sthūla
Devanāgarī: स्थूल Translation: gross, tangible, material; large, thick, stout, massive, bulky, big, huge Opposite words:sūkṣmaAppears in
Yoga Sūtra:Chapter 3: 44
Yoga Rahasya:Chapter 1: 31
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Commentaries around
“Insight follows the aggregate
of deliberation on the gross,
to reflection on the subtle,
resulting in a feeling of happiness,
culminating in a sense of oneness.”
– Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 17
“The order is important
– from gross to subtle,
we need one to appreciate the next.”
– TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1
“In meditation,
one must make the transition
from the gross, that which has form
and which can be seen by the mind,
to the subtle, the formless.”
– TKV Desikachar Madras December 19th 1988