Svādhyāya (स्वाध्याय) – to look at that which helps me understand.

Series

1. Yoga Viveka - being able to reflect on how we are treating the world......
2. Abhyāsa - to hold the positive, Vairāgya - not to cling to the negative.
3. Personal Commentary to Yoga Sūtra Chapter 3 verse 50
4. Duḥkha is the space in the heart feeling constricted......
5. Contemplate the Source of the Breath.
6. Patañjali in his seminal text on Meditation discusses two primary paths for Dhyānam......
7. Yoga Sūtra - the pre-eminent text on Dhyānam in the Yoga Tradition......
8. From meditating on the Heart we come to know the habits of the Mind......
9. Abhyāsa (Yoga Sūtra C1 v13) - Succeeding in Trying is better than Trying to Succeed.
10. sukha (ananta samāpatti) is the experience of spaciousness that.......
11. One purpose within āsana is learning to cultivate a quality of attention......
12. The Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali Chapter Two verse 15
13. Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 18
14. Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 28
15. Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 29
16. The Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali C2 v16-28 - Suffering is the starting point......
17. Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 34
18. Vāsana is an unconscious motivation directed towards satisfying a physiological or psychological need.
19. To experience the stability of Cit (Awareness) we need to practice stabilising the Citta (Psyche). - Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 2-3
20. Steadiness of the Body arises from Steadiness of the Breath. - Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 47
21. An example of Avidyā or Illusion......
22. Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 54
23. Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 9
24. Some define their experience of life by seeking Duḥkha (Suffering) some......
25. The transformation into other births is due to the flow from......
26. The instrumental cause is not the initiator of the process of matter but......
27. Psyches are created only from the sense of ‘I’ am-ness.
28. The first four verses in the Yoga Sūtra Chapter One are very significant......
29. Tapaḥ (तपः) - the effort to reduce something.
30. Svādhyāya (स्वाध्याय) - to look at that which helps me understand. (This post)
31. Yoga is the experience of stillness within the fluctuations of mind rather......
32. Jñāna Dhyānam is the yoking of the two dynamic qualities of......
33. Bhakti Dhyānam uses Japam to build a bridge over......
34. Nāma (name) and Rūpa (form) are two primary aspects of the inquiry......
35. The aim of Yoga is the experience of stillness (Cit) within......
36. The practice of Bhakti Dhyānam outlined in the Yoga Sūtra Chapter One......
37. The witness cannot be witnessed.
38. Āsana is the art of cultivating stability and space (Yoga Sūtra C2 v46) for......
39. Prāṇāyāma is the art of cultivating clarity and focus (Yoga Sūtra C2 v52-53) for......
40. Dhāraṇā is the art of cultivating a binding of the psyche (Yoga Sūtra C3 v1) for......
41. Dhyānam is the art of cultivating a constant presence within the activities of the psyche (Yoga Sūtra C3 v2) for......
42. Viveka is the art of cultivating discrimination (Yoga Sūtra C2 v26) for......
43. Kaivalyam is the art of experiencing the world as it is (Yoga Sūtra C4 v26) for......
44. Fear and Insecurity feed on the leftovers from the meals of past experiences.
45. When seeking the power of the light take care lest we forget the power of......
46. When working with the breath in Āsana its perhaps less appealing......
47. The Vehicle of Nirodha, discussed in Yoga Sūtra C1 v2, is fuelled by......
48. From Meditation (Dhyānam), arises Integration (Samādhi), merging the......
49. The Yoga Sūtra is also very helpful in guiding us around the notion......
50. Patañjali reminds us of the pitfalls of the illusion (Avidyā) of......
51. In some moments the heart melds with the Mantra......
52. Our practice needs to become a celebration of what we have......
53. Prāṇāyāma is the interface between Āsana and Dhyāna and an important......
54. Avidyā is the illusion of recognising the......
55. The Yoga Sūtra become as if metaphysical Mantra when they can be......
56. It is difficult to realise the wonders of Cit within the wanderings of the Citta.
57. The process of becoming increasingly disillusioned is an essential......
58. One of the great illusions within the Citta is its ability to dress in drag......
59. Serve Yoga and Yoga will serve you.

“Svādhyāya (स्वाध्याय) – to look at that which helps me understand.”
- Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1

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