108
pearls of wisdom
from
the yoga sutras of patanjali
translated and extracted by
godfridev
2. yoga is to surrender (to) the projections of the mind
3. yoga is to surrender (to) knowledge true and false
4. yoga is to surrender (to) conceptualisation
5. yoga is to surrender (to) fantasy
6. yoga is to surrender (to) memories
7. the true nature of the self manifests when there is no more identification with mental projections
8. surrender of or to projection comes from the serenity of practice
9. practice is the application of stability
10. practice is well established through lengthy, continuous and devoted resolve
11. serenity is the result of practice that arrests the projective activity of the mind
12. serenity is satisfaction with all things seen or heard of in compliant awareness
13. serenity is full of insight into the nature of projection
14. serenity is full of insight into that which actually is
15. the highest serenity comes from awareness of the true nature of the self
16. the highest serenity is as close as longing for it is intense
18. awareness of the true nature of the self can be reached by clarifying the dynamic of causality
19. the dynamic of causality is the true nature of the self
20.the true nature of the self is untouched by karma
21. the true nature of the self is manifest in the root vibration: aum
22. a stable mind cannot be overvalued and depends on singleminded practice
23. compassion stabilises the mind
25. gladness stabilises the mind
27. equanimity towards things pleasant or painful stabilises the mind
28. carelessness disturbs the mind
29. equanimity towards things good or bad stabilises the mind
30. lethargy disturbs the mind
31. liberation of the breath stabilises the mind
32. selfindulgence disturbs the mind
33. mindfulness of arising perceptions stabilises the mind
34. misconception disturbs the mind
35. sorrowless illumination stabilises the mind
36. ungroundedness disturbs the mind
37. objectless awareness stabilises the mind
38. instability disturbs the mind
39. when projection diminishes to a crystalline saturation subject, object and action interpenetrate
40. in the lucidity beyond the subtle the true nature is clarified
41. passionate enquiry into the source of personal action constitutes the activity of yoga
42. the purpose of yoga is to cultivate meditativeawareness
43. yoga is designed to undermine ignorance
44. ignorance is taking the unreal to be real
45. yoga is designed to undermine the sense of self
46. identifying with subject, object or action creates the sense of self
47. yoga is designed to undermine attachment
48. attachment is the result of pleasure
49. yoga is designed to undermine aversion
50. aversion is the result of pain
51. yoga is designed to undermine identifying instruments with their actions (selfclinging)
52. selfclinging is deeply rooted even in the wise
53. dissatisfaction can be superseded
54. dissatisfaction is rooted in identifying with the seer or the seen
55. the seer exists in seeing only by virtue of reaction to projections
56. the seen exists by virtue of the existence of the seer
57. as long as any seer remain the seen remains
58. the two potencies, seer and seen, take their form only in relation to one another
59. when ignorance dissolves, seer and seen dissolve in to impersonal seeing
60. the absence of seer and seen is otherlesness
61. the limbs of yogapraxis dissolve restrictions into the radiant wisdom of nondual awareness
62. yama is sensitivity, honesty, openness, presence, generosity
63. yama is universally applicable and necessary
64. niyama is committment, acceptance, passion, selfenquiry, selflessness
65. by niyama harmful projections transform into their opposite
66. sensitivity generates love
67. honesty leads to fulfilment
68. openness elicits abundance
70. generosity leads to freedom from identification
71. commitment gives detachment, independence, integrity, joy, focus, freedom and self knowledge
72. contentment generates peace of mind
73. passion purifies the bodymind of restrictions
74.selflenquiry reveals choicelessness
75.selflessness gives the highest realisation
76. joyful steadiness in the absence of tension is asana
77. manifesting the inifinte beyond somatic duality is asana
78. exhaustive interpenetration of inhalation, exhalation and transition is pranayama
79. inhalation, exhalation and transition become unhindered and subtle in pranayama
80. pranayama transcends the duality of the breath
81. pranayama uncovers the inner light and initiates the mind into meditation
82. the senses releasing their objects and losing power over the mind is pratyahara
83. the mind suspended on a projection is dharana
84. the unravelling of a projection is dhyana
85. apparent form radiating the singular significance of emptiness is samadhi
86. dharana, dhyana and samadhi constitute meditation
87. manifestation of the unconditional is not derived from meditation
90. when the activation of projections is relinquished the mind is in the meditativestate of surrender
91. meditation on the form, context and implications of a projection reveals the past and future
92. meditation on karmicimprints reveals past lives
93. experience is a projection based on identifying the self with its luminance
94. meditation on the significance of self and other reveals the true nature of the self
95. meditation on the heart reveals the nature of consciosuness
96. meditation on the interconnected significance of coarse and subtle identity transcends the elements
98. awareness of the the true nature of the self gives selfmastery
99. awareness of the the true nature of the self gives selfknowledge
100. through meditation on the sequencing of time transcendental (nondual) awareness is born
101. nondualawareness is beyond space and time
102. nondualawareness releases the imposed sense of self
103.nondualawareness manifests otherlessness
104. karma is resolved by the dissolution of the identityfield in meditativeawareness
105. the quintessential dew of nondualawareness burns up all karma
106. when the sequentiality of time cease the self loses its significance
107. when the identityfield dissolves into otherlessness the true nature of the self manifests