Transcript ANTARANG YOGA

ANTARANG YOGA
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Yama
Dharana


Niyama
 Pratyahara 
Dhyana


Asana
Samadhi

Pranayama
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Pratyahara is defined by Patanjali as:
“Swavishaya sanprayoge
chittaswaroopanukar ivendriyanam
Prartyahara” ||2:54||
Meaning: Isolation of mind from the sense
organs
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Atman
Intellect
Mind
Senses (Ears, Nose Tongue, Eyes, Skin)
External World
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Mind functions on 3 levels
i)
Mind keeps constant contact between the sense organs
& intellect in the present
ii)
Mind remains busy with memories in the past
iii)
Mind remains busy in imagining the future
The object of Pratyahara is to eliminate (I) completely so
that the connection of the external world will be totally
cut off.
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CUTTING OFF THE EXTERNAL DISTURBANCES
Yama: Helps to cut off disturbances due to
interaction with other people
Niyama: Helps to eliminate disturbances due to body & mind
Asanas: Helps to eliminate disturbances due to limbs of the body
Pranayama: Helps to eliminate disturbances caused by the irregular or
insufficient flow of the vital force in Pranic sheath
Pratyahara: Helps to eliminate disturbances caused through the five
sense organs
THE MIND BECOMES FREE FOR ADVANCED STUDY
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Dharana
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Concentration
Dhyana
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Meditation
Samadhi
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Union
DHARANA
“Desh bandhaha chittasya dharana” ||3:11||
Meaning: Limiting the activities of the mind to within the
limited sphere allowed by the object
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DHYANA
“Tatra pratya ekatanata dhyananam” ||3:2||
Meaning: Further, in the process of Dhyana
the mind should concentrate pin pointedly on any
one aspect of the object, instead of the many varied
aspects focused on in Dharana.
Dhyana is the advanced stage of Dharana.
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SAMADHI
“Tadev arthmatra nirbhasa swaroopshonayam
eva Samadhihi” ||3:3||
Meaning: In the process of Dhyana nothing else but
the pratyaya of the object is present & the identity of
the consciousness is dissolved into it completely.
This is the last state of Ashtanga Yoga
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Ordinary Thinking… Dharana… Dhyana…Samadhi…
A S D E R T O H K L N Y – Ordinary Thinking
A3 A2 A4 D1 A1 A7 A3 W3 - Interrupted Dharana
A2 A4 A3 A4 A8 A6 A7 A5 - Perfect Dharana
A5 A5 A5 A3 A5 A5 A5 A7 - Interrupted Dhyana
A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 - Perfect Dhyana
A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 - Interrupted Samadhi
A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 - Perfect Samadhi
Underlined letters indicate the presence of self i.e. “I”
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“Trayam ekatra Samyama” ||4-4||
Meaning: All the three practices noted are
samyama
“Tat jayat Pradnyalokaha” ||4-5||
Meaning: After mastering the Samyama, one is
enlightened by the Pradnya.