sthūla

Devanāgarī: स्थूल Translation: gross, tangible, material; large, thick, stout, massive, bulky, big, huge Opposite words:sūkṣma

Appears in

Yoga Sūtra:

Chapter 3: 44

Yoga Rahasya:

Chapter 1: 31

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Commentaries around

“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

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