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  • Contemplation (Chapter 1)
    • Definition of Yoga (1.1 – 1.4)
      • 1.1 And now, the teachings of yoga.
      • 1.2 Yoga is…
      • 1.3 When your mind is still….
      • 1.4 When your mind is not still….
    • Five Changing States of Mind (1.5 – 1.11)
      • 1.5 The fluctuations of the mind….
      • 1.6 There are five types of thoughts….
      • 1.7 The sources of right knowledge….
      • 1.8 False knowledge stems from….
      • 1.9 Imagination arises from….
      • 1.10 In deep sleep there is….
      • 1.11 Memory is….
    • Practice and Non-Attachment (1.12-1.18)
      • 1.12 The mind can be stilled through…
      • 1.13 Effort toward a steady mind is…
      • 1.14 Practice takes time…
      • 1.15 Recognize and diffuse…
      • 1.16 When you know your true self…
      • 1.17 Layers of understanding…
    • Effort (1.19-1.22)
    • Consciousness (1.23-1.29)
    • Obstacles (1.31-1.32)
    • Mental Stability (1.33-1.39)
    • Effects of Concentration (1.40-1.51)
  • Practice (Chapter 2)
  • Abilities (Chapter 3)
  • Absoluteness (Chapter 4)

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1.17 Layers of understanding are revealed through steady concentration on an object: thought, insight, and pure joy.

“…from the very beginning, meditation needs an object, a point of focus for the mind….three factors are present: the small you as the knower, the object of meditation as the known, and the process of knowing that relates the two.” – Devadatta Kali, Managing The Mind

1.16 When you know your true self, cravings dissipate.

“Detachment develops with self understanding.” – TKV Desikachar, Reflections on Yoga Sutra-s of Patanjal

1.15 Recognize and diffuse entangling thought patterns.

“As we develop our practice along the correct lines, we find that our ability to discipline ourselves and reject intrusive influence grows.” – TKV Desikachar, Reflections on Yoga Sutra-s of Patanjal

1.14 Practice takes time, patience, and a positive attitude.

“Persevering practice deeply transforms character and behavior.” – Bernard Bouchard, The Essence of Yoga

1.6 There are five types of thoughts: right knowledge, misapprehension, fantasy, deep sleep, and memory.

“Everything that we experience in life, we experience through the mind. Whatever happens around us, whatever thoughts and feelings arise within, whatever we dream for the future or recollect from the past — all that is a result of the mind’s activity, which falls into five basic categories.” – Devadatta Kali, Managing The Mind

1.7 The sources of right knowledge are direct experience, inference, and verbal testimony.

“We must not mistake right knowledge for absolute truth.” –Devadatta Kali, Managing the Mind

1.2 Yoga is the stilling of the changing states of the mind.

“For a keen student this one Sutra would be enough because the rest of them only explain this one.” – Sri Swami Satchidananda, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

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