ekatānatā
Devanāgarī: एकतानता Translation: continuityAppears in
Yoga Sūtra:Chapter 3: 2
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Commentaries around
”Another term for Citta Vṛtti Nirodha is Dhyānam,
the state of mind in which an individual focuses on,
visualises and remains with Īśvara.”
– T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2
“The continuity of Dhyānam is compared
to a flame which is free from wind.”
– T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 43
“To practice Dhyāna
there are two questions
we need to ask,
Can I hold an object?
Can I sustain that hold?”
– TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2
“Dhyānam is the art of cultivating
a continuity of presence within
the activities in the psyche.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 2
Different Types of Postural Activity in Āsana Practice
“Finally, the consideration of movement
or stasis sits within a relationship to the
deeper purpose of Āsana within our journey
through the body and the breath, to the mind
and beyond, through considerations such as:
In relation to the psychological ideal of remaining there.
According to the definition in Chapter Three verse 2 of
the Yoga Sūtra, a continuity of psychic activity is the ideal.
This is seen as the ability to stay, as if in the same moment, as
one moment melds into the next moment and the next moment.
In other words, the ability to internally maintain a continuity of
experience as if maintaining an apparent stillness of movement.
Access to such subtle states requires a containment of movement
that ultimately extends from the body to the breath to the mind.”
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