The yoga sutra-s are
considered the most authoritative of yoga texts. Authored by Patanjali,
this work presents all the concepts of yoga in 195 aphorisms. Such is
the respect given to this work that all great yogi-s acknowledged this
work when they presented their own teaching. There is a popular saying
that "what is not mentioned in the yoga sutra-s is either not yoga,
or probably not important at all". An understanding of the yoga sutra-s
is necessary for any serious student of yoga. To help the many yoga
enthusiasts of the modern world, we would like to share the teachings
of the yoga sutra through this section. In this section we offer one
sutra every week (updated every Saturday), with its translation by TKV
Deskachar. The section will also feature an audio recital of the yoga
sutra by Mekhala Desikachar.
Chapter IV.2
How does the change resulting in the appearance of exceptional
supernormal possibilities come out?
Change from one set of characteristics to another is essentially an
adjustment of the basic qualities of matter.
All that we perceive, including the mind have three basic qualities
clarity, activity and heaviness. Different characteristics arise at
different times as a result of Different combinations of these
qualities. Every characteristic that is possible is the combination of
these three qualities. It is one of the changes in the characteristics
of the mind that result i the supernormal capabilities that Patanjali
speaks about in Sutra IV-1.
The yoga sutra-s are
considered the most authoritative of yoga texts. Authored by Patanjali,
this work presents all the concepts of yoga in 195 aphorisms. Such is
the respect given to this work that all great yogi-s acknowledged this
work when they presented their own teaching. There is a popular saying
that "what is not mentioned in the yoga sutra-s is either not yoga,
or probably not important at all". An understanding of the yoga sutra-s
is necessary for any serious student of yoga. To help the many yoga
enthusiasts of the modern world, we would like to share the teachings
of the yoga sutra through this section. In this section we offer one
sutra every week (updated every Saturday), with its translation by TKV
Deskachar. The section will also feature an audio recital of the yoga
sutra by Mekhala Desikachar. 