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    tanū

    Devanāgarī: तनू Translation: attenuating, thinning, weakening Related concepts:kleśa, udāra, vicchinna, prasupta, avidyā

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 2: 2 , 4


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    Commentaries around

    “What are the effects of Kriyā Yoga?
    Samādhi Bhāvana –
    The ability to pursue the right practice that brings one closer to Īśvara.
    Kleśa Tanū Karaṇa –
    Reduction of those obstacles that we have somehow acquired through wrong actions,
    leading to undesirable and bitter experiences.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 2

    “Its purpose is to cultivate a feeling
    of integration and help placate
    the dominance of the afflictions.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 2

    “Taking care within the ‘small‘ arisings
    is directly related to our capacity to
    take care within the ‘big‘ arising.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 2

    “Illusion is the field out
    of which the others grow,
    though they may appear
    as if asleep, or arise weakly,
    be inconsistent or dominant.”
    – Paul Harvey on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 4

    “All these Kleśa are variable in their potency.
    They can be so weak, that they hardly matter.
    Sometimes they take a feeble form,
    when they can be easily contained.
    If not they rise to dominance.
    When in domination, only one takes over.
    For example in the most evolved stage
    when Rāga is dominant, other Kleśa
    such as Dveṣa are not apparent.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 4

    “Kleśa are not always dominant.
    Through Kriyā Yoga they become weaker and weaker.
    How is it possible to completely subdue them?
    No mental effort can help as Mind is the storehouse of the Kleśa.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 10

    “What defines the transition between
    Cikitsā Krama, Rakṣaṇa Krama and
    Śikṣaṇa Krama is the desire to practice
    Prāṇāyāma for the sake of Prāṇāyāma,
    rather than for purposes such as recovery, or
    preventative health, or constitutional support,
    or reducing agitation, or promoting relaxation.
    Exploring Prāṇāyāma as Prāṇāyāma offers the
    potential to propagate a fresh perspective into
    the relationship between Prāṇa and  Nirodha.”
    – 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers

    Links to Related Posts:

    • Exploring Prāṇāyāma within Cikitsā, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa Krama…
    • Laṅghana Kriyā has two functional dimensions…

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