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This is our Workbook.
Sutras will work like a Google Maps, we need to travel, understand, apply, test, experience, experiment, and live on our own with their help.
That is the reason I have not tried to explain, comment, elaborate any of them, except the meaning which I got while studying.
As it is a workbook, space is left for you so that you can write your understanding, experience while studying and living with the sutras.
The Patanjali Yoga Sutras serve as a foundational text in Yoga philosophy, outlining a path to self-awareness and mental stillness.
About author Patanjali …
Nothing is known about the author Patanjali. All we know that his name is Patanjali.
This man is rare. Patanjali is the greatest name as far as the world of Yoga is concerned.
The word yoga means …
Yoga is derived from the sanskrit word yug.
Yoga means the method of becoming one.
Yoga is the science to be in the present, here and now.
The word sutra means …
The meaning of the word sutra is thread.
A sutra is like a seed.
You have to accept it deep down in your heart. Your heart has to become a soil for it, then it sprouts and then the meaning.
Sutras were composed at a period when there were no books.
Only essential words are used.
Usually, there is no complete sentence structure.