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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

    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

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    • 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

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