Book Two Overview

Vocabulary

abhinivesha, ahimsa, aparigraha, asana, ashtanga yoga, asmita, asteya, atman, avidya, brahmacharya, dharana, dhyana, dvesha, gunas, hatha yoga, ishvara pranidhana, jnana yoga, karma, klesha, maya, niyamas, prakriti, pranayama, pratyahara, purusha, raga, rajas, sadhana pada, samadhi, santosha, sattva, satya, saucha, svadhyaya, tamas, tapas, viveka, yamas

1. “ABHINIVESHA”— Fear of death
2. “AHIMSA” — Non-harming, non-violence, non- killing, compassion
3. “APARIGRAHA” — Nonattachment, non-grasping, non- possessiveness
4. “ASANA” — Posture or seat
5. “ASHTANGA YOGA”— Eight Limbs of Yoga
6. “ASMITA” — Egoism
7. “ASTEYA” — To not steal or misappropriate that which belongs to another
8. “ATMAN” — The experiencer or True Self, consciousness that is an individual expression of universal intelligence
9. “AVIDYA” — Misapprehension, spiritual ignorance
10. “BRAHMACHARYA” — Self-restraint, moderation and mindfulness in expending energy
11. “DHARANA” — Concentration or attention
12. “DHYANA” — Meditation
13. “DVESHA” — Aversion
14. “GUNAS” — Modes of being, properties or characteristics of nature; tamas, rajas, sattva
15. “HATHA YOGA” — Yoga of Body, Breath & Sensory Harmony
16. “ISHVARA PRANIDHANA” — Surrender to a higher power or Source
17. “JNANA YOGA” — Yoga of Knowledge
18. “KARMA” — The law of universal causality, action and consequence
19. “KLESHA” — Obstacle or veil
20. “MAYA” — The cosmic illusion caused by an error in spiritual perception
21. “NIYAMAS” — Observances; relationship with self; qualities of an “evolutionary personality;” saucha, santosha, tapas, svadhyaya and ishvara pranidhana
22. “PRAKRITI” — Substance, the object of experience
23. “PRANAYAMA” — Breathing techniques for directing energy
24. “PRATYAHARA” — Turning senses inward
25. “PURUSHA” — Spirit, consciousness, the principle of universal consciousness in us
26. “RAGA” — Attachment
27. “RAJAS” — A characteristic of nature (gunas): activity / unrest
28. “SADHANA PADA” — Book 2 of The Yoga Sutras, On Practice
29. “SAMADHI” — Absorption, union or superconsciousness; a state in which the “intellect becomes keen, reasoning is clear” and there is “bliss and a sense of pure being”
30. “SANTOSHA” — Being at peace in the moment; being content with what we have
31. “SATTVA” — A characteristic of nature (gunas): clarity / purity / illumination
32. “SATYA” — Truthfulness in thought, word and action
33. “SAUCHA” — Cleanliness/purity of body and mind to allow Self-Realization
34. “SVADHYAYA” — Gaining self-reflection through study of self and spiritual texts
35. “TAMAS” — A characteristic of nature (gunas): heaviness / stability / inertia
36. “TAPAS” — Enthusiasm, effort, self-discipline, burning off impurities
37. “VIVEKA” — Discriminative discernment
38. “YAMAS” — Restraints; principles of behavior in relationships; ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya and aparigraha

Book Overview

Introduction

• Book Two has 55 sutras.
• It’s entitled Sadhana Pada.
• It’s about practice.
• It’s targeted to those who are just beginning their spiritual development.