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    doṣa

    Devanāgarī: दोष Translation: affection, defect, fault, biological humours Related concepts:kapha, pitta, vāta

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 3: 50

    Bhagavad Gītā:

    Chapter 2: 7

    Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā:

    Chapter 3: 14


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    Commentaries around

    “The way to Yoga is experienced
    through the art of living skilfully
    within the defects of translation,
    rather than aspiring romantically
    after the effects of transcendence.”
    – Paul Harvey on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Two verse 50

    “In addition, the use of Kriyā,
    without a knowledge of the individuals Doṣa
    is certainly going to do more harm than good.
    Doṣa, briefly, means the constitution of the individual;
    some are fat, some tend to get a lot of colds,
    some have acid problems, some are nervous.
    So different beings show different predominances in the Doṣa,
    and Kriyā must be considered in relation to these varying constitutions.”
    – TKV Desikachar from lectures on ‘The Yoga of T Krishnamacharya’,
    given at Zinal, Switzerland 1981.

    “The Doṣa and the Guṇa are related,
    we need to be able to understand the Guṇa
    to be able to understand the Doṣa.”
    – From study notes with TKV Desikachar England 1992

    “What defines the transition between
    Cikitsā Krama, Rakṣaṇa Krama and
    Śikṣaṇa Krama is the desire to practice
    Prāṇāyāma for the sake of Prāṇāyāma,
    rather than for purposes such as recovery, or
    preventative health, or constitutional support,
    or reducing agitation, or promoting relaxation.
    Exploring Prāṇāyāma as Prāṇāyāma offers the
    potential to propagate a fresh perspective into
    the relationship between Prāṇa and  Nirodha.”
    – 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers

    Links to Related Posts:

    • Āyurveda & Yoga – The Pañca Bhūta The Das Indriya & The Tridoṣa – Part 3 of 12
    • Āyurveda & Yoga – The Triguṇa The Tridoṣa & The Human System – Part 4 of 12
    • Āyurveda & Yoga – The Tridoṣa The Human Constitution & The Ageing Process – Part 5 of 12
    • Āyurveda & Yoga – Prāṇa & The Five Aspects of Each of the Tridoṣa – Part 6 of 12
    • Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya……
    • Exploring Prāṇāyāma within Cikitsā, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa Krama…
    • Laṅghana Kriyā has two functional dimensions…

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