Centre for Yoga Studies

The Art of Personal Sādhana

  • email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Skip to content
  • email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS
YOGA TEACHINGPersonal & Professional Study
YOGA JOURNALNews Views & Blog Posts
YOGA FREENOTESOnline Texts & Commentaries
  • WELCOME TO YOGA FREENOTES

    • Yoga Texts & Freenotes Overview
    • Saṃskṛta Indexed Word Glossary
    • Paul’s Contact Options
  • 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
    • Krishnamacharya’s Sūtra Quotes
    • Desikachar’s Sūtra Quotes
    • Paul’s Sūtra Quotes
    • Paul’s Sūtra Questions Collated
    • Paul’s Sūtra Key Words Collated
  • SĀṂKHYA KĀRIKĀ FREENOTES

    • Sāṃkhya Freenotes Overview
    • Sāṃkhya Kārikā All Verses Online
    • Sāṃkhya Kārikā PDF Workbook
    • Desikachar’s Sāṃkhya Quotes
    • Paul’s Sāṃkhya Quotes
  • BHAGAVAD GĪTĀ TEXTS FREENOTES

    • Bhagavad Gītā Freenotes Overview
    • Bhagavad Gītā Quotes Collated
    • Bhagavad Gītā All Verses Online
    • – Bhagavad Gītā Chapters 1-6
    • – Bhagavad Gītā Chapters 7-12
    • – Bhagavad Gītā Chapters 13-18
    • Bhagavad Gītā PDF Workbooks
    • Gītārtha Freenotes Overview
    • Gītārtha Quotes Collated
    • Gītārtha All Verses Online
    • Gītārtha PDF Workbook
  • UPANIṢAT TEXTS FREENOTES

    • Upaniṣat Texts Freenotes Overview
    • Upaniṣat Textual Quotes Collated
    • Upaniṣat Texts PDF Workbooks
  • HAṬHA YOGA TEXTS FREENOTES

    • Haṭha Yoga Freenotes Overview
    • Haṭha Pradīpikā All Verses Online
    • Yoga Rahasya Quotes Collated
    • Yoga Rahasya All Verses Online
  • ĀYURVEDA LIFESTYLE FREENOTES

    • Āyurveda Freenotes Overview
    • Āyurveda Collected Posts
  • WELCOME TO THE CENTRE FOR YOGA STUDIES

    kāla

    Devanāgarī: काल Translation: time, a period of time; season, the proper time or season for Similar words:kala Related concepts:trikālam, sāmpratakāla

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 1: 14 , 26
    Chapter 2: 31 , 50
    Chapter 4: 9

    Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

    50


    Click here for complete Saṃskṛta Index

    Commentaries around

    “Meditation is about the quality of the effort,
    rather than the fruit of the time.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 13

    “Abhyāsa, when performed with reverence,
    without interruption, over a long period of time, will result
    in a healthy body, acute senses and extraordinary alertness.
    This kind of Abhyāsa is a solid foundation that nothing can disturb.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 14

    “Prāṇāyāma must be properly instructed.
    The posture used, seated erect for example,
    is also important.
    The duration and regularity in terms of time
    is also as important as proper instructions.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 34

    “Within the practice guidelines for Prāṇāyāma
    Length and Subtlety are the fruits of a process,
    they are not tools for use within this process.
    The tools here are Deśa, Kāla and Sāṃkhya.
    By these the breath becomes Dīrgha and Sūkṣma,
    in other words the breath becomes Long and Subtle.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 50

    “In observing, we must remember a few more things:
    We must respect time and change,
    although the tendency nowadays is otherwise.
    We must wait and observe more than once
    so as not to be trapped by the fact
    that things appear like this one day
    and like that another day.”
    – TKV Desikachar 1981

    Links to Related Posts:

    • Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya……
    • Principles behind why Krishnamacharya only taught adults 121……
    • The Viniyoga of Yoga is the application of the principles that…
    • We must respect the practice involving the body…….

    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 Skype (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
    • Click to email a link 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.