YOGA SUTRA (SWAMI SIVANANDA YOGA SUTRAS.1)

YOGA SUTRA (SWAMI SIVANANDA YOGA SUTRAS.1)

YOGA SUTRA.1(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga is a way of life.

Yoga is complete life.

To live in God ,To commune with God ,is Yoga.

Life in God brings eternal bliss.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.2(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga shows you the way.

Yoga unites you with God.

Yoga makes you Immortal.

OM NAMO NARRAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.3(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga is a system of integral education,

 education not only of the body,the mind or intellect,

,but also of the inner spirit.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.4(OF SWAI SIVANANDA.

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga is the art of right living.

The yogin--is happy,harmonious,peaceful..

he is free from tension.

OM  NAMO NARAYANAYA..

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YOGA SUTRA.5(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga is an exact science.

It is a science,perfected by ancient seers of India.;

not merely of india,but of humanity as a whole.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.6 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

yoga is perfect, practical system of self-culture.

It is a method which overhauls all the sides of the human personality.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYYA.

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YOGA SUTRA 7(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga --is not divorced from life.

Yoga is not forsaking of action,

but is efficient performance in the right spirit.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA

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YOGA SUTRA.8(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga is not running away from home,human habitation,

but a process of moulding on's attitude to home,society

with a new understanding.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.9 (.(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga is universal.,for all.

It is not a sectarian affair.

It is a way to God and not a creed.

It is purely spiritual:;

It does not contradict any one's sincere faith.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.10(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga is not a religion,

but an aid to the practice of basic spiritual truths of all religions.

Yoga can be practiced by a christian or a buddihist,a parsi,

a Mohammedian, a sufi or an atheist.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRAS.11 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

To be a yogin means to abide continuously in God

and to live at peace with men.

Yoga is union with God.

union with all.

God dwells in all.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.12(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

The idea of novice that yoga constitues physical exercisess,---

is a terrible error.

yogasans,Pranayams,Bandhas,Mudras,Kriyas have nothing to do with real yoga.

They are considered to be aids in Yoga practice.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.13 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga is an exact science.....

It imparts knowledge,fine health,

Vim ,Vitality and stength. 

OM NAMO NARRAYANAYA.

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YOGA  SUTRA.14( SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Most people do not have access to Yoga beyond its physical level

,because true Yoga needs intense personal discipline

 coupled with intense thinking under the  guidance of an able teacher.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.15 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga promises super physical and spiritual blessings.

it becomes unattractive to a common person,

who clamours for immediate fruits and worldly prosperity.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.16 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

The first step in the path of yoga are

moral purity and spiritual aspiration.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA

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YOGA SUTRA.17 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA0

A person qualified for the practice of yoga is one

--who has a calm mind,

--who has the faith in the words of his Guru and the Shastras,

--who is moderate in eating and sleeping and

--who has an intense longing for deliverance from samsara-chakra.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.18 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

The foundation of yoga is self control.

Discipline is the essence of Yoga;

discipline of the body as well as of the mind.

An austere and simple life is indispensable for Yoga.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.19 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA) 

RADHE KRISHNA,

In the practice of Yoga,

there is a reversal of the normal out going activity of mind----

Unless the mind is made steady and brought under complete control,

it will not be possible to change the course to the opposite direction.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA

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YOGA SUTRA.20( OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga helps you to attain ethical perfection  and

concentration of mind.

It helps to unfold various psychic powers.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.21 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA )

RADHE KRISHNA,

The four main spiritual paths of God -realisation are:--

--Karma yoga--the way of selfless service.

--Bhakti yoga--the path of exclusive devotion to the Lord,

--Jnana yoga--the path of wisdom,

--Raja Yoga--the way of self -restraint.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.22 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KKRISHNA,

Karma yoga is the exercise of the will.

Jnana yoga is the exercise of the intellect and reason.

Bhakti yoga is the exercise of emotion..

The wil consecrates all activities through complete surrender to God.

The intellect realises the glory and majesty of God.

The emotion experiences the bliss of divine ecstasy.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA..

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YOGA SUTRA 23 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

The three essential truths are ; jnana,Karma,and Bhakti.

God is Love,goodness and truth.

God is experienced by the devotee as love,

God is experiened by the karma yogin as goodness.

God is experienced by the Jnani as truth.

All three paths are equally efficacious to bring about perfection and freedom..

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA..

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YOGA SUTRA.24 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

The Yoga of synthesis alone will bring about integral development.

It will develop  the head,heart ,hand and lead one to perfection

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGGA SUTRA 25 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

In the mind there are three defects,viz,;

--Mala or impurity

--Vikshep or tossing ,and

--Avarana or veil..

The impurity should be removed by the practice of Karma Yoga.

The tossing by worship or Upasana.

The veil torn down by Jnana Yoga.

Only then Self realisation is possible

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.26 (OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Action,emotion and intelligence are the three horses 

that are linked to the body-chariot.

They should work in perfect harmony or union.

Only then the chariot will run smoothly..

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA .27(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Yoga brings a message of hope

 to the forlon.

Joy to the depressed,

knowledge to the ignorant 

and strength to the weak.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.28(OF SWAMI SIVANNDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

To behold the one self in all beings is Jnana(wisdom)

To love the self is Bhakti(devotion)'

To serve the self is Karma (action).

The three paths are infact one,

in which the three different temperaments emphasise 

one or other of its inseperable constituents.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.29(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA.

It is with in the power of every body to attain success in Yoga,

What is wanted is:

--sincere devotion.

--constant and steady Abhyasa(practice)

The task is a stupendous one.

Spiritual growth is gradual.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA 30(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA0

RADHE KRISHNA,

Many people are attracted to Yogic exercises to obtain psysic healing, telepathy, thought transfference and other great Siddhis or powers.

Yoga is not for attaining sidhis . The Yogin who is bent upon getting the highest Samadhi must reject Siddhis whereever they come.Only rejecting them one can attain success in yoga.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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YOGA SUTRA.31(OF SWAMI SIVANANDA)

RADHE KRISHNA,

Many people enter the world before (attaining )pefection in Yoga to demonstrate their minor powers in the name of Loka-sangraha (welfare of people) and for fame.They have been reduced to a level worse that of a worldly man--unconsciously swept away from their ideal by temptation---mara or Satan.They are no longer divine Yogins.

OM NAMO NARAYANAYA.

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