Patanjali

Sage and author of Yoga Sutras.

An ancient sage traditionally credited with compiling the Yoga Sutras, a foundational text of classical Yoga philosophy. The Yoga Sutras outline the principles of yoga practice, including ethical conduct, meditation, and the attainment of spiritual insight. Patanjali’s work has been central to the development of various schools of Yoga and continues to be a key reference for understanding the philosophy and practice of Yoga.

Patanjali Quotes about Mind

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Yoga is the cessation of mind.
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Yoga is mind wave quieting.
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A mind free from all disturbances is Yoga.
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Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.
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If you can control the rising of the mind into ripples, you will experience Yoga.
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Just as the pure crystal takes color from the object which is nearest to it, so the mind, when it is cleared of thought-waves, achieves sameness or identity with the object of its concentration.
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When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations; your conscious expands in every direction; and you find yourself in a great, new and wonderful world.
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The heart and mind can find peace and harmony by contemplating the transcendental nature of the true self as supreme effulgent life.
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Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind.
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Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded Consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind.
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Yoga is the cessation of the movements of the mind. Then there is abiding in the Seer's own form.
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