The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.44
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.44 svadhyayad ista-devata-samprayogah TRANSLATION From study [of scripture], a connection with one’s deity of choice i...
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.41
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.41 sattva-suddhi-saumanasyaikagryendriya-jayatma-darsana-yogyatvani ca TRANSLATION Upon the purification of the mind, [one a...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.39
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.39 aparigraha-sthairye janma-kathanta-sambandhah TRANSLATION When refrainment from covetousness becomes firmly established, ...
Mahamuni on Bhakti and Petitionary Prayer
Unable to give class today due to his traveling schedule, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami has invited Mahamuni to cover for him. In this evening’s class, Mahamuni...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.33
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.33 vitarka-badhane pratipaksa-bhavanam TRANSLATION Upon being harassed by negative thoughts, one should cultivate counteract...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.30 (Continued)
In today’s class, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami contunes with The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.30. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.30 ahimsa-satyasteya-b...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.30
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.30 ahimsa-satyasteya-brhamacaryaparigraha yamah TRANSLATION The yamas are nonviolence, truthfulness, refrainment from steali...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.28
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.28 yoganganusthanad asuddhi-ksaye jnana-diptir-aviveka-khyateh TRANSLATION Upon the destruction of impurities as a result of...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.23
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.23 sva-svami-saktyoh svarupopalabdhi-hetuh samyogah TRANSLATION [The notion of] conjunction is the means of understanding th...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.22
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Text 2.22 krtartham prati nastam apy anastam tad-anya-sadharanatvat TRANSLATION Although the seen ceases to exist for one whose pur...