Category: Brahmacarya (Consciously directing your energy)
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Pizza dough
Serves 3-4 Ingredients Method Add all the ingredients to a bread maker machine and set to pizza dough (takes about 45mins on the machine we have). If you don’t have a machine mix everything together in a bowl then knead, leave for 10-20mins and knead again. Divide into 3 equal amounts. Roll out each one,…
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3.3 Samadhi is the object alone, illuminating it’s own form as if empty
तदेवार्थमात्रनिर्भासं स्वरूपशून्यमिव समाधिः tad evarthamatra nirbhasam svarupa sunyam iva samadhih Samadhi is the object alone, illuminating it’s own form as if empty Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 3.3 tad = thateva = indeedartha = objectmatra = alonenirbhasam = illuminatingsvarupa = its own formsunyam = emptyiva = as ifsamadhi = samadhi I drew today’s sutra during an…
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3.2 Dhyana is being in that state where thoughts are steadily flowing
तत्र प्रत्ययैकतानता ध्यानम् tatra pratyayaikatanata dhyanam Dhyana is being in that state where thoughts are steadily flowing. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 3.2 tatra = in thatpratyaya = thoughtsika = onetanata = continued flowdhyana = meditation
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3.1 Dharana is binding the mind to one thing
देशबन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणा desa bandhascittasya dharana Dharana is binding the mind to one thing Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 3.1 desa = placebandha = bindingcittasya = of the minddharana = concentration As well choosing to focus on doing something specific we can also choose to focus on not having our attention on anything in particular and see…
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Jamming
I’m making a web app for creating playlists (it’s not finished yet, but here if you are interested: https://jammmmmming.netlify.app) and drew this to use somewhere on it maybe..
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2.55 Then arises transcendent control of the senses
ततः परमा वश्यतेन्द्रियाणाम् tatah parama vasyatendriyanam Then arises transcendent control of the senses Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.55 tatah = thenceparama = transcendentvasyata = controlindriyanam = of the senses Perhaps this is like thinking we are a leaf and then realising we are the whole tree, or no, I mean the sky, or even all…
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2.54 Pratyahara is disconnecting from sense objects and purifying the mind
स्वविषयासंप्रयोगे चित्तस्वरूपानुकार इवेन्द्रियाणां प्रत्याहारः svavisayasamprayoge cittasvarupanukara ivendriyanam pratyaharah Pratyahara is disconnecting from sense objects and purifying the mind Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.54 sva = its ownvisaya = objectssamprayoge = upon disconnectingcitta = of the mindsvarupa = its own natureanukara = imitateiva = as ifindriyanam = of the sensespratyahara = sense withdrawal One way to…
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2.53 And the mind becomes fit for concentration
धारणासु च योग्यता मनसः dharanasu ca yogyata manasah And the mind becomes fit for concentration. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.53 dharanasu = for concentrationca = andyogyata = ready, fitmanasah = of the mind I feel this is about when we are centred and calm despite everything going on outside.
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2.52 Then the cover over our inner light wanes
ततः क्षीयते प्रकाशावरणम् tatah ksiyate prakasavaranam Then the cover over our inner light wanes. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.52 tatah = thenksiyate = cease, waneprakasa = lightavaranam = cover I think this is far more accessible than it sounds. After practising breath work I usually feel a bit lighter and calmer. What helps you feel…
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2.51 The fourth is transcending internal and external objects
बाह्याभ्यन्तरविषयाक्षेपी चतुर्थः bahyabhyantara visayaksepi chaturthah The fourth (kind of pranayama) is transcending internal and external objects. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.51 bahya = externalabhyantara = internalvishaya = objectakshepi = transcendingchaturthah = the fourth Birds seem to be a bit like this in the way they are part of the external (a flock) and the internal…
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2.50 (Breathwork) is exhalation, inhalation or stationary, regulated by place, time and number and long or short.
बाह्याभ्यन्तरस्तम्भवृत्तिर्देशकालसंख्याभिः परिदृष्टो दीर्घसूक्ष्मः bahyabhyantara stambhavrttirdesakala samkhyabhih paridrsto dirghasuksmah (Breathwork) is exhalation, inhalation or stationary, regulated by place, time and number and long or short. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.50 bahya = externalabhyantara = internalstambha = stationaryvrttir = modificationdesa = placekala = timesamkhyabhih = by numberparidrsto = regulateddirgha = longsuksmah = subtle, short Here, after introducing…
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2.49 The next step is pranayama, regulation of inhalation and exhalation
तस्मिन्सति श्वासप्रश्वासयोर्गतिविच्छेदः प्राणायामः tasmin sati svasaprasvasayorgativicchedah pranayamah The next step is pranayama, regulation of inhalation and exhalation. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2.49 tasmin = upon thatsati = being accomplishedsvasa = inhalationprasvasayo = exhalationgati = flowvicchedah = cessationpranayama = breath regulation A simple calming breath practice I love to do is take two deep inhales and…
Twig Tea 