Yogasutra – Part 1 – Samādhi-pāda – Yoga and its Aims – Verse 1.13   «   »

Yogasutra – Part 1 – Samādhi-pāda – Yoga and its Aims – Verse 1.13   «   »

तत्र स्थितौ यत्नोऽभ्यासः ॥ १.१३॥

tatra sthitau yatno’bhyāsaḥ .. 1.13..

13. Continuous struggle to keep them (the Vrittis) perfectly restrained is practice.

Commentary on Sri Patanjali Yogasutra by Swami Vivekananda

What is practice? The attempt to restrain the mind in Chitta form, to prevent its going out into waves.


Yogasutra – Verse 1.13 – Yogasutra-1.13-tatra sthitau – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation, Meaning and Commentary by Swami Vivekananda – Yogasutra-1-13