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In Sanskrit, pratyahara literally means to draw toward the opposite. The normal movement of the senses is ot flow outward, where they encounter the objects of the world and name and interpret them with the aid of thought. The yogi simply observes the fact. It is raining, he may thing or say, without desire or judgement. The yogic purpose of pratyahara is to make the mind shut up so we can concentration. It is a long and patience-demanding apprenticeship in detachment. IT is the gradual involution of the sense and stilling of the mind with the aid of breath to make the practitioner fit for concentration and meditation. One learns to watch the mind itself and its movements and ultimately to keep it stable and quiet. Light on Life, BKS Iyengar (thnx Lisa Walford)
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:45:23 +0000

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