Centre for Yoga Studies

The Art of Personal Sādhana

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Skip to content
  • WELCOME TO YOGA STUDIES
  • PAUL’S YOGA JOURNEY
  • PAUL’S YOGA DIARY
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Finding a Yoga Teacher
cYs YOGA PROGRAMMESPersonal & Professional Study
cYs YOGA JOURNALNews Views & Blog Posts
YOGA TEXTS & FREENOTESOnline Translation & Commentary
  • Welcome to Pauls Yoga Texts Freenotes

    • Yoga Texts & Freenotes Overview
    • Online Saṃskṛta Word Glossary
  • Yoga Sūtra Freenotes

    • Yoga Sūtra Freenotes Overview
    • Yoga Sūtra All Verses Online
    • – Yoga Sūtra – Chapter 1
    • – Yoga Sūtra – Chapter 2
    • – Yoga Sūtra – Chapter 3
    • – Yoga Sūtra – Chapter 4
    • Yoga Sūtra PDF Workbooks
    • Paul’s Collected Sūtra Quotes
    • Paul’s Collected Sūtra Renditions
  • Haṭha Yoga Texts Freenotes

    • Haṭha Yoga Freenotes Overview
    • Haṭha Pradīpikā Verses Online
    • – Haṭha Pradīpikā – Chapter 1
    • – Haṭha Pradīpikā – Chapter 2
    • – Haṭha Pradīpikā – Chapter 3
    • – Haṭha Pradīpikā – Chapter 4
    • Yoga Rahasya Verses Online
    • – Yoga Rahasya – Chapter 1
    • – Yoga Rahasya – Chapter 2
    • – Yoga Rahasya – Chapter 3
    • – Yoga Rahasya – Chapter 4
  • Sāṃkhya Kārikā Freenotes

    • Sāṃkhya Freenotes Overview
    • Sāṃkhya Kārikā Verses Online
    • Sāṃkhya Kārikā PDF Workbook
  • Bhagavad Gītā & Related Texts Freenotes

    • Bhagavad Gītā Freenotes Overview
    • Bhagavad Gītā PDF Workbooks
    • Bhagavad Gītā Verses Online
    • Bhagavad Gītā First Hexad
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 1
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 2
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 3
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 4
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 5
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 6
    • Bhagavad Gītā Second Hexad
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 7
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 8
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 9
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 10
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 11
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 12
    • Bhagavad Gītā Third Hexad
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 13
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 14
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 15
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 16
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 17
    • – Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 18
    • Gītārtha Saṃgraha Overview
    • Gītārtha Saṃgraha Verses Online
    • Gītārtha Saṃgraha PDF Workbook
  • Welcome to Yoga Studies

    draṣṭṛ

    Devanāgarī: द्रष्टृ Translation: seer Similar words:ātman, cetanā, cit, dṛś, puruṣa Opposite words:anātman, citta, dṛśya Related concepts:īśvara

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 1: 3
    Chapter 2: 17 , 20
    Chapter 4: 23

    Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

    19


    Click here for complete Saṃskṛta Index

    Commentaries around

    “The Section on the assimilation
    of what thinks it perceives,
    with the source of perception.”
    – Paul Harvey introduction to Yoga Sūtra Chapter One

    “From this state,
    a clarity of being,
    as seeing is from the
    source of perception.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 3

    “Yoga is about seeking a relationship
    with that which experiences,
    rather than seeking experiences.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 3

    “Whatever perceives is always right,
    it is the mind that colours what we see.”
    – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4

    “If there is not a strong link to that which is inside,
    the stronger force becomes the outside,
    and we are pulled by and to that.”
    – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4

    “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

    “Until we see through the illusion of life,
    we will be unable to see,
    through the illusion of life.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 5

    “What causes Duḥkha?
    In the school of Sāṃkhya it arises from within, or from external influences,
    or from extraordinary phenomena such as drought, storm, earthquake.
    However, the experience of Duḥkha is not the same for everyone.
    The same circumstance may not bring Duḥkha in erveryone.
    Hence the cause of Duḥkha is association. Association implies “two”,
    that which is “associated to” and that which is the “cause of association.”
    In Yoga they are known as Draṣṭṛ and Dṛśya;
    that which perceives and that which is perceived.
    The next three Sūtra describe them.
    How these two get associated is a subject matter of great debate.
    Suffice it to say that this mystery is the Lord’s will.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 17

    “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

    “The witness cannot be witnessed.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Four verse 18

    “Āsana practice is the beginning that will confirm the importance of observation.
    Through observation in Āsana practice we can learn a lot about ourselves
    and even probably meet ‘that‘ which is observing inside us.”
    – TKV Desikachar 1981

    Share this:

    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
    • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
    • Click to print (Opens in new window)

    Related

    This glossary with its similar, opposite and related concepts categories, supplemented by textual references and additional commentaries around the key word, is a both work in progress and constantly ever-expanding in terms of further cross-references, textual cross links and commentaries.
    As it continues to develop your comments and suggestions on your experience and how it may be enhanced are very welcome via this link, thank you.
    Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: cysuk by Underscores.me.
    loading Cancel
    Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
    Email check failed, please try again
    Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.