This page will contain sutras from Patanjali’s Yog Darshan. I’ll add some references from YogDarsham (Swami Satyapati Ji). I am also watching videos by Acharya Satyajit ji. I highly recommend listening to his commentary.
Short Intro – This darshan is divided into 4 sections, Samadhipaad, Sadhanpaad, Vibhutipaad, and Kaivalyapaad. It starts by providing details about samadhi and high level overview of yog, and its benefits. This section is aimed towards beginners as well as experienced practitioners. Second section is targeted towards beginners as it provides more details about ways of doing yog, and explains karma. Next section explains benefits of yog and experiences a practitioner will have through his journey. Last section describes the state of moksha. If you are interested in a short introduction to this dharshan, then do watch this video.
Samadhipaad
- अब योगानुशासनम् नाम के ग्रन्थ को सूरु करते हैं। योग समाधि को बोलते हैं। समाधि चित्त की सभी भूमियौ में रेहने वाला धर्म है।
Daily prayers to the almighty –
- Help me act with steadiness and release my demand for a particular response.
- Guide my conduct and help me release my demand for its reward.
- Grant me the wisdom to fulfill my duties with clarity and patience; help me let go of insisting that others respond as I wish.
- Guide my effort toward truth and discernment. Help me fulfill my duty with care and let go of insisting on a particular outcome.
- Give me the strength to return, again and again, to the right effort. May my service remain loving, and may the desire for outcome not govern my conduct.
- Grant me the courage to see what is true clearly and to speak it with compassion. Protect me from speaking falsely to gain approval and from speaking bitterly in anger. (Satya)
- Protect me from the desire to take what is not mine. Grant me the wisdom to honor the work of others fairly and to contribute without demanding a reward in return. (Astay)
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