Samadhi Pada Summary: BE HERE NOW!

      

I began this sutra journey at the beginning of the year simply because I was curious. It was a text that was required reading in my teacher training but barely discussed. Like many philosophy books/concepts, it can be difficult to grasp. Even now, having gone through the first chapter (pada) sutra by sutra, it would be foolish to believe I have anything close to a complete understanding of it. Yet, what this book and the individual sutras did give me over this year was some comfort.

Sutra 1.51: Time to Relax

  

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.51 Tasyapi nirodhe sarva nirodhan nirbijah samadhih

Sutra 1.50: Be You

  

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.50 Tajjah samskarah anya samskara pratibandhi

Sutra 1.48-1.49: You Know

 

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.48 Rtambhara tatra prajna

1.49 Srutanumana prajnabhyam anya visaya visearthatvat

Sutra 1.47: Your Velcro Moment

 

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.47 Nirvicara vaisaradye'dhyatma prasadah

Sutra 1.46: Start Again

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.46 Ta eva sabijah samadhih

Sutra 1.45: The Meaning of Life

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.45 Suksma visayatvam ca alinga paryavsanam

Sutra 1.44: Letting a Guide Lead

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.44 Etayaiva savicara nirvicara ca suksma visaya vyakhyata

Sutra 1.42-1.43: Subtle Perception

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.42 Tatra sabdartha jnana vikalpaih samkirna savitarka samapatti

1.43 Smrti parisuddhau svarupa sunyevartha matra nirbhasa nirvitara samapatti

Sutra 1.41: Crystal Clear

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.41 Ksina vritti abhijatasyeva maner grahitr grahana grahyesu tatstha tadanjanata samapattih

Sutra 1.40: It ALL Matters

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.40 Paramanu paramamahattvanto'sya vasikarah

Sutra 1.39: You Choose

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.38 Yatha abhimata dhyanad va

Sutra 1.38: Sleep Class

 

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.38 Svapna nidra jnana alambanam va

Sutra 1.37: You've Got That Thang

 

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.37 Vita raga vishayam va chittam

Sutra 1.36: This Little Light of Mine

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.36 Visoka va jyotismati

Sutra 1.35: Oar of the Senses

 

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.35 Visayavati va pravrttir utpanna manasah sthiti nibandhani

Sutra 1.34: Oar of the Breath

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.34 Pracchardana vibharanabhyam va pranasya

Sutra 1.33: You Hold the Keys

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.33 Maitri karuna mudita upekshanam sukha duhka punya apunya vishayanam bhavanatah chitta prasadanam

Sutra 1.32: One Thing

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.32 Tat pratisedha artham eka tattva abhyasah

Sutra 1.31: Falling Down

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.31 Duhkha daurmanasya angamejayatva svasaprasvasah viksepa sahabhuvah

Sutra 1.30: Focus on the Sky

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.30 Vyadhi styana samsaya pramada alasya avirati bhranti-darsana alabdha-bhumikatva anavasthitatva chitta vikshepa te antarayah

Sutra 1.29: Clear the Clutter

"Everything in life is vibration."
- Albert Einstein

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.29 Tatah pratyak cetanadhigamo pyantarayabhavas ca

Sutra 1.27-1.28: A U M

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.27 Tasya vachakah pranavah

1.28 Tajjapah tadarthabhavanam

Sutra 1.25-1.26: Ineffable

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.25 Tatra niratisayam sarvajna bijam

1.26 Purvesham api guruh kalena anavacchedat

Sutra 1.24: You Are Divine

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.24 Klesha karma vipakasayaih aparamrshtah purusavisesa ishvarah

Sutra 1.23: White Flag

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.23 Ishvara pranidhanad va

Sutra 1.21-1.22: You Choose

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.21 Tivra samveganam asannah

1.22 Mrdu madhyadhimatratvat tato'pi viseah

Sutra 1.20: Find the Fit

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.20 Sraddha virya smrti samadhi prajnapurvaka itaresam

Sutra 1.19: Metta Magic

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.19 Bhavapratyayo videhas prakrtilayanam

Sutra 1.18: Mind the Gap

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.18 Virama pratyayabhyasa purvah samskaraseso'nyah

Sutra 1.17: List It and Flow

Times I've experienced flow.

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.17 Vitarka vicharanandasmitarupanugamat samprajnatah

Sutra 1.16: Balance Baby

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.16 Tat param purusa khyater gunavaitrsnyam

Sutra 1.15: Let It Be

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.15 Drshtanushravika visaya vitrshnasya vashikara samjna vairagyam

Sutra 1.14: Here for a Good Time AND a Long Time

"Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity."
- Bruce Lee

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.14 Sa tu dirgha kala nairantarya satkarasevito drdhabhumih

Sutra 1.13: Just Do It

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.13 Tatra sthitau yatno'bhyasah

Sutra 1.12: Do Be Do Be Do

"Doing is never enough if you neglect being."
- Eckhart Tolle

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.12 Abhyasa Vairagyabhyam tannirodhah

Sutra 1.9-1.11: Just Breathe

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.9 sabdajnananupati vastu sunyo vikalpah

1.10 Abhava pratyaylambana vrttir ndira

1.11 Anubhuta visayasampramoshah smrtih

Sutra 1.7-1.8: Experience Seeker

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.7 Pratyaksanumanagamah pramanani

1.8 Viparyayo mithyajnanam atadrupa pratistham

Sutra 1.5-1.6: Keep 'Em Separated

"Observe your thoughts, don't believe them."
- Eckhart Tolle

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.5 Vrttayah panchatayyah klista aklistah

1.6 Pramana viparyaya vikalpa nidra smrtayah

Sutra 1.4: Ask Away

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.4 Vrtti sarupyam itaratra

Sutra 1.3: I Am Light

"We are stars wrapped in skin. 
The light you are seeking has always been within." 
- Rumi

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.3 Tada drastuh svarupe vasthanam

Sutra 1.2: Why Yoga

Samadhi Pada: Yoga of Being in the Now

1.2 Yogas citta vrtti nirodhah

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