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Yogasutras- Chapter 1
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Yoga Sutra Chapter 1: Samadhi Pada
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What is Yoga? (5:08)
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Result of restraint and otherwise (4:28)
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Restraining the activities of the mind (5:05)
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The five categories of thought processes for nirodha (3:21)
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The thought and latent impression cycle (2:40)
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The list of five thought processes (3:05)
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Valid knowledge – direct perception (3:17)
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Inference (3:20)
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Verbal and written testimony (2:13)
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False knowledge/viparyaya (2:29)
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Knowledge based on words (without corresponding objects) – vikalpa (2:48)
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Sleep is a thought processs (vritti) (4:03)
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What is memory? (3:21)
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Summary of sutras 5-11 (4:42)
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Practice and detachment are the means to nirodha (3:23)
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What is practice? (2:26)
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When will the practice become deeply rooted? (3:40)
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The four stages of detachment (3:31)
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Nature of ultimate detachment (3:57)
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What is Samprajnata Samadhi? (3:02)
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What is Asamprajnata Samadhi? (3:37)
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Two categories of yogis and rebirth (2:21)
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Steps to reach the state of permanent peace (3:59)
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Summary of sutras 1-22 (7:22)
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Concept of Isvara: Introduction to sutras 23-29 (3:19)
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Special devotion to Isvara - Sutra 1:23 (4:18)
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Who is Isvara? - Sutra 1:24 (3:37)
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Special features of Isvara 1:25&26 (3:34)
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The methodology of pranidhana 1:27 (3:40)
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How to meditate with pranava 1-28 (3:27)
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The result of Isvara pranidhana 1-29 (3:34)
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The nine mental distractions - Sutra 30 (3:42)
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The accompanying symptoms - Sutra 31 (3:52)
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Stay with one support - Sutra 32 (2:59)
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The bhavanas to cleanse the mind - Sutra 33 (4:51)
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Use of breath to bring about mental steadiness - Sutra 34 (3:08)
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Extraordinary sense perceptions for mental steadiness - Sutra 35 (2:48)
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Meditation on heart lotus or a mind devoid of desire - Sutra 36&37 (3:12)
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Meditation on sleep-dream or an object of one's choice - Sutra 38&39 (3:38)
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Summary of sutras 1.31-39 (5:34)
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Mental steadiness leads to samapatti - Sutra 40 (3:00)
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Nature of samapatti - Sutra 41 (3:57)
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Nature of realization with vikalpa – savitarka and savicara samapattis - Sutra 42 (3:16)
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Nature of realization without vikalpa – nirvitarka and nirvicara samapattis - Sutras 43-44 (3:27)
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Realization of the ultimate root cause sutras - Sutras 45-46 (2:28)
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Nirvicara samadhis and its resultant knowledge - Sutras 47-49 (2:53)
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Nirbija samadhi and ultimate realisation - Sutras 50-51 (2:02)
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Summary of sutras 40-51 (6:11)
Yogasutras - Chapter 2
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Yoga Sutra Chapter 2: The 'Practice' Chapter
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Intro: Krishnamacharya on the second chapter and kriya yoga (01:13) (1:12)
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Intro: Krishnamacharya on the second chapter and Kriya Yoga (2:06)
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The why of the second chapter? (5:17)
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What is Kriya Yoga? (4:22)
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What is Tapas? (3:58)
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Is Svadhyaya self study? (3:39)
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Isvara Pranidhana is not giving up of the fruits of our actions (3:21)
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The benefits of Kriya Yoga (3:42)
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The mental afflictions - Klesas (4:53)
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The four states of mental afflictions (3:35)
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Avidya - wrong opposite knowledge (5:11)
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The I-feeling (3:43)
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Attachment - Raga (4:27)
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Aversion - Dvesa (3:14)
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Fear - Abhinivesa (3:52)
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How to dissolve gross and subtle klesas (3:09)
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Summary of sutras 1-11 (7:28)
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Result of actions based on the mental afflictions (4:36)
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Birth, life span and experiences (3:41)
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Unhappiness is inbuilt in happiness (6:10)
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Unhappiness due to the changing gunas (3:53)
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Potential of unhappiness in worldly pleasures (4:00)
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Root cause of unhappiness (3:57)
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Nature of mind and matter (4:37)
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How the gunas are spread in layers (4:10)
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Nature of the Seer (5:05)
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Mind – bondage or freedom (3:09)
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Plurality of Consciousness and singularity of the world (3:28)
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Realization through connection (3:17)
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Root cause of bondage is mental afflictions (2:41)
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The state of permanent peace (3:03)
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The means to permanent peace (2:56)
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The seven steps to ultimate realization (2:34)
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Summary of sutras 11-27 (8:25)
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The eight limbs of yoga – the means to realization (4:16)
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List of eight limbs (4:14)
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The five dont’s - yamas (3:31)
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How a yogi should practice the yamas (2:59)
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The five do’s - niyamas (3:05)
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How to handle perverse/negative thoughts (3:41)
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Cause-intensity-execution of perverse/negative thoughts (3:58)
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Result of mastery over non harmfulness-truth and non-stealing (3:44)
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Result of mastery over celibacy and non-acquisitiveness (3:39)
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Result of mastery over external and internal cleanliness (3:33)
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Result of mastery over contentment and tapas (3:40)
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Result of mastery over svadhyaya and Isvara pranidhana (3:50)
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Qualities of asana (2:34)
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Means to master the asanas and the results (3:34)
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Pranayama (3:40)
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Three types of pranayama (4:00)
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Result of mastery of pranayama (2:45)
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Results in the fourth type of pranayama (3:21)
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Senses control and the result (3:18)
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Summary of the sutras 28-55 (7:13)
Yogasutras: Chapter 3
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Yoga Sutra Chapter 3: Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi
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The mystical third chapter! (3:49)
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Four chapters - The path to freedom established in four ways (7:33)
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Is Dharana merely focussing of the mind? (6:10)
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There is no mention of the popular Cakras and Kundalini in the sutras (5:44)
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Anga Angi Bhava – connection between the eight limbs (5:57)
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Samkhya and Science (3:27)
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Meditation on Bhagavan Patanjali (7:44)
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What Samadhi is (5:34)
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What Samadhi is not (5:47)
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Wisdom of the word Prajna (4:41)
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Kalpana, Cintana, Bhavana - The differences (4:50)
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The twenty four tattvas of Samkhya (6:32)
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Yogi has to decide his internal progress (4:55)
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External and internal limbs - the deep significance (5:36)
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Summary of sutras 1-8 (7:00)
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Sri Krishnamacharya on the siddhis (6:05)
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Gunas and the three parinamas (6:23)
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Sat-vada (4:54)
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Parinama vada – mind (5:06)
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There is only one transformation (dharma parinama) not three (5:59)
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The parinamas applied to mind (4:51)
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The seven unseen forces in our mind (4:31)
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The comprehension of meaning based on sound (6:28)
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Samyama on samskaras (4:54)
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Samyama on mind reading, invisibility, prediction of ending of life (3:48)
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Samyama on friendliness (4:01)
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Bhavas and four bhavanas (5:01)
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Hatha yoga bhavanas - an introduction (6:53)
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Bhavana in asana (6:04)
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Samyama on strength and subtle perception (3:40)
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Yoga sutras – a practice guideline for mental transformation (5:03)
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The two sushumna nadis (4:04)
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Samyama on Moon, Pole Star and the Nabhicakra (4:04)
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Samkyha and Ayurveda (5:52)
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What is bhavana?-1 (5:24)
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What is bhavana?-2 (4:21)
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Samyama on kanta kupa, kurma nadi, murdha jyoti – pratibha siddhi (5:02)
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Prana cancara bhavana (4:55)
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Samyama on heart lotus (3:22)
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Purusha – Cit – Atma – do they all mean the same? (5:16)
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Purusha jnanam and its results – siddhis, an impediment to reach kaivalyam (4:47)
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Concept of Sayyogam (5:24)
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Can a Yogi enter another body? (3:55)
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Prana apana yajna bhavana (4:15)
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Prana agni bhavana (4:28)
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Mastery of udana, samana – Divine hearing (5:42)
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Siddhi of levitation (4:46)
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Bhavanas and gunas (3:49)
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Means to enhance sattva (6:22)
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Samkhya – cause and effect relationship between the 24 tattvas (5:35)
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Samkhya – process of Involution (4:22)
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Mastery over matter – resultant siddhis (7:28)
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Mastery over the senses (4:28)
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Divine hood and kaivalyam (5:47)
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Caution against downfall due to desire and pride (3:47)
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Time is mental (5:33)
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Result of samyama on time and kaivalyam (4:26)
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Kaivalya- nirvana- moksha – are they all the same? (6:44)
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Summary of chapter III (7:37)
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Yogasutras - A review (2:08)
Yogasutras - Chapter 4
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Yoga Sutra Chapter 4: Kaivalya Pada
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Introduction to Fourth Chapter (4:06)
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Two Scholars never agree - Two Yogis never disagree (3:19)
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The means by which siddhis come about (3:22)
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Key words in the Yogasutra and their equivalent Buddhist terminology (4:44)
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How does the transformation (parinamam) take place? (4:14)
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What is the role of Dharma and Adharma in this transformation? (4:10)
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How does a yogi who has reached kaivalyam communicate? - Sutra 4. If he creates several minds, how does he control them? - Sutra 5 (4:19)
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Which of the five minds attaining siddhi leads to kaivalyam? - Sutra 6 (4:24)
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Why is it so? What are the pitfalls in other methods of attaining siddhi? - Sutra 7 (5:39)
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How do the latent impressions (vasanas) manifest through the three types of actions? - Sutra 8 (4:13)
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How do the vasanas arise and why do they continue over lifetimes? - Sutra 9 (3:33)
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Why are the vasanas eternal? - Sutra 10 (3:14)
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How are the vasanas held together? How can they become extinct?- Sutra 11 (4:37)
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Summary of sutras 1 to 11 (8:11)
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What exists can never become extinct. If so how can vasanas become extinct? - Sutra 12 (4:09)
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Objects (grahyam) are in the seen or unseen form and consist of the three gunas. - Sutra 13 (3:36)
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If all objects are composed of three gunas, how is it we perceive the object as one? - Sutra 14 (3:58)
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If what is seen outside is common to all,why is it perceived different by each one? - Sutra 15 (2:57)
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Why cannot we say that the outside objects are projections of our mind like in a dream? - Sutra 16 (3:19)
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If seen/object is independent and always exists we should be able to perceive it at all times. Why then is it seen sometimes seen and not seen at other times? - Sutra 17 (2:48)
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The difference between the changing mind and Purusha Sutra 18 (2:53)
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Why can’t we say citta is self-illuminating (svabhasam) - Sutra 19 (3:33)
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Another reason why citta cannot be said to be self illuminating (svabhasam) Sutra 20 (3:30)
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Citta need not be self-illuminating. But, can we not say that it is being illuminated by the previous citta? Sutra 21 (2:55)
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If there is an unchanging cit sakti apart from the citta, how can it cognize the citta? Sutra 22 (3:15)
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How does the citta be all powerful? Sutra 23 (2:49)
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Although the citta is all powerful, it exists for the sake of the Purusha (parartham) Sutra 24 (3:22)
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The citta approaching the state of kaivalya Sutra 25 & 26 (3:59)
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Even such a state of discernment (viveka khyati), can be disrupted by aviveka pratyayam - Sutra 27; Such thoughts (pratyayam) should be considered as klesas and have to be completely burnt out (kshinam) - Sutra 28 (4:29)
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Then viveka khyati is firmly established and leads to Dharmamegha Samadhi - Sutra 29 (3:56)
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What happens to the kleshas in Dharmamegha Samadhi? - Sutra 30 (2:58)
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When Dharmamegha Samadhi is established the extent of the resultant knowledge(jnanam) is explained. - Sutra 31 (3:20)
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In this state of Dharmamegha Samadhi, the sequential operation (parinama kramam) of the three gunas ceases. Sutra 32 (4:52)
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What is meant by progressive/sequential transformation (parinama kramam)? Sutra 33 (3:42)
