Friday, January 01, 2021

Patanjali Yoga Sutras (Contd) #3.1

There is no 10th obstacle.

Imbalance of breath is the side effect of these obstacles.

When you are happy,  joyful, incoming breath is prominent, longer. You are not conscious of out-breath. 

When you are sad, out-coming breath is prominent, longer.

To get rid of them just do one thing. Beat the bush. One pointed attention in one thing. 

What happens when you keep doing one thing? Boredom comes, restlessness comes. They take you to a peak. That brings clarity. This is the only way out.

Our mind is troubled because it has choices. Dwelling on duality. Divided mind is misery. One pointed mind is joy.

When you are happy, mind becomes total.

Attending to one principle. Could be God, Self, Guru etc. Anything. EkTatvaAbhyasa - practice one thing. Then you get over all these 9 obstacles.

It's all me only. See the ONE THING in everyone. 

Friendless with all people those who are happy. Feel they belong to you. You cannot be jealous of someone dear to you.

Be compassionate with un-happy people. Have sympathy for them. Don't be friendly as it'd drag you down.

Breaking the natural rhythms of the breath. And sustaining the breath in different rhythms. Clue for Sudarshan Kriya.

We are bringing breath in a conscious definite particular rhythm. Modulating the prana. By this also mind becomes calm and one-pointed.

Though any one object of senses, the mind can be stilled. After Gazing/Kirtan/Singing the mind comes to a still.




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