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We will begin with a story, the greatest and most effective way of conveying knowledge. Once upon a time, long ago, all the Munis and Rishis approached Lord Vishnu to tell him that even though He (incarnated as Lord Dhanvanthari) had given them the means to cure illnesses through Ayurveda, people still fell ill. They also wanted to know what to do when people got sick.Sometimes it is not just

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Samadhi Pada 1 Now begins the sacred instructions of union.Now, when a sincere seeker approaches an enlightened teacher, with the right attitude of discipleship (viz. ,free of preconceived notions and prejudices, and full of intelligent faith and receptivity) and with the right spirit of inquiry, at the right time and the right place, communication of yoga takes place.Samadhi

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Samadhi Pada 11The retention of past perceptions, experiences and knowlege is memoryMemory is the non-abandonment of the impression created by past experiences, Which is revived with much the same impact on the mind-stuff as at the time of the original experience, but with or without the original details and emotional response.Samadhi Pada 12Practice

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Samadhi Pada 21Union is near for those with faith and vigor.However, lest it should be misconstrued that such gradual evolution implies cosmological or psychological distance to be covered, it should be added that the state of yoga or the unconditioned intelligence is close at hand irrespective of the approach followed by the seekers - if they are full of

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Samadhi Pada 31 Other distractions are sorrow, Despair, anxiety, improper breathing and an unfocused mind.By the presence of the following symptoms can be understood the extent to which the mind is disturbed and distracted:(1) sorrowful mood, (2) psychological despair , (3) the motions of the body, and (4) inhalation and exhalation. By being attentive

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Samadhi Pada 41 When controlling fluctuations is mastered the seer becomes one with the seen. The seen is known and shines forth through the seer like the suns reflection on a flawless crystal.Lest it should be misunderstood that the intelligence freed from conditioning and coloring is dull, inactive, unresponsive and void, it should be remembered that, like a pure crystal which

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Sadhana Pada 1 With burning desire reflect upon and understand the self, understand the sacred text and surrender all actions to God.The kindling of the inner psychic fire that at once burns away all the impurities (coloring) and limitations of the mind-stuff, the study both of scriptural texts and one's own reaction to situations from moment to

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Sadhana Pada 11Meditation removes these disturbances.Both when these elements of psychic distress are mere ripples on the surface of the mind-stuff and when they become gross and operative, they can be dispelled by contemplation.Sadhana Pada 12It may be possible to see the cause of suffering, but the karma may also be hidden, unrelated to time and the life being

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Sadhana Pada 21 For this one reason all that is seen must be perceived by the true self.The existence or the very meaning of the object is but the sum and substance of the subject's fragmentary experience, brought on by the ignorant polarization. This fragmentary experience is the contact with pain. Sadhana Pada 22 Those who attain

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Sadhana Pada 31 This first aspect called Yama is unaffected by time, environment, class, and intelligence.These articles of supreme (because effortless) self-restraint or order are universally invariable in everyone seeking enlightenment. They are compromised only when there is disharmony and contradiction between, for example, one's head - which

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Sadhana Pada 41The ability to perceive ones true self manifests further when the senses are controlled and the mind and consciousness reach purity. The practitioner becomes filled with joy.And, such a habit of cleanliness also leads to the purification of the whole substance, peace and basic goodness of mind, one-pointedness, mastery over the senses, as also the

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Vibhuti Pada 1 Concentration is focusing the mind on something and remaining fixed.When the attention of the mind-stuff is directed in a single stream to a chosen field, without being dissipated and thus distracted that is concentration.Vibhuti Pada 2Meditation is moving closer to this without distraction.When the cognition is entirely concentrated

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Vibhuti Pada 11The many scattered thoughts slowly disappear, a one pointed mind emerges. Consciousness is transforming into spiritual oneness with the source of life.The second stage is the non-arising of distractions on account of the weakening of the numerous distracting thoughts, and the effortless and natural unidirectional flow of the mind-stuff. At this

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Vibhuti Pada 21Control of the energy form in the body leads to the power to change the effects light has on it. When light does not interact with form it becomes invisible to the eye. By the practice of the threefold inner discipline on the form and the substantiality of the body, one can comprehend directly the energy that makes it possible to “grasp” it with the eyes

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Vibhuti Pada 31Samyama on the hollow in the throat brings control over hunger and thirst.By the practice of the threefold discipline at the pit of the throat (or, the psychic center known as the Vishuddha chakra) freedom from hunger and thirst is gained.Vibhuti Pada 32Samyama on the tortoise energy line at the base of the skull gives firmness and steadiness.By the practice

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Vibhuti Pada 41 Mastery of the vital energy involved in gastric fire creates a aura that glows like a blazing fire.When the vital force which maintains equilibrium and which fills the entire body with light, life and power, is directly perceived and understood, there is effulgence and radiance of one’s personality .Vibhuti Pada 42Samyama on the

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Kaivalya Pada 1One may gain insightful knowledge from birth, herbs, drugs, intense spiritual practice, or profound meditation.The attainments listed in the previous section are not only the fruits of the threefold inner discipline, but they are congenital in some, and in others they may follow the right and intelligent use of certain medicinal herbs

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