Dhyana is a Sanskrit word meaning "meditation." It is derived from the root words, dhi, meaning “receptacle” or “the mind”; and yana, meaning “moving” or…

Dhāraṇā is translated as "collection or concentration of the mind", or "the act of holding, bearing, wearing, supporting, maintaining, retaining, keeping back, a good memory",…

Pratyahara itself is termed as yoga, as it is the most important limb in yoga sadhana. —Swami Sivananda The term “pratyahara” is composed of two…

Prānāyāma has been referred to in modern literature as ‘yogic breathing’. This is an attempt to differentiate breathing exercises as noted in the yogic texts…

Asana (the third “limb” of Ashtanga Yoga outlined by the sage Patanjali over 2000 years ago) means to be seated in a firm, pleasant, and…

Niyamas (Observances): Shauca (शौच) (Purity/ Cleanliness):                                   Cleanliness in Action, Thought…

Yamas & Niyamas are the first two limbs of the 8 limbs discussed by Sage Patanjali. Yamas(restraints) & Niyamas(observances) are the moral rules that set…

Then, the seer rests in his own nature. Although the mind is one, it passes into many conditions or states, as it is made up…

Sanatana Dharma teaches that death is a natural state and is the result of being born. Everything that is born must die and everything that…

To those who are free from desire and anger, who aspire [for Self‐realisation] whose minds are controlled, and who have attained self‐mastery — the Great…