I am reading the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, perhaps the most widely revered and practiced sutras dealing with Yoga as a comprehensive guide to the mind. The Yoga I speak of here is not the western concepts of bodily contortion for health and flexibility(which is a vital part of Yoga, but only a small part, called Hatha Yoga), but is the ancient practice of Yoga as a path to spiritual enlightenment.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is arguably the "bible" or canonical text of Yogic practice, to many if not all Yoga practitioners. I will choose a sutra (meaning thread or verse) every couple of days to contemplate and comment on. I will begin at the beginning.
1. ओूपो बदुोलहेोेोलोस
Atha Yogānuśāsanaṁ.
Atha meaning now, Yoga meaning yoga of course, and ānuśāsanaṁ meaning instruction.
So basically it translates to simply this will teach you Yoga.
When I opened the book and read this it said now is the time for you to learn Yoga. The education shall commence.
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