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    abhāva

    Devanāgarī: अभाव Translation: non-appearance, non-existence, absence Similar words:abhibhava Opposite words:bhāva, bhāvana, bhāvanā Related concepts:abhibhava, bhava

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 1: 10 , 29
    Chapter 2: 25
    Chapter 4: 11

    Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

    1 , 8 , 9 , 14


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    Commentaries around

    “Deep sleep is the fluctuation of obscuration,
    supporting an absence of mental activity.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 10

    “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 pleasure or pain –
    when this association is absent they let the perceiver visualise its own nature.
    Experience of pleasure or pain is by the perceiver.
    Freedom from them is also its fundamental situation.
    This freedom is no different from Mukti.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 18

    “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

    “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

    “Some people use Yoga (or even training for a career as a Yoga Teacher),
    to move away from something undesirable for, or in their lives (Abhāva).
    Others use Yoga to move towards something desirable (Bhāva) for, or in their lives.
    Either can be positive, however good to be clear about our motives,
    especially if our relationship with that which we wanted to move away from,
    or that which we wanted to move towards,
    changes along the way.”
    – 108 Teaching Path Pointers

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