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Yoga Sutras
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The Yoga Sutras covers the whole range of meditation practices, including those for the beginner as well as the highly advanced meditator. However, when you look at the scope of the Yoga Sutras, it can appear that it is only for the advanced practitioner. It is important to read the Yoga Sutras with an eye towards seeing what applies to you now, at this current stage of your practices. With that perspective, you can learn what is presently useful, and also see where you are going. 

Chapter 1 of Yoga Sutras

Chapter 2 of Yoga Sutras

Chapter 3 of Yoga Sutras

Chapter 4 of Yoga Sutras

Swami Rama on the Yoga Sutras
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Yoga Sutras

Visual placement of the Yoga Sutras

Mind can often learn more easily with visual reference. Click on the picture to go to that section of the discussions. Experiment with this, coming to this visual page, exploring by clicking and reading. Gradually, the mind remembers the location of the topics in the Yoga Sutras, making it easier to find principles and in the written texts.
 

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 1.1-1.4; What is Yoga?

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 1.5-1.11; Uncoloring your thoughts

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 1.12-1.16; Practice and Non-Attachment

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 1.17-1.18; Types of concentration

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 1.19-1.22; Efforts and commitment

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 1.23-1.29; Direct route through AUM

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 1.30-1.32; Obstacles and solutions

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 1.33-1.39; Stabilizing and clearing the mind

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 1.40-1.51; After stabilizing the mind

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 2.1-2.9; Minimizing gross coloring

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 2.10-2.11; Dealing with subtle thoughts

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 2.12-2.25; Breaking the alliance of karma

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 2.26-2.29; The eight rungs and discrimination

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 2.30-2.34; Yamas and Niyamas, Rungs 1 and 2 of the eight rungs

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 2.35-2.45; Benefits from the Yamas and Niyamas

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 2.46-2.48; Asana, Rung three of the eight rungs

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 2.49-2.53; Pranayama, Rung four of the eight rungs

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 2.54-2.55; Pratyahara, Rung five of the eight rungs

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 3.1-3.3; Dharana, dhyana, and samadhi, Rungs six, seven, and eight of the eight rungs

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 3.4-3.6; Samyama is the finer tool

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 3.7-3.8; Internal is seen to be external

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 3.9-3.16; Witnessing subtle transitions

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 3.17-3.37; Experiences from Samyama

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutra 3.38; What to do with experiences

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 3.39-3.49; More experiences from Samyama

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 3.50-3.52; Renunciation and liberation

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 3.53-3.56; Higher discrimination

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.1-4.3; Means of attaining experience

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.4-4.6; Emergence and mastery of mind

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.7-4.8; Actions and karma

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.9-4.12; Subconscious impressions

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.13-4.14; Objects and the three gunas

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.15-4.17; Mind perceiving objects

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.18-4.21; Illumination of the mind

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.22-4.26; Buddhi and liberation

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.27-4.28; Breaches in enlightenment

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.29-4.30; Perpetual enlightenment

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutra 4.31; Knowables become few

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Link to Sutras 4.32-4.34; Gunas after liberation

 

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This site is devoted to presenting the ancient Self-Realization path of the Tradition of the Himalayan masters in simple, understandable and beneficial ways, while not compromising quality or depth. The goal of our sadhana or practices is the highest Joy that comes from the Realization in direct experience of the center of consciousness, the Self, the Atman or Purusha, which is one and the same with the Absolute Reality. This Self-Realization comes through Yoga meditation of the Yoga Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra, the three of which complement one another like fingers on a hand. We employ the classical approaches of Raja, Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha, and Tantra Yoga. Meditation, contemplation, mantra and prayer finally converge into a unified force directed towards the final stage, piercing the pearl of wisdom called bindu, leading to the Absolute.

 

 

 

 
 
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