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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.
References
- Four Chapters on Freedom by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, published in 1976.
