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    sūtra

    Devanāgarī: सूत्र Translation: thread Similar words:śloka, āryā Related concepts:patañjali, śāsana, brahman, vedānta, śāstra, vyāsa, saṃskṛta, kapila

    Appears in

    Bhagavad Gītā:

    Chapter 7: 7


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    Commentaries around

    “The beauty of the Sūtra is that they are only related to the mind.
    Thus they stand above various religions and can be studied and related to
    by all types of persons from all types of religions.”
    – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 1

    Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2
    is a Lakṣaṇa Sūtra in that it
    describes the characteristics of Yoga
    as Citta Vṛtti Nirodha.”
    – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2

    “Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2
    is not Yoga Sarva Citta Vṛtti Nirodha.
    This is a relative Sūtra,
    which allows for a gradual evolution.”
    – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2

    “In Sūtra Three and Four the mind is operating.
    In Sūtra Three the mind is the means.
    In Sūtra Four the mind is the means and the boss.”
    – TKV Desikachar on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 4

    “In this Sūtra Patañjali states that there are two ways
    to discipline the five types of mental activity.
    They are Abhyāsa and Vairāgya.
    Abhyāsa is practice.
    Vairāgya is to disconnect or sever the link
    between the Citta and external objects.
    These two, Abhyāsa and Vairāgya,
    always go together as a pair.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 12

    “This Sūtra introduces
    what Patañjali calls Kriyā Yoga.
    Kriyā in the sense of action.
    Take the first step.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1

    “What causes Duḥkha?
    In the school of Sāṃkhya it arises from within, or from external influences,
    or from extraordinary phenomena such as drought, storm, earthquake.
    However, the experience of Duḥkha is not the same for everyone.
    The same circumstance may not bring Duḥkha in erveryone.
    Hence the cause of Duḥkha is association. Association implies “two”,
    that which is “associated to” and that which is the “cause of association.”
    In Yoga they are known as Draṣṭṛ and Dṛśya;
    that which perceives and that which is perceived.
    The next three Sūtra describe them.
    How these two get associated is a subject matter of great debate.
    Suffice it to say that this mystery is the Lord’s will.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 17

    “The Sūtra does not require the Gem.
    But the Gem requires the Sūtra.
    Just like there is a hole in every Gem,
    there is a place for God in every Being
    and that hole is the Heart.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Seven verse 7

    “The original essence of the Yoga Sūtra
    was passed on by oral tradition.
    First you learn the rhythm of the Sūtra.
    This was in Saṃskṛta,
    first learning the words or Sūtra, then the meanings.
    By learning to recite the Sūtra perfectly it was clear
    that you were earnest in wanting to learn their meanings.
    The scheme would be to repeat it twice,
    in exactly the same tone used by the teacher.
    This would take many years.
    Thus these days it’s difficult to expect to
    understand the Sūtra from a book or a course.”
    – TKV Desikachar 1979

    “Yoga Sūtra Chanting for the Mind.
    Veda Mantra Chanting for the Soul.”
    – 108 Chanting Practice Pointers

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    • The first Sūtra also acts as a key for the memory to link all the Yoga……
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