Patanjali defined yoga as "Chitta Vritti Nirodha", which means that if you can still the modifications and activity of the mind, you are in yoga.  This chant, an excerpt from Patanjali’s yoga sutras is composed and sung by Sounds of Isha.  #InternationalDayofYoga #YogaIsTheWay Download this chant here:  Itunes: https://music.apple.com/in/album/patanjali-yoga-sutras-a-musical-rendition-single/1467574324  Isha downloads:  https://www.ishashoppe.com/downloads/portfolio/patanjali-yoga-sutras-singles-mp3/ Yoga Your face is hard, they think you are a loveless wench To me you are like a lover’s song gentle as the spring breeze Like a mango tree in full bloom every leaf hides a delicious fruit Such bare and scarce ways did your progenitor describe you: folks would never know the luscious lass that you are Clothed in rough and common raiment, who could dream of the uncommon possibility that you are I espied and pursued you with a stout heart Waiting and wooing for lifetimes three Trailing you through terrain unknown of untold pain and sweetness too The very journey has left me so complete— the creation and creator are within me Can no more see the world without you Lyrics and Meaning: योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः yogaś-citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ Yoga is to still the patterning of consciousness तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपेऽवस्थानम् tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe-'vasthānam Then, pure awareness can abide in its very nature वृत्ति सारूप्यमितरत्र vṛtti sārūpyam-itaratra Otherwise, awareness takes itself to be the patterns of consciousness वृत्तयः पञ्चतय्यः क्लिष्टाक्लिष्टाः vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ There are five types of patterns, including both hurtful and benign प्रमाण विपर्यय विकल्प निद्रा स्मृतयः pramāṇa viparyaya vikalpa nidrā smṛtayaḥ They are right perception, misperception, conceptualization, deep sleep, and remembering प्रत्यक्षानुमानागमाः प्रमाणानि pratyakṣa-anumāna-āgamāḥ pramāṇāni Right perception arises from direct observation, inference, or the words of others विपर्ययो मिथ्याज्ञानमतद्रूप प्रतिष्ठम् viparyayo mithyā-jñānam-atadrūpa pratiṣṭham Misperception is false knowledge, not based on what actually is शब्दज्ञानानुपाती वस्तुशून्यो विकल्पः śabda-jñāna-anupātī vastu-śūnyo vikalpaḥ Conceptualization derives from linguistic knowledge, not contact with real things अभावप्रत्ययालम्बना तमोवृत्तिर्निद्र abhāva-pratyaya-ālambanā tamo-vṛttir-nidra Deep sleep is a pattern grounded in the perception that nothing exists अनुभूतविषयासंप्रमोषः स्मृतिः anu-bhūta-viṣaya-asaṁpramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ Remembering is the retention of experiences अभ्यासवैराग्याभ्यां तन्निरोधः abhyāsa-vairāgya-ābhyāṁ tan-nirodhaḥ Both practice and non-reaction are required to still the patterning of consciousness #Sadhguru Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Sadhguru Exclusive (Register Now) ⚡ http://isha.co/ex-yt Sadhguru App (Download) ?http://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website ? http://isha.sadhguru.org Donate Towards Crafting A Conscious Planet ? https://isha.sadhguru.org/sanghamitra Offerings from Sadhguru in Challenging Times ? https://isha.sadhguru.org/sadhana-support Guided Yoga & Meditations by Sadhguru (Free Online) ? http://isha.sadhguru.org/5-min-practices ? http://isha.sadhguru.org/IshaKriya Inner Engineering Online Program 50% off | FREE for COVID Warriors ? http://isha.co/IEO-YT (Register Now) Official Social Profiles of Sadhguru (Subscribe) ? https://youtube.com/sadhguru?sub_confirmation=1 ? https://facebook.com/sadhguru ? https://instagram.com/sadhguru ? https://twitter.com/SadhguruJV ? https://t.me/Sadhguru

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