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    prayatna

    Devanāgarī: प्रयत्न Translation: continued effort Similar words:yatna Related concepts:jīvana, śaithilya

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 2: 47


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    Commentaries around

    “The experience known as Sthira Sukham Āsanam,
    described in Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 46,
    arises as a fruit of Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47,
    from melding the mastery of outer stillness in the world,
    described as Prayatna Śaithilya, or relaxation of continued effort,
    with the mystery of inner openness to the beyond,
    described as Ananta Samāpatti, or unity in the infinite.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 46

    “Our continued effort
    with the breath in Āsana
    is that which helps to enliven
    our various levels of interaction
    with our inner and outer worlds as
    expressed through the Pañca Maya.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47

    “From Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47
    Krishnamacharya taught that the
    common denominator for successfully uniting
    both aspects of relaxation and the infinite
    within the practice of Āsana is the breath.
    He saw it as continued effort
    and synonymous with giving life.
    The continued effort of the breath is that which gives life.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47

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