hāna

Devanāgarī: हान Translation: the act of abandoning, relinquishing, giving up, escaping, getting rid of; gone or departed; cessation Related concepts:heya, hetu, upāya, caturvyūha, vyūha

Appears in

Yoga Sūtra:

Chapter 2: 25 , 26
Chapter 4: 28

Yoga Rahasya:

Chapter 4: 31

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Commentaries around

“To discern what can become knowing,
we may need to give up what can be believed.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 48

“Hāna is the giving up
of the reliance on Asmitā
being perceived as if
the heart of one’s self.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 25

“When the body is disordered,
make use of the body to reduce.
When thought is agitated,
make use of Prāṇāyāma to reduce.”
– From T Krishnamacharya’s composition,
The Yoga Rahasya Chapter Four verse 31

“Show how The word Hāna in Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 25 has the meaning ’giving up’.
What is the ’giving up’ in question?
How is it obtained?”
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