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This fifth limb of Yoga is called pratyahara: “withdrawing our senses from their outer objects and turning them inward.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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This fifth limb of Yoga is called pratyahara: “withdrawing our senses from their outer objects and turning them inward.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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This fifth limb of Yoga is called pratyahara: “withdrawing our senses from their outer objects and turning them inward.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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This control is known as pratyahara, the fifth step in the raja yoga system.
The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003
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Ajaran Astangga Yoga yang terdiri dari yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dhrana, dyana dan Samadhi, dapat include menjadi satu dengan melaksanakan asana dan pranayama.
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Yoga teachings Astangga consisting of yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dhrana, dyana and samadhi, one can include into the asana and pranayama implement.
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In addition, Western culture has a powerful tendency to pull the senses outward, making the practice of pratyahara even more essential for those who want to develop spirituality in their lives.
The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003
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The practice of pratyahara curbs the outgoing nature of the mind and conserves energy.
The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003
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He learned pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), the ability to contemplate an object with the intellect alone, while his senses remained quiescent.
Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001
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From the verses that follow it would seem that the object of this section is to describe the yogin's pratyahara and not the actual dissolution of the universe.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
bilby commented on the word pratyahara
Monovocalic polyglot.
August 7, 2008
mollusque commented on the word pratyahara
The "y" disqualifies from my list, even though it's serving as a consonant here.
August 7, 2008