Patañjali quotes

Patañjali was an ancient Indian sage, traditionally credited with compiling the Yoga Sutras. His teachings laid the philosophical foundations for classical yoga and influenced spiritual thought across centuries. He is also associated with contributions to Sanskrit grammar and Ayurveda. Here are 47 of his quotes:

Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded Consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind. (Patañjali)
Asanas bring perfection in body, beauty in form,grace, strength, compactness, and the harness and brilliance of a diamond. View quote
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Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists. View quote
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Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked. View quote
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The wisdom obtained in the higher states of consciousness is different from that obtained by inference and testimony as it refers to particulars. View quote
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Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached. View quote
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The Yoga of action, leading to union with the soul is fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to Ishvara. View quote
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In deep meditation the flow of concentration is continuous like the flow of oil. View quote
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It is only when the correct practice is followed for a long time, without interruptions and with a quality of positive attitude and eagerness, that it can succeed. View quote
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Peace can be reached through meditation on the knowledge which dreams give. Peace can also be reached through concentration upon that which is dearest to the heart. View quote
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Stirum sukham asanam. Meaning: Seated posture should be steady and comfortable. (Patañjali)
One becomes firmly established in practice only after attending to it for a long time, without interruption and with an attitude of devotion. View quote
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The posture assumed must be steady and easy. View quote
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When right posture (asana) has been attained there follows right control of prana and proper inspiration and expiration of the breath. View quote
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Where the heart is full of kindness which seeks no injury to another, either in act or thought or wish, this full love creates an atmosphere of harmony, whose benign power touches with healing all who come within its influence. Peace in the heart radiates peace to other hearts, even more surely than contention breeds contention. View quote
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When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and your discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be. View quote
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Everything is sorrow for the wise. View quote
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Egoism is the identification of the power that knows with the instruments of knowing. View quote
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When a man becomes steadfast in his abstention from harming others, then all living creatures will cease to feel enmity in his presence. View quote
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When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, it is ready to climb. View quote
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Yoga is the cessation of the movements of the mind. Then there is abiding in the Seer's own form. (Patañjali)
Progress is mediation comes swiftly for those who try their hardest. View quote
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Knowledge born of the finest discrimination takes us to the farthest shore. It is intuitive, omniscient, and beyond all divisions of time and space. View quote
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The cause of suffering is that the unbounded Self is overshadowed by the world. View quote
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Ignorance is the failure to discriminate between the permanent and the impermanent, the pure and the impure, bliss and suffering, the Self and the non-Self. View quote
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Photo: Post of India, GODL-India
Occupation: Indian Author
Quotes count: 47
Wikipedia: Patañjali

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