure we - [āpūra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/apura/) - “Powers are different arrangements of what already exists as us. The common factor is a redistribution of matter.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 2 - [pṛ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pṛ/) - [pṝ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pṝ/) - [anupakārin](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anupakarin/) - [upakārin](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/upakarin/) - [anuloma ujjāyī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anuloma-ujjayi/) - 2. Primary Support Prāṇāyāma Breathing Techniques Anuloma Ujjāyī – Pūraka both Nostrils with Ujjāyī – Recaka Alternate Nostrils (Starting with Left) Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary - Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers 20 Minute Prāṇāyāma Practice focused on Pūraka without Kumbhaka Āsana & Mudrā - [ujjāyī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ujjayi/) - 5. Ancillary Breathing Techniques Ujjāyī – Pūraka both Nostrils with Ujjāyī – Recaka both Nostrils with Ujjāyī (Not taught as a Prāṇāyāma technique per se, but as a breathing technique in and for Āsana and Mudrā and as an introductory or preliminary or transitional seated breathing exercise) Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary - Grouped into Primary, - [viloma ujjāyī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/viloma-ujjayi/) - 2. Primary Support Prāṇāyāma Breathing Techniques Viloma Ujjāyī – Pūraka Alternate Nostrils (Starting with Left) – Recaka both Nostrils with Ujjāyī Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary - Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers 20 Minute Prāṇāyāma Practice focused on Pūraka without Kumbhaka Āsana & Mudrā - [maitrī](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/maitri/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Yoga Practice is about a re-turning towards our inner life…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Diet has a great effect on Maitrī Bhāvana.” – T Krishnamacharya commenting on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 23 cross referencing to Chapter One verse 33 Maitrī "Cultivating a feeling of friendliness towards our own attempts, let alone - [utkrama](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/utkrama/) - "Heyaṃ Duḥkham Anāgatam involves two things. One is owning an acknowledgement of what has past, in that what I said or did was out of order and, at that moment, this was not a skilful action. The second is anticipation of the future, in that I need to have acquired some skills to help in - [niyoga](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/niyoga/) - [anekāntavāda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anekantavada/) - [sādhu](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/sadhu/) - [abhāva](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/abhava/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: The concept of Bhāva and Abhāva in Yoga Practice…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "Deep sleep is the fluctuation of obscuration, supporting an absence of mental activity." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 10 “Further, it is possible to relate to Īśvara through certain symbols - [aṣṭa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asta/) - “In introducing the various Upāya offered within verses 20 to 39 in Yoga Sūtra Chapter One, Krishnamacharya talks about Das Upāya, of which two are Śodhanam Sādhana and eight are Śamanam Sādhana.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 20-39 “The following eight Sūtra give suggestions for controlling the interruptions and their symptoms.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One - [yantra](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/yantra/) - [mūḍha](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mudha/) - “A slightly better condition than Kṣipta is what is called Mūḍha. Here the mind is like a dull, sleepy, heavy buffalo. There is hardly any inclination to act, to respond, or to observe. This could be a temporary situation or a more regular affair. There are many reasons for this–” – TKV Desikachar Religiousness in Yoga - [muh](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/muh/) - [veṣṭana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/veṣṭana/) - [pratiniyama](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pratiniyama/) - [jap](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/jap/) - [siv](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/siv/) - [grah](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/grah/) - [ca](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/ca/) - "In Sūtra 1.29 Patañjali suggests there is a dual outcome to our Japa Sādhana. Both as an experience of Cetana and also as an absence of obstacles as distractions. How can this be so?" – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 29 “If engaging therapeutically, firstly examine the gait of the breath and the - [adhigama](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/adhigama/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Īśvara Praṇidhānā appears as a Sādhana Upāya at three unique reference points… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "It is difficult to realise the wonders of Cit within the wanderings of the Citta." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4 "In Yoga Sutra Chapter One, the role - [māna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/mana/) - [abhimāna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/abhimana/) - [yam](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/yam/) - [duṣ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/duṣ/) - [nirvitarka](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/nirvitarka/) - “The next stage in meditational unity is to refine the deliberation on a gross object. This arises when the memory is purified, and is as if empty of its own content, so that only the true nature of the gross object shines forth. This is called Nirvitarka or refined gross deliberation.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga - [nirbhāsa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/nirbhasa/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: "During such a moment, without distractions, the power of the source of perception, full of clarity and completeness, shines forth." - T Krishnamacharya commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 3 “The next stage in meditational unity is to refine the deliberation on a gross object. This arises when the memory is - [iva](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/iva/) - "In Sūtra 1.10 Patañjali defines Nidrā as a Citta Vṛtti or, a specific type of cognition, one where Tamas is the object, to the point where the mind’s link with external stimuli is cut off. How do we discern between states such as Pratyāhāra as a disengagement, or Samādhi, where one is as if empty of one’s own character, and what is seen as the experience of Tamo - [śūnya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/shunya/) - "Imagination is knowledge that comes from words empty of substance." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 9 "In Sūtra 1.10 Patañjali defines Nidrā as a Citta Vṛtti or, a specific type of cognition, one where Tamas is the object, to the point where the mind’s link with external stimuli is cut off. How do we discern between states such as Pratyāhāra as - [vitarka](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vitarka/) - "Insight follows the aggregate of deliberation on the gross, to reflection on the subtle, resulting in a feeling of happiness, culminating in a sense of oneness." – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 17 “There are stages to this coming together. The first stage in meditational unity is deliberation on a gross object, intermixed with - [mūrti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/murti/) - “They will, at the proper time of day and in an appropriate place, sit and watch the idol until they can completely recall the image without having to look at it. This ability will help the person overcome the distractions from different sources when they sit for contemplation on Īśvara.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter - [dīkṣā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/dikṣa/) - “That which describes Īśvara is OM. However OM is not mentioned as such in the Sūtra as it is regarded as a mystic symbol given in initiation, Because Īśvara is not like the God in Vedānta, the word Praṇava is used to describe OM.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 27 “They will, - [anyathā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anyatha/) - “If engaging therapeutically, firstly examine the gait of the breath and the power of the body. Otherwise it will not bestow fruits.” – From T Krishnamacharya’s composition, the Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 85 - [savitarkā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/savitarka/) - “There are stages to this coming together. The first stage in meditational unity is deliberation on a gross object, intermixed with words, purpose, knowledge and imagination around the object. This is called Savitarkā, or unrefined gross deliberation.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 42 - [vikalpa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vikalpa/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected - [saṃkīrṇā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samkirna/) - “There are stages to this coming together. The first stage in meditational unity is deliberation on a gross object, intermixed with words, purpose, knowledge and imagination around the object. This is called Savitarkā, or unrefined gross deliberation.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 42 "Every action, even thoughts have some effect at - [ādau](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/adau/) - “There are stages to this coming together. The first stage in meditational unity is deliberation on a gross object, intermixed with words, purpose, knowledge and imagination around the object. This is called Savitarkā, or unrefined gross deliberation.” – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 42 “If engaging therapeutically, firstly examine the gait of - [nirvicārā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/nirvicara/) - [śraddhā](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/shraddha/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: FAITH IN THE MODERN WORLD Learning Support for Chanting the Śraddhā Sūktam TKV Desikachar talks on Śraddhā in the light of the Yoga Sūtra…… When a person begins to do something with Śraddhā, with conviction, why does this very often dissipate? Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview - [viśvāsa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/visvasa/) - “Serious practitioners of Yoga from Vedic times to the present day emphasise that a clear mind is a prerequisite for Bhakti and that it is only through Bhakti that the true nature of the Jīva is revealed. Bhakti, singe minded and abiding, is the mark of a certain unique relationship characterised by unshakeable faith, absolute trust - [paṇḍita](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/paṇḍita/) - “When we repeat the sacred syllable OM while reflecting on Īśvara, we forge a link through which we relate to the highest one. In this singular and simple way our meditation brings us close to Īśvara, who resides in our heart in a most subtle form. Since ancient times this has been the manner of meditation - [hṛd](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/hṛd/) - “When we repeat the sacred syllable OM while reflecting on Īśvara, we forge a link through which we relate to the highest one. In this singular and simple way our meditation brings us close to Īśvara, who resides in our heart in a most subtle form. Since ancient times this has been the manner of meditation - [praṇava](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/pranava/) - Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “That which describes Īśvara is OM. However OM is not mentioned as such in the Sūtra as it is regarded as a mystic symbol given in initiation, Because Īśvara is not like the God in Vedānta, the word Praṇava is used to describe OM.” – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra - [kapālabhāti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/kapalabhati/) - 5. Ancillary Breathing Techniques Kapālabhāti – Rapid, Upper Abdominal Breathing both Nostrils (Technically a Kriyā so used on its own before or in Āsana, or in Mudrā or as a seated preliminary technique before Prāṇāyāma or as an introductory step towards Bhastrikā) Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary - Grouped into Primary, Secondary & - [udara](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/udara-2/) - [vasti](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/vasti/) - [anavadhāraṇa](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/anavadharana/) - [tāntrika](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/tantrika/) - “The word Īśvara is formed from the root Īś, which means supreme might, affluence, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience. Īśvara‘s affluence, which arises out of its will, is limitless, and is not dependent upon effort or any of the three types of Karma, Vaidika, Tāntrika and Vaidika–Tāntrika.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 - [īś](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/is/) - “The word Īśvara is formed from the root Īś, which means supreme might, affluence, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience. Īśvara‘s affluence, which arises out of its will, is limitless, and is not dependent upon effort or any of the three types of Karma, Vaidika, Tāntrika and Vaidika–Tāntrika.” – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23 - [avadhāna](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/avadhana/) - "Haṭha Yoga seeks to stimulate Sūrya for a quality of action and to nourish Candra for a quality of attention." - 108 Yoga Practice Pointers - [puṣ](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/puṣ/) - [dīp](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/dip/) - [asaṃprajñāta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asaṃprajnata/) - “Most commentaries fail to point out the great similarities between the Yoga Sūtra and the Brahma Sūtra when, in fact, one of the only differences is in regard to the distinction between Jīva, Prakṛti, and Īśvara. In two distinguished texts, the Puruṣa Nirṇaya and Īśvara Siddhi, the sages Nathamuni and Yāmunamuni speak of the teachings - [muni](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/muni/) - “Most commentaries fail to point out the great similarities between the Yoga Sūtra and the Brahma Sūtra when, in fact, one of the only differences is in regard to the distinction between Jīva, Prakṛti, and Īśvara. In two distinguished texts, the Puruṣa Nirṇaya and Īśvara Siddhi, the sages Nathamuni and Yāmunamuni speak of the teachings - [nirṇaya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/nirṇaya/) - “Most commentaries fail to point out the great similarities between the Yoga Sūtra and the Brahma Sūtra when, in fact, one of the only differences is in regard to the distinction between Jīva, Prakṛti, and Īśvara. In two distinguished texts, the Puruṣa Nirṇaya and Īśvara Siddhi, the sages Nathamuni and Yāmunamuni speak of the teachings - [bheda](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/bheda/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya…… cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 1 – Self Planning & Self Practice We must respect the practice involving the body……. Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Most commentaries fail to point out the great similarities - [sāmānya](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/samanya/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Learning Support for Chanting the Sūrya Upaniṣad – Learning Rhythm Sometimes Yoga is called Darśana Vijñāna…… Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes: “Most commentaries fail to point out the great similarities between the Yoga Sūtra and the Brahma Sūtra when, in fact, one of the only differences is - [asakta](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/asakta/) - “Action is best performed when it is for the good of the society, with the spirit of dedication to the lord and with freedom from the attitude of being the doer and the beneficiary.” – TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Seven (Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Three) “The Lord is - [āpatkāla](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/apatkala/) - “When I started practising Vedic chanting in the early 60’s, this was still a privilege of men. I remember asking my father several times: Why men only? Why is it not offered to women as well? What had been the rule for ages, was still applied those days. A few years later, my father noticed that a - [āgama](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/agama/) - Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: T Krishnamacharya Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated TKV Desikachar Yoga Sūtra Study Quotes Collected and Collated Paul’s Yoga Mālā – A Thread of Pearls from Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Keywords – Collected & Collated into Chapters Paul’s Yoga Sūtra Study Questions – Collected - [āpat](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/apat/) - [padmāsana](https://yogastudies.org/sanskrit/padmasana/) - Padmāsana Variations Baddha Padmāsana Links to Related Resources & Longer Articles: Glossary of Āsana & Mudrā Practice Techniques – Grouped into Standing, Kneeling, Lying, Inverted, Backbend, Seated & Sitting Āsana Practice Articles Āsana Practice Pointers Prāṇāyāma & Bandha Practice Techniques Glossary – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques Collected Āsana, Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma Practice & ## Yoga Rahasya - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter Four verse 31](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-4-verse-31/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 31](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-verse-31/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 33](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-verse-33/) - [Yoga Rahasya Title](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-0-title/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 85](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-verse-85/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 84](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-verse-84/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter Two verse 30](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-2-verse-30/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 89](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-verse-89/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter Two verse 45](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-2-verse-45/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 42](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-verse-42/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 67](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-verse-67/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 45](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-verse-45/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 34](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-verse-34/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter Two Title](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-2-title/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter Three Title](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-3-title/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter One Title](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-1-title/) - [Yoga Rahasya Chapter Four Title](https://yogastudies.org/rahasya/yoga-rahasya-chapter-4-title/) ## Yoga Sutra - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 11](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-11/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 10](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-10/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 11](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-11/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 10](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-10/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 12](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-12/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 8](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-8/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 7](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-7/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 5](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-5/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 6](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-6/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 8](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-8/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 7](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-7/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 5](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-5/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 18](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-18/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-47/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 9](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-9/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 12](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-12/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 53](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-53/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 52](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-52/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 4](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-4/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 9](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-9/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 36](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-36/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 24](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-24/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 15](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-15/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 25](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-25/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 23](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-23/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 55](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-55/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 54](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-54/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 51](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-51/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 50](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-50/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 49](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-49/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 48](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-48/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 46](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-46/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 45](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-45/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 44](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-44/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 43](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-43/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 42](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-42/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 41](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-41/) - 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[Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 28](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-28/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 27](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-27/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 26](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-26/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 22](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-22/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 21](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-21/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 20](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-20/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 19](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-19/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 18](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-18/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 16](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-16/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 14](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-14/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 13](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-2-verse-13/) - 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[Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-4/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-2/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 14](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-14/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 54](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-54/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 53](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-53/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 52](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-52/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 51](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-51/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 50](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-50/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 49](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-49/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 48](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-48/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 47](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-47/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 46](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-46/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 45](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-45/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 44](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-44/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 43](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-43/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 42](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-42/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 41](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-41/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 40](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-40/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 39](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-39/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 38](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-38/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 37](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-37/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 36](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-36/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 35](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-35/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 33](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-33/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 32](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-32/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 31](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-31/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 30](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-30/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 9](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-9/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 29](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-29/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 8](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-8/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 7](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-7/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 34](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-34/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 6](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-6/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 22](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-22/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 21](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-21/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 20](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-20/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 19](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-19/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 18](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-18/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 29](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-29/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 28](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-28/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 27](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-27/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 26](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-26/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 25](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-25/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 24](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-24/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 23](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-23/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 22](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-22/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 21](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-21/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 20](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-20/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 19](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-19/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 33](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-33/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 16](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-16/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 17](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-17/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 15](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-15/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 14](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-14/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 13](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-13/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 12](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-12/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 6](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-6/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 5](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-5/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 2](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-2/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 34](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-4-verse-34/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 17](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-17/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 16](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-16/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 15](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-15/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 14](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-14/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 13](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-13/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 12](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-12/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 11](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-11/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 10](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-10/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 1](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-1/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 3](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-3/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 4](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-3-verse-4/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 13](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-13/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 35](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-35/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-02/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 23](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-23/) - [Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 48](https://yogastudies.org/sutra/yoga-sutra-chapter-1-verse-48/) - 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