WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW, BUT FIRST... here are seven ways to explain this sūtra from seven different, respected, and renowned authorities known for their work with Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras.
T.K.V. Desikachar: Yoga is the ability to direct the mind exclusively toward an object and sustain that direction without any distraction.
B.K.S. Iyengar: Yoga is the cessation of movements in the consciousness.
Sri Swami Satchidananda: The restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff is Yoga.
Chip Hartranft: Yoga is to still the patterning of consciousness.
Gregor Maehle: Yoga is the suspension of the fluctuations of the mind.
Swāmi Hariharānanda Āranya: Yoga is the suppression of the modifications of the mind.
I.K. Taimni: Yoga is the inhibition of the modifications of the mind.
B.K.S. Iyengar: Yoga is the cessation of movements in the consciousness.
Sri Swami Satchidananda: The restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff is Yoga.
Chip Hartranft: Yoga is to still the patterning of consciousness.
Gregor Maehle: Yoga is the suspension of the fluctuations of the mind.
Swāmi Hariharānanda Āranya: Yoga is the suppression of the modifications of the mind.
I.K. Taimni: Yoga is the inhibition of the modifications of the mind.
HERE'S A SHORT VIDEO FOR...
- how to chant this sūtra,
- how to notate with marks (svaras) denoting a high, middle, or low note when chanting, and
- a word-for-word break down of this sūtra.
