Category: Art as Therapy
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Yoga Sutra Illustration 2.11
ध्यानहेयास्तद्वृत्तयः dhyana heyas tad vrttayah Thoughts are calmed by meditation. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.11 dhyana = meditationheyas = suppressedtad = thosevrttayah = thoughts
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Yoga Sutra Illustration 2.9
स्वरसवाही विदुषोऽपि तथारूढोऽभिनिवेशः sva rasa vahi viduso ‘pi tatha rudho ‘bhinivesah Intentness for life, having it’s own power flowing, is rooted even in the wise. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.9 sva = it’s ownrasa = potencyvahi = flowingvidusah (viduso) = in the wiseapi (‘pi) = eventatha = thusrudhah (rudho) = rooted, establishedabhinivesah (‘bhinivesah) = intentness […]
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Yoga Sutra Illustration 2.8
दुःखानुशयी द्वेषः duhkha anusayi dvesah aversion is tending to pain Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.8 duhkha = painanusayi = follow, tending todvesah = aversion How about thinking of aversion as a kind of sticky plaster that helps to protect our wounds so we can heal? 🙂
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Yoga Sutra Illustration 2.7
सुखानुशयी रागः sukha anusayi ragah Pleasure follows desire Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.7 sukha = pleasureanusayi = followsragah = desire, attachment, binding One way to interpret this could be that as a desire arises, it also creates the fulfilment of it, and that all desires eventually get fulfilled (though maybe not in the way we […]
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Yoga Sutra Illustration 2.6
दृग्दर्शनशक्त्योरेकात्मतेवास्मिता drg darsana saktyor eka atmata iva asmita Egoism is identifying the instrument of seeing as oneself. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.6 drg = the seerdarsana = instrument of seeing (body + mind)saktyor = the power of eka = oneatmata = identityiva = as ifasmita = I-ness, egoism When we love it’s hard to know […]
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Yoga Sutra Illustration 2.4
अविद्याक्षेत्रमुत्तरेषां प्रसुप्ततनुविच्छिन्नोदाराणाम् avidya ksetram uttaresam prasupta tanu vicchinn odaranam blindness to absolute truth is the ground, the rest are either dormant, weak, suppressed or fully active Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.4 avidya = blindness to absolute truthksetram = grounduttaresam = the restprasupta = dormanttanu = weakvicchinn = supressedodaranam = fully active Just like a string […]
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Cool Cat
It’s really hot in Tokyo today so drew this cat with cooling colours to help us feel a bit cooler 🙂
Grace Kishino 