PRATYAHARA ~ Freedom of the Senses ~
The Fifth Limb of The Yoga Sutras
'ask dorothy' | Q & A
The WISDOM podcast Season 3 Episode 66
~ Hold awareness in the absence of thought ~
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To be in the presence of each moment is to be wilfully attentive. To act upon your life with discerning choice is to hold wisdom and the skill of pratyahara. To be free is to hold freedom from the sen...
PRATYAHARA ~ Freedom of the Senses ~
The Fifth Limb of The Yoga Sutras
'ask dorothy' | Q & A
The WISDOM podcast Season 3 Episode 66
~ Hold awareness in the absence of thought ~
💜
To be in the presence of each moment is to be wilfully attentive. To act upon your life with discerning choice is to hold wisdom and the skill of pratyahara. To be free is to hold freedom from the senses.
In the fifth stage (limb) of the yoga sutras ~ pratyahara, the seeker of a spiritual practice or way of life (
sādhaka) goes through a search of self-examination. Pratyahara is truly the ability to act upon life with discerning choice.
In some ancient texts, the thinking on pratyahara is to overcome the spell of sensual objects ~ to choose good over pleasure. Yet it is even more than this.
If you allow yourself to be bound by objects of a material nature ~ of thoughts and beliefs that govern, that constrain, that evoke states of sadness, disillusionment and suffering, you are allowing your senses to rule and to overtake the wisdom that you have access to ~ thatmay guide your heart in blissful action.
The wisdom and clear knowing of your heart that is always in communication with you ~ is often a quieter and peace-filled voice.
Pratyahara ~ as a practice becomes a pivotal answer to lead us. Pratyahara is a sanskrit word that is translated as:
taking away the engagement of our senses with the outside world.
Simply, it is the skill we hold for redirecting the focus of the mind within and to our genuine needs which can be fulfilled ease fully.
How does one do this? How do we quiet the mind?
How do we recognize better when we have become fixated on the external world ~ looking for gratification, validation and something that you go in search of that is beyond you ~ rather than
of you.
How do we become better at living out of the pureness of the present moment? Can we live in a state of pure awareness far more of the time?
These are the additional questions that I pose for us here in this episode of ‘ask dorothy’. I hope will inspire you as you listen on.
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More WISDOM and resources on The Yoga Sutras:
* ASANA ~ A State of Being [Podcast S3 E62]
* Practice Meditation with Me! The Four Essential Principles of Meditation [The School of WISDOM]
The Niyamas Series
* SAUCHA ~ Purification [Podcast S3 E49] * The Niyamas Series: 1/5
* SANTOSHA ~ Contentment [Podcast S3 E51] * The Niyamas Series: 2/5
* TAPAS ~ Self-Discipline [Podcast S3 E53] * The Niyamas Series: 3/5
* SVADHYAYA ~Self-Study [Podcast S3 E55] * The Niyamas Series: 4/5
* ISVARA PRANIDHANA ~ Surrender [Podcast S3 E57] * The Niyamas Series: 5/5
The Yamas Series
* APARIGRAHA ~ Non-Attachment [Podcast S3 E47] * The Yamas Series: 5/5
* BRAHMACHARYA ~ Non-Excess [Podcast S3 E45] * The Yamas Series: 4/5
* ASTEYA ~ Non-Stealing [Podcast S3 E43] * The Yamas Series: 3/5
* SATYA ~ Truthfulness [Podcast S3 E41] * The Yamas Series: 2/5
* AHIMSA ~ Nonviolence [Podcast S3 E39] * The Yamas Series: 1/5
* How Do I Become Whole? [Podcast Episode S2 E56]
* Forgiveness IS F R E E D O M [Podcast Episode S3 E35]
* Self-Love is 'Being Love' [Podcast Episode S3 E29]
* Live Your Greatness [Podcast Episode Season 1 Episode 1]
* The Ultimate Self-Love WISDOM toolkit
* Self-Love: A Meditation to Heal Your Life [The Wisdom Archives]
* Work with Me [Life Coaching & Therapy]
A generous 'thank you' to Audio Engineer, P. Kirpikau radioplato
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