Stira sukham asanam
May 27th, 2007
Patanjali says: ‘stira sukham asanam’; alertness that is comfortable and light is to be practised during posture.
He continues: ‘prayatna saithilya anata samapattibhyam’; the conclusion (the return to its essential form) of yoga is found when exertion has a relaxed, spacious quality.
The yogi’s mind then moves into an unbounded limitless relationship (with life and practice).
Concluding, he says: ‘tatah dvandvah anabighatah’; then duality no longer causes disturbance.
Inside the Yoga Sutras: A Complete Sourcebook for the Study and Practice of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
