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Maharishi Patanjali
c. 2nd century BCE • Indian
Compiler of the Yoga Sutras — the foundational text of classical yoga. In 196 terse aphorisms he mapped the structure of the mind, the eight limbs of practice, and the path to samadhi. His work has shaped two millennia of yogic practice.
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“From this comes the realization of the inner self and the removal of obstacles.”
“Disease, dullness, doubt, carelessness, laziness, sense-craving, false perception, failure to attain stages, and instability — these are the obstacles.”
“Suffering, depression, restlessness, irregular breath — these accompany the obstacles.”
“To remove these, meditate on a single principle.”
“By undisturbed flow of consciousness on a single object, samadhi follows.”
“In a purified mind, the truth-bearing wisdom arises.”
“This wisdom is different in kind from that gained by inference and testimony — it knows directly.”
“The impression born of this wisdom obstructs all other impressions.”
“On the suppression of even this — all is suppressed, and one rests in seedless samadhi.”
“Yoga is action without anxiety.”
“Tapas — austerity — burns away impurity.”
“Svadhyaya — self-study — leads to communion with the higher self.”
“All this is for the purpose of attaining samadhi and minimizing the afflictions.”
“Habitual practice and dispassion are the means.”
“Both are essential — practice without dispassion leads to attachment to results.”
“Dispassion without practice leads to inaction.”
“As soon as one ceases to identify with the body and senses, the seer rests in itself.”
“That which is real is unborn, undying, untouched.”
“In silence the mind grows still and the seer shines forth.”
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