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  The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is a collection of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms) on the theory and practice of yoga – 195 sutras (according to Vyāsa and Krishnamacharya) and 196 sutras (according to others, including BKS Iyengar). The Yoga Sutras was compiled in the early centuries CE, by the sage Patanjali in India who synthesized and organized knowledge about yoga from much older traditions.[1][2][3]

The Yoga Sutras is best known for its reference to ashtanga, eight elements of practice culminating in samadhi. The eight elements are yama (abstinences), niyama (observances), asana (yoga posture), pranayama (breath control), pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), dharana (concentration of the mind), dhyana (meditation) and samadhi (absorption). The main aim of practice is kaivalya, discernment of purusha, the witness-consciousness, as distinct from prakriti, the cognitive apparatus, and disentanglement of purusha from prakriti's muddled defilements.

YSA 08.31.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C4 v13- C4 v 22 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.
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YSA 08.31.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C4 v13- C4 v 22 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.

Yog Sutras by Patanjali C4 v13- C4 v22studied with Hersh Khetarpal. C4. KAIVALYA PADA - INDEPENDENCE C4 v13 - C4 v22 13. ते व्यिसक्ष्मू ा गिु ात्मान् ॥१३॥ te vyaktasookshma gunatmanah They are manifested or fine, being of the nature of the Gunas. The Gunas are the three substances, Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas, whose gross state is the sensible universe. Past and future arise from the different modes of manifestation of these Gunas. 14.ऩणयिाभकै त्वाद्वस्ततु त्त्वभ॥ १४॥ parinamaikatvad vastutattvam The unity in things is from the unity in changes. Though there are three substances their changes being co-ordinated all objects have their unity. 15. वस्तसु म्य णचत्तबदे त त् मोणवबय ऩन्था्॥१५॥ vastusamye chittabhedat tayorvibhaktah panthah The object being the same, perception and desire vary according to the various minds. 16.तदुऩयागाऩऺे त्वातण्चत्तस्यवस्तुऻाताऻातभ॥ १६॥3 taduparagapekshatvat chittasya vastu jnatajnatam Things are known or unknown to the mind, being de-pendent on the colouring which they give to the mind. 17. सदा ताणित्तवत्तृ मस्तत्प्रबो् ऩरुु षस्याऩणयिाणभत्वात ॥१७॥ sada jnatashchittavrittayastatprabhoh purushasyaparinamitvat The states of the mind are always known because the lord of the mind is unchangeable. 18.नततस्व् बासदृंश्मत्वात॥ १८॥ na tat svabhasandrishyatvat Mind is not self-luminous, being an object. 19. एकसभमे चोबमानवधायिभ १९॥ ekasamaye chobhayanavadharannam From its being unable to cognise two things at the same time. 20.णचत्तान्तयदृश्मेफणुद्धफद्धु ये णतप्रसङ्ग्स्मणृतसकं यि॥२०॥ chittantaradrishye buddhibuddheratiprasanggah smritisankarashcha Another cognising mind being assumed there will be no end to such assumptions and confusion of memory. 21. णचतये प्रणतसिं भामास्तदाकायाऩत्तौ स्वफणु द्धसवं दे नभ ॥् २१॥ chiterapratisankramayastadakarapattau svabuddhisanvedanam The essence of knowledge (the Purusa) being un-changeable, when the mind takes its form, it becomes conscious. 22.द्रष्टृदृश्मोऩयिंणचत्तंसवाथयभय ॥् २२॥ drashtridrishyoparaktan chittan sarvartham Coloured by the seer and the seen the mind is able to understand everything.
YSA 08.17.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C4 v8- C4 v studied with Hersh Khetarpal.
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YSA 08.17.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C4 v8- C4 v studied with Hersh Khetarpal.

Yog Sutras by Patanjali C4 v8- C4 v studied with Hersh Khetarpal. C4. KAIVALYA PADA - INDEPENDENCE C4 v8- C4 -v 8. ततस्तणिऩाकानगु नाभ ए् वाणबव्यणिवासय नानाभ ॥ ८॥ tatastadvipakanugunanam evabhivyaktirvasananam From these threefold works are manifested in each state only those desires (which are) fitting to that state alone. (The others are held in abeyance for the time being.) 9.जाणतदशे कारव्यवणहतानाभअ् प्यानन्तमं,स्मणृतसस्कं यमो् ए क रू ऩ त्व त ९ ॥ jatideshakalavyavahitanam apyanantaryam smritisanskarayoh ekaroopatvat There is connectiveness in desire, even though separated by speices, space and time, there being identifi-cation of memory and impressions. 10.तासाभअ् नाणदत्वंचाणशषोणनत्यत्वात॥ १०॥ tasam anaditvam chashisho nityatvat Thirst for happiness being eternal, desires are without beginning. 11.हते पु राश्रमारम्बन्ै सगं हृ ीतत्वाद्एषाभअ् बावेतदबाव्॥११॥ hetufalashrayalambanaih sangrihitatvad esham abhave tadabhavah Being held together by cause, effect, support, and objects, in the absence of these is its absence. 12.अतीतानागतंस्वरूऩतोऽस्त्यध्वबदेाद्धभािय ाभ॥् १२॥ atitanagatan svaroopatostyadhvabhedad dharmanam The past and future exist in their own nature, qualities having different ways. 13. ते व्यिसक्ष्मू ा गिु ात्मान् ॥१३॥ te vyaktasookshma gunatmanah They are manifested or fine, being of the nature of the Gunas. To join these live classes followed by Q & A with Hersh Khetarpal send a request at the email below for the zoom link, Attention to Gina Loftus. yogsadhanashramusa@gmail.com https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/ https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/scripturalreadings
YSA 07.27.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C4 v1- C4 v7 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.
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YSA 07.27.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C4 v1- C4 v7 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.

C4. KAIVALYA PADA - INDEPENDENCE C4 v1- C4 -v7 1. जन्मौषणधभन्त्रतऩ्सभाणधजा् णसद्धम् ॥ १॥ janmaushadhimantratapahsamadhijah siddhayah The Siddhis (powers) are attained by birth, chemical means, power of words, mortification or concentration. 2.जात्यन्तयऩणयिाभ्प्रकृत्याऩयूात॥ २॥ jatyantaraparinamah prakrityapoorat The change into another species is by the filling in of nature. 3. णनणभत्तभ अ् प्रमोजकं प्रकृ तीनां वयिबदे स्त तत् णे त्रकवत॥ ३॥ nimittam aprayojakan prakritinan varannabhedastu tatah kshetrikavat Good deeds, etc., are not the direct causes in the transformation of nature, but they act as breakers of obstacles to the evolutions of nature, as a farmer breaks the obstacles to the course of water, which then runs down by its own nature 4. णनभािय णचत्तान्यणस्मताभात्रात ॥ ४॥ nirmannachittanyasmitamatrat From egoism alone proceed the created minds. 5.प्रवणृत्तबदे प्रमोजकंणचत्तभए्कभअ्नके षाभ॥ ५॥ pravrittibhede prayojakam chittam ekam anekesham Though the activities of the different created minds are various, the one original mind is the controller of them all. 6. तत्र ध्यानजभ अ् नाशमभ ॥६॥ tatra dhyanajam anashayam Among the various Chittas that which is attained by Samadhi is desireless. 7.कभाशयिुाकृष्णंमोणगन्णत्रणवधभइ्तयषेाभ॥ ७॥ karmashuklakrishnnam yoginah trividham itaresham Works are neither black nor white for the Yogis; for others they are threefold, black, white, and mixed. To join these live classes followed by Q & A with Hersh Khetarpal send a request at the email below for the zoom link, Attention to Gina Loftus. yogsadhanashramusa@gmail.com https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/ https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/scripturalreadings
YSA 07.13.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C3 v52- C3 v55 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.
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YSA 07.13.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C3 v52- C3 v55 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.

C3.Vibhuti Pad - Portion on Accomplishments C3 V52- C3 v55 52. स्थान्यऩु णनभन्त्रिे सङ्गस्ममाकयिं ऩनु ् अणनष्टप्रसङ्गात ॥् ५२॥ sthanyupanimantrane sanggasmayakarannan punah anishtaprasanggat The Yogi should not feel allured or flattered by the overtures of celestial beings, for fear of evil again. 53. ऺितत्क्रभमो् समं भादणववके जं ऻानभ ॥् ५३॥ kshannatatkramayoh sanyamadavivekajam jnanam By making Samyama on a particle of time and its multiples comes discrimination. 54. जाणतरऺिदशे यै न्यताऽनवच्छेदात त् ल्यु मोस्तत् प्रणतऩणत्त्॥५४॥ jatilakshannadeshairanyataanavachchhedat tulyayostatah pratipattih Those which cannot be differentiated by species, sign and place, even they will be discriminated by the above Samyama. 55.तायकं सवणयवषमंसवथय णवषमभअ् भंचणेतणववके जंनभ॥ ५५॥ tarakan sarvavishayan sarvathavishayam akraman cheti vivekajan jnanam The saving knowledge is that knowledge of discrimination which covers all objects, all means. To join these live classes followed by Q & A with Hersh Khetarpal send a request at the email below for the zoom link, Attention to Gina Loftus. yogsadhanashramusa@gmail.com https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/ https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/scripturalreadings
YSA 06.29.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C3 v49- C3 v51 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.
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YSA 06.29.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C3 v49- C3 v51 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.

C3.Vibhuti Pad - Portion on Accomplishments C3 V49- C3 v51 49. ततो भनोजणवत्वं णवकयिबाव् प्रधानजमि ॥४९॥ tato manojavitvan vikarannabhavah pradhanajayashch From that comes glorified mind, power of the organs independently of the body, and conquest of nature. Just as by the conquest of the elements comes glorified body, so from the conquest of the mind will come glorified mind. 50. सत्त्वऩरु षान्यताख्याणतभात्रस्य सवबय वाणधष्ठातत्वृ सवय तत्वृ च॥५०॥ sattvapurushanyatakhyatimatrasy sarvabhavadhishthatritvam sarvajnatritvan cha. By making Samyama on the Sattva, to him who has discriminated between the intellect and the Purusa comes omnipresence and omniscience. When we have conquered nature, and realised the difference between the Purusa and nature, that the Purusa is indestructible, pure and perfect, when the Yogi has realised this, then comes omnipotence and omniscience. 51.तियैाग्मादणऩदोषफीजमेकैवल्यभ॥ ५१॥ tadvairajnadapi doshabijakshaye kaivalyam By giving up even these comes the destruction of the very seed of evil; he attains Kaivalya. To join these live classes followed by Q & A with Hersh Khetarpal send a request at the email below for the zoom link, Attention to Gina Loftus. yogsadhanashramusa@gmail.com https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/ https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/scripturalreadings
YSA 06.22.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C3 v45- C3 v50 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.
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YSA 06.22.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C3 v45- C3 v50 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.

C3.Vibhuti Pad - Portion on Accomplishments C3 V45- C3 v50 45. स्थरू स्वरूऩसक्ष्मू ान्वमाथवय त्त्वसमं भाद्भूतजम् ॥४५॥ sthoolasvaroopasookshmanvayarthavattva samyamadbhootajayah By making Samyama on the elements, beginning with the gross, and ending with the superfine, comes mastery of the elements. The Yogi make Samyama on the elements, first on the gross, and then on the finer states. This Samyama is taken up more by a sect of the Buddhists. They take a lump of clay, and make Samyama on that, and gradually they begin to see the fine materials of which is composed, and when they have known all the fine materials in it, they get power over that element. So with all the elements, the Yogi can conquer them all. 46. ततोऽणिभाणदप्रादुबावय ् कामसऩं त त् द्धभानय णबघाति ॥४६॥ tatoanimadipradurbhavah kayasanpat taddharmanabhighatashch From that comes minuteness, and the rest of the powers, “glorification of the body,” and indestructibleness of the bodily qualities. This means that the Yogi has attained the eight powers. He can make himsef as light as a particle, he can make himself huge, as heavy as the earth, or as light as the air; he will rule everything he wants, he will conquer everything he wants, a lion will sit at his feet like a lamb, and all his desires be fulfilled at will. 47. रूऩरावण्मफरवज्रसहं ननत्वाणन कामसऩं त ॥् ४७॥ roopalavanyabalavajrasanhananatvani kayasanpat The glorifications of the body are beauty, complexion, strength, adamantine hardness. The body becomes indestructible; fire cannot injure it. Nothing can injure it. Nothing can destroy it until the Yogi wishes. “Breaking the rod of time he lives in this universe with his body.” In the Vedas it is written that for that man there is no more disease, death or pain. 48. र्ग्हिस्वरूऩाणस्मतान्वमाथवय त्त्वसमं भाद ् इणिमजम् ॥४८॥ grahannasvaroopasmitanvayarthavattvasanyamad indriyajayah By making Samyama on the objectivity, knowledge and egoism of the organs, by gradation comes the conquest of the organs. In perception of external objects the organs leave their place in the mind and go towards the object; that is followed by knowledge and egoism. When the Yogi makes Samyama on these by gradation he conquers the organs. Take up anything that you see or feel, a book, for instance, and first concentrate the mind on the thing itself. Then on the knowledge that it is in the form of a book, and then the Ego that sees the book. By that practice all the organs will be conquers. 49. ततो भनोजणवत्वं णवकयिबाव् प्रधानजमि ॥४९॥ tato manojavitvan vikarannabhavah pradhanajayashch From that comes glorified mind, power of the organs independently of the body, and conquest of nature. Just as by the conquest of the elements comes glorified body, so from the conquest of the mind will come glorified mind. 50. सत्त्वऩरुु षान्यताख्याणतभात्रस्य सवबय ावाणधष्ठातत्वृ ं सवऻय ातत्वृ ं च॥५०॥ sattvapurushanyatakhyatimatrasy sarvabhavadhishthatritvam sarvajnatritvan cha. By making Samyama on the Sattva, to him who has discriminated between the intellect and the Purusa comes omnipresence and omniscience. When we have conquered nature, and realised the difference between the Purusa and nature, that the Purusa is indestructible, pure and perfect, when the Yogi has realised this, then comes omnipotence and omniscience. To join these live classes followed by Q & A with Hersh Khetarpal send a request at the email below for the zoom link, Attention to Gina Loftus. yogsadhanashramusa@gmail.com https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/ https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/
YSA 06.15.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C3 v41- C3 v44 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.
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YSA 06.15.24 Yog Sutras by Patanjali C3 v41- C3 v44 studied with Hersh Khetarpal.

C3.Vibhuti Pad - Portion on Accomplishments C3 V41- C3 v44 41. सभानजमात प्र् ज्वरनभ ॥४१॥ samanajayat prajvalanam By the conquest of the current Samana he is surrounded by blaze. Whenever he likes light flashes from his body. 42.श्रोत्राकाशमो्सफं िसमं भाद्णदव्यंश्रोत्रभ॥ ४२॥ shrotrakashayoh sanbandhasanyamad divyan shrotram By making Samyama on the relation between the ear and the Akasa comes divine hearing. There is the Akasa, the ether, and the instrument, the ear. By making Samyama on them the Yogi gets divine hearing; he hears everything. Anything spoken or sounded miles away he can here. 43. कामाकाशमो् सफं िसमं भार ्रघतु रू सभाऩत्तिे ाकाशगभनभ ॥् ४३॥ kayakashayoh sanbandhasanyamal aghutoolasamapatteshchakashagamanam By making Samyama on the relation between the Akasa and the body the Yogi becoming light as cotton wool goes through the skies. This Akasa is the material of this body; it is only Akasa in a certain form that has become the body. If the Yogi makes Samyama on this Akasa material of his body, it acquires the lightness of Akasa, and can go anywhere through the air. 44. फणहयकणल्पता वणृ त्तभहय ाणवदहे ा . तत् प्रकाशावयिऺम् ॥४४॥ bahirakalpita vrittirmahavideha tatah prakashavarannakshayah By making Samyama on the real modifications of the mind, which are outside, called great disembodiness, comes disappearance of the covering to light. The mind in its foolishness thinks that it is working in this body. Why should I be bound by one system of nerves, and put the Ego only in one body, if the mind is omnipresent? There is no reason why I should. The Yogi wants to feel the Ego wherever he likes. When he has succeeded in that all covering to light goes away, and all darkness and ignorance vanish. Everything appear to him to be full of knowledge. To join these live classes followed by Q & A with Hersh Khetarpal send a request at the email below for the zoom link, Attention to Gina Loftus. yogsadhanashramusa@gmail.com https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/ https://www.yogsadhanashram-usa.org/
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