1. Vyadhi - disease 2. Stayaha - dullness 3. Samsya - doubt 4. Pramada - careless 5. Alasya - lazyness 6. Aviveti - desire/ greed 7. Brantidarsana - wrong perceptions 8. Alabdhabhumikatva - inability to reach a certain level 9. Anavastikatva - inability to maintain a level

Scriptures Flashcards by Fiona Mohr

Yoga sutra

author
time
verses/ chapter
final authority to:

Patanjali
300 - 400 BC
195 verses
4 chapters
final authority to raja yoga

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Yoga Sutra C1

Samadhi Pada
-def. Yoga: cotta vritti nirodah
-5 Vrittis
-9 obstacles
CITTA PRASADANA

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5 Vrittis

PRAMANA - right knowledge
VIPARYA - lase perception
VIKALPA - imagination
NIDRA - sleep
SMIRTI - memory
can be good or bad depending on the kleshas

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9 obstacles

Vyadhi - disease
Stayaha - dullness
Samsya - doubt
Pramada - careless
Alasya - lazyness
Aviveti - desire/ greed
Brantidarsana - wrong perceptions
Alabdhabhumikatva - inability to reach a certain level
Anavastikatva - inability to maintain a level

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Vyadhi

disease

9 obstacles

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Stayaha

dullness

9 obstacles

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Samsya

doubt

9 obstacles

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Pramada

carelessness

9 obstacles

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Alaysa

lazyness

9 obstacles

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Aviveti

desire/ greed

9 obstacles

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Brantidarsana

wrong perceptions

9 obstacles

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Alabdhabhumikatva

inability to reach a certain level

9 obstacles

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Anavastikatva

inability to maintain a level

9 obstacles

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CITTA PRASADANA

happy people - friendliness
suffering - compassion
virtuous - delight
sinful - indifference

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Yoga Sutra C2

Sadhana Pada
practices & paths
Kriya Yoga:
Ashtanga Yoga - 8 climbs

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Yoga Sutra C3

Vibhuti Pada
-results/ powers

side effects yoga
are not the goal, have to be left behind

Yoga Sutra C4

Kaivalya Pada
-aloneness

Purusha-pure consciousness, no longer attached to pakriti
nature of state of purusha

when gunas have served their purpose, they dissolve in themselves
-> kaivalya

VEDAS

1500 - 500 BC
RIG Veda - Praising lords
YAJUR Veda - rituals &amp; sacrifices 
SAMA VEDA - music &amp; mantras
ATHARVA Veda - code of conduct

SMIRTI

UPANISHADS

500 BC
VEDANTA
sambitar
brahmanas
aryanakas (going to the forest)
... 108
basically going somewhere, coming back and talking about liberation

B. GHITA

500 BC
VED VYASA
(18C/ 700V)

YOGA VASISHTA

500 BC

6C/ 32000V

GORAKSHA SAMHITA

Goraksha
1100 CE
(17 manuscripts/ 7C/ 351 V)
-Hatha Yoga

H.Y. PRADIPIKA

SWAMI SRATMARAMA
1500 CE
(4C)

GERANDA SAMHITA

Granda
15th century
Hatha Yoga

SIVA SAMHITA

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