Swami Vivekananda

#Conference On Ramakrishna Mission And Health Care Services: Hyderabad, July 2023 ========================================================================= Sunday, 09 Jul 2023. 05:30. PATANJALI'S YOGA APHORISMS CHAPTER II CONCENTRATION: ITS PRACTICE : (3) (continued) AND CHAPTER III POWERS ========================================================================= ======================================================================== बाह्याभ्यन्तरविषयाक्षेपी चतुर्थः ॥५१॥ 51. The fourth is restraining the Prana by reflecting on external or internal object. This is the fourth sort of Pranayama, in which the Kumbhaka is brought about by long practice attended with reflection, which is absent in the other three. ततः क्षीयते प्रकाशावरणम् ॥५२॥ 52. From that, the covering to the light of the Chitta is attenuated. The Chitta has, by its own nature, all knowledge. It is made of Sattva particles, but is covered by Rajas and Tamas particles, and by Pranayama this covering is removed. धारणासु