Table of Contents
Foreword by the Dalai Lama xix
Preface Honourable Shri Murli Manohar Joshi (MP) xxi
Acknowledgements xxxi
Prologue xxxiii
Yoga Pithika - Introduction 1
I Yoga Parampara - Yaugika Lineage 11
II Yoga Dharma - The Concept of Yoga 13
III Janma Mrtyu Cakra - The Wheel of Birth and Death 20
IV Srstikarta - Adi Purusa or Isvara 27
V Srstikrama - The Structure of the Universe 32
1 Purusa (Atman) 32
2 Aham-akara 33
3 Visva Caitanya Sakti 33
4 Gunas 34
5 Prakrti 37
6 The Conjunction between Purusa and Prakrti 38
7 Citta (Consciousness) 42
VI Purusa - Seer 44
VII Citta Svabhava - The Natural State of Consciousness 50
1 Ahamkara (l-maker), a Mirror of the Seer and the Seen 51
2 Buddhi (Wisdom, intelligence) 53
3 Manas (Mind) 56
4 Kutastha Citta (Big ?I') 59
5 Parinama Citta (Small ?i') 59
6 Citta Nirupana (Representation or Definition of Citta) 64
VIII Citta Laksana - Characteristics of Consciousness 66
1 Citta Bhumi 68
2 Citta Laksana 69
IX Citta Sreni - Stages of Consciousness 72
1 Vyutthana Citta and Nirodha Citta 73
2 Santa Citta 75
3 Ekagra Citta 75
4 Chidra Citta 75
5 Nirmana Citta 76
6 Divya Citta (Paripakva Citta) 77
X Klesa, Vrtti and Antaraya - Afflictions, Fluctuations and Impediments 78
1 Vrttis 83
2 Samskara Vrtti 86
3 Anukula and Pratikula Vrtti 87
4 Anukula Vrtti 87
5 Pratikula Vrtti 93
6 Nava Antaraya - Nine Types of Impediments 94
XI Citta Parivartana through Yoga - Transformation of Citta through Yoga 98
XII Sadhana Krama - Method of Practice 106
1 Sadhana Krama 109
2 Sadhana Kriya 111
3 Tapas 113
4 Svadhyaya 114
5 Isvara Pranidhana 115
6 Sadhana Stambha (Pillars for Sadhaka and Sadhana) 120
XIII Adhahpatana Rekha in Sadhana - The Razor Edge of Yoga 121
1 The Precipice 126
XIV Astanga Yoga Prayoga, Tatha Parinama - The Application of Astanga Yoga and Its Effects 127
1 Sarira Sarin Bhava 127
2 Kosas of the Body 128
3 Bahiranga and Antaranga Samyama 134
4 Effects of Samyamas 139
5 Application of Yoga 143
6 Yama 144
7 Effects of Yama 145
8 Niyama 146
9 Effects of Niyama 147
10 Asana 147
11 How Should an Asana Be Done? 148
12 Effects of Asanas 153
13 Differences between Asana and Dhyana 155
14 Pranayama 155
15 Effects of Pranayama 157
16 Vayu 160
17 Cakras 162
18 Pratyahara 164
19 Effects of Pratyahara 166
20 Dharana 166
21 Definition of Dharana 167
22 Effects of Dharana 168
23 Dhyana 168
24 Effects of Dhyana 169
25 Antaratman Aspect of Yoga 171
26 Samadhi or Samapatti 171
27 Effects of Samadhi 172
28 Antaranga Samadhi 173
29 Virama Pratyaya 175
30 Effects of Virama Pratyaya 175
31 Cautions to Sadhakas on Samadhi 176
32 Samadhi Phala 177
33 Nirbija Samadhi 177
34 Yogaphala (Effects of Astanga Yoga) 178
35 Prakrti Purusa Jaya 181
a Bhuta jaya - mastery over the elements 181
b Tanmatra jaya - mastery over the infrastructure! qualities of the elements 182
c Sarira jaya - mastery over the body 182
d Indriya jaya - mastery over the organs of action and senses of perception 182
e Manojaya - mastery over the mind and consciousness 182
f Realising the seer 183
g Atmajaya - sight of the seer 183
XV Samadhi-Kaivalya Bheda-The Difference between Samadhi and Kaivalya 185
Glossary of Sanskrta Words 189
Appendix I Patañjali's Yoga Sutras 231
Appendix II Alphabetical Index of the Sutras 259
Index 269
