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Yoga Sutra 1.12
अभ्यासवैराग्याअभ्यां तन्निरोधः ॥१२॥
abhyāsa-vairāgyābhyāṁ tan-nirodhaḥ ॥12॥
- abhyāsa: repeated practice
- vairāgyābhyāṁ: by detachment, desirelessness
- tan or tat: of those
- nirodhaḥ: stopping, regulating, setting aside of
- These five mental modifications are restrained by practice and detachment.
Necessity of abhyasa and vairagya, Patanjali has given two methods to stop the flow of chitta vrittis; abhyasa and vairagya. Abhyasa means repeated and persistent practice. Vairagya is freedom from Raga and Dwesha, i.e. attraction and repulsion. When the mind becomes free of these two, the state is called vairagya. According to Patanjali, one should master on Raga and Dwesha before doing Meditation, otherwise it would be futile.
References
- Four Chapters on Freedom by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, published in 1976.
