Sutra Flashcards
Author of the Sutras
Patanjali
When were the Sutras written?
400 BC
How many Sutras are there?
196
Chapters of the Sutras
Samadhi - bliss
Sadhana - practice
Vibhuti- power
Kaivalya - isolation
Atha yoga anushasam
Now begins the practice of yoga
Three components of the citta according to Samadhi pada…
Manas
Buddhi
Ego (ahamkara)
What do the three components of citta combine to be
The self
Where does awareness begin?
Externally
What does B.K.S. Iyengar suspect the 2nd chapter (Sadhana pada) is written about?
Sadhana - pursuit of a goal
The seven states of wisdom
Knowing, discarding, attaining, doing, winning, freeing intelligence, achieving emancipation
Kaivalya
Exclusiveness & release from karma
By utilizing concentration, meditation, and total absorption (aka Samadhi) the seer is guided to…
Self realization