santoṣād anuttamaḥ sukha-lābhaḥ Due to the realization of santosha, contentment, there is the attainment of unparalleled happiness. PYS 2.42 “Unparalleled happiness”… Think about it for a moment; a happiness so great that it surpasses all the happiness you have...
aparigraha-sthairye janma-kathantā-sambodhaḥ When the Yogi is established in aparigraha, non-possessiveness, knowledge of the past, present, and future and the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of life is realized. PYS 2.39 Aparigraha means non-acceptance of gifts, non-hoarding,...
अस्तेयप्रतिष्ठायां सर्वरत्नोपस्थानम् asteya-pratiṣṭhāyāṃ sarva-ratnopasthānam When the Yogi is established in asteya, non–stealing, all prosperity is realized. When one stops stealing from others, prosperity (material, mental, and spiritual) appears. – Sharon Gannon...
Satya-pratiṣṭḥāyām kriyā-phalāśhrayatvam When the Yogi is established in satya, honesty, the yogi attains the fruit of his actions without effort. In order to develop unwavering discriminating knowledge (vivekakhyāteḥ) between the seer and the object of seeing or...
यमनियमासिप्राणायामप्रत्याहारधारणाध्यािसमाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि ॥ २.२९॥ Yama-niyamāsana-prāṇāyāma-pratyāhāra-dhāraṇā-dhyāna-samādhayo’ṣṭāvaṅgāni Ashtanga Yoga, the Eight-Fold Path, is described by Lord Patanjali: Yama – Restraint Niyama – Observance Asana – Seat Pranayama –...
