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    darśana

    Root: dṛś Devanāgarī: दर्शन Translation: view; seeing Similar words:dṛś Related concepts:vijñāna, patañjali

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 1: 30 , closing verse
    Chapter 2: 6 , 41 , closing verse
    Chapter 3: 32 , closing verse
    Chapter 4: closing verse

    Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

    21 , 61


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    Commentaries around

    “The first Śloka sets the saga on the field of Dharma.
    Dharma is how we respond, whatever the situation,
    presuming we can sustain our view within the present.
    Karma is how we respond, having lost sight of our view,
    because it’s become obscured by  the force of our memories.
    Then Karma is the force now driving us through our memories.
    So, Arjuna’s Dharma becomes obscured because of his Karma.”
    – Reflection on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter One verse 1

    “Yoga is a mirror of ourselves.
    It is Darśana Vijñāna,
    the science of observation,
    not just doing Āsana.
    In teaching Yoga this implies:
    – that we may not transmit exactly the way we have been taught.
    – that we may not teach what we ourselves are doing.”
    – TKV Desikachar 1981

    “In observing, we must remember a few more things:
    When we are not able to see something,
    It is either because something else is more obvious,
    or because it is too close to us.
    (Sāṃkhya Kārikā of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa Āryā Seven)
    We can only observe when there is an inclination to do so.”
    (Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 17)
    Because of our own memories, backgrounds, cultures, etc.
    Each person looks at the same problem differently,
    which may cause problems.
    (Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 15)
    We must respect time and change,
    although the tendency nowadays is otherwise.
    We must wait and observe more than once
    so as not to be trapped by the fact
    that things appear like this one day
    and like that another day.”
    – TKV Desikachar 1981

    “That’s how the idea of Darśana came into being.
    We needed a mirror to see exactly how we are.
    The important characteristic is that it should reflect faithfully what is in me.
    This is what is called an Ācārya or teacher.
    A good mirror should be clear.”
    – TKV Desikachar France August 1983

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