Yoga Sutra 1.2
Yoga Sutra 1.2: योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः yogaś chitta vṛitti nirodhaḥ (yow-gahs chit-tah vṛit-ti niroad-ah-ha) “Yoga is the ceasing of the thoughts” Yoga Sutra 1.2 defines [...]
Swami Satchitananda Saraswati
Swami Satchitananda at Woodstock Music Festival
Yoga Sutra 1.1
Yoga Sutra 1.1: अथ योगानुशासनम् Atha yogā ʻnuśāsanaṃ (ah-tah yow-gah anoosh-ah-sah-nam) “Now, the teachings of Yoga” Yoga Sutra 1.1 draws our full awareness and mental [...]
Lokah Samastah Sukino Bhavantu
The Meaning of ‘Lokāḥ Samastāḥ Sukino Bhavantu’ लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु) “May All Beings, In All Worlds, Be happy and Free” is a common translation for the [...]
Intro to The Yoga Sutras
A Step by Step Approach to Inner Peace The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali were compiled approximately 2,000 years ago by the sage Patanjali from an oral tradition reaching back into unknowable [...]