Pratyāhāraḥ (प्रत्याहार) withdraw from desires

by | Dec 5, 2014 | Indian Culture

स्वविषयासंप्रयोगे चित्तस्य स्वरूपानुकार इवेन्द्रियाणां प्रत्याहारः॥५४॥ ततः परमा वश्यतेन्द्रियाणाम्॥५५॥ पतञ्जलि योग सूत्र साधनपाद स्व-विषय के साथ सम्प्रयोगाभाव (संयोग-अभाव) इन्द्रियों का जो चित्त स्वरुपानुकार होता है  वही प्रत्याहार है इसी से इन्द्रियाँ परम (पूर्णतः)...

Yoga Niyam नियम

by | Feb 23, 2014 | Hindu Religion, Indian Culture

Yoga Niyam नियम (Sanskrit: niyamāḥ) (Click to read Part-1 of Yoga  https://www.astroworld.co.in/indian-culture/yoga-and-yogasana/ ) Niyam नियम शौचमिज्या तपो दानं स्वाध्यायो पनिग्रहः व्रत मौनोपवासं  च स्नानं नियमा च दश śaucha (शौच) cleanliness Ijya (इज्या) = yajña...

Yoga and Yogasana

by | Feb 13, 2014 | Hindu Religion, Indian Culture

In today’s world general understanding of Yoga word is often confined with Yoga Asana आसन (literary meaning seated position) which is only third step approaching towards Yoga. The word Yoga in philosophical term means to unite (with Supreme Being). Yoga is ultimate...