| (Repetion of the Sutras, or Writings on Yoga) In chapter two of the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali describes Kriya Yoga, an action plan for attaining the yogic state of samadhi, or enlightenment. On a practical level, the chapter focuses on the causes of personal suffering and how to lessen the pain. Yoga Mantras deepen the understanding of yoga and enrich a yoga practice. The Sutras are part of an ancient oral tradition, which means you learn by reading, chanting and reasoning. Click to Bookmark or link to - http://groups.msn.com/YHVH/yogamantras.msnw Tapah svadhyaya isvarapranidhanani kriyayogah tapah: cooking, heat, austerity, purification svadhyaya: self study, reflection isvara: lord, transcendant reality pranidhana(ni): devotion, acceptance, non-attachment kriyayogah: yoga of action Kriya yoga is defined as purification, reflection and acceptance of the universal order. One performs certain acts of purification, reflects on those acts and accepts the outcome with an attitude of non-attachment. YHVH Homepage Samadhibhavanarthah klesa tanukaranarthasca samadhi: conscious absorption bhavana: vow, cultivation artha: purpose klesa: affliction, problem, trouble tanu: fine, thin karana: making ca: and The purpose of Kriya Yoga is to cultivate conscious absorption and reduce our troubles. When we experience conscious absorption or samadhi, our problems (klesas) are less painful. When we allow our troubles to bother us, samadhi is distant. Top Avidya asmita raga dvesa abhinivesah klesah avidya: ignorance asmita: egotism raga: attachment, hankering dvesa: aversion abhinivesah: innate fear, based on fear of death klesa: affliction, distress Ignorance, egotism, desire, and fear are the source of our distress. YHVH Homepage Avidya ksetram uttaresam prasupta tanu vicchinna udaranam avidya: ignorance ksetram: field uttaresam: others prasupta: sleeping tanu: fine, thin vicchinna: fluctuating udaranam: full blown Ignorance is the field on which the other klesas grow. They can be sleeping (inactive), thin (imperceptible but active), fluctuating betwen active and inactive or full blown. Top Anitya asuci duhka anatmasu nitya suci sukha atma khyatih avidya anitya: impermanent/ephemeral asuci: impure duhka: pain (literally "bad space") anatmasu: non-self, other than true self, other than higher self nitya: eternal suci: pure
sukha: happy, joyful atma: Self, true self, higher self khyatih: realization, vision avidya: ignorance Ignorance is the mistaking of the impure as pure, the painful (that which causes bad space) as happiness, the impermanent as eternal, and the other than true Self for the higher Self. YHVH Homepage Drk darsana saktyoh ekatmata iva asmita drk: the seer darsana: seeing saktyoh: these two powers ekatmata: as if one (power) iva: verily (truly) asmita: egotism Egotism is when the seer mistakenly identifies the self as the seen. For example, we believe that we are our bodies, or our bodies are who we are. This confusion is a source of trouble. Top Sukhanusayi ragah sukha: pleasure pain (literally "good space") anusayin: follows, based on ragah: attachment, hankering Attachment is based on pleasurable experiences. Because we remember pleasurable experiences, we yearn after them causing ourselves much frustration and dissatisfaction. This desire can be the source of trouble. YHVH Homepage Duhkanusayi dvesah duhka: pain (literally "bad space") anusayin: follows, based on dvesah: aversion Aversion is based on painful experiences. Because we remember painful experiences, we try to avoid situations that we believe may be painful. We could miss out on things that are good for us. Avoidance can also be a source of trouble. Top Svarasavahi viduso'pi samarudhah abhinivesah sva: one's own rasa: vahi: flow vidusa: wise one, sage api: even samarudhah: firmly rooted abhinivesah: innate fear, from death or that the "flow of life" will end Fear is present, even for the sages, because the will to life is so strong. All fear is based on the fear of death or that the "flow of life" will end. Join YHVH Buddha says Mantras What is Darshan Chant Book Sanskrit Meditation | 