With Purification - No Samyama Needed YS III - 34

Yoga Sutra III- 34 - PRATIBHAD VA SARVAM - Or, in the knowledge that dawns by spontaneous enlightenment [through a life of purity], all the powers come by themselves.

Swami Satchidananda translated the above sutras without commentary.

"How to Know God - The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali" translated and commented on by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood - "When the mind has reached a very high state of purification, the psychic powers may come to it spontaneously and unbidden, without the making of any samyama."

Samyama on the Murda YS III - 33

Yoga Sutra III- 33 - MURDHA JYOTISI SIDDHA DARSANAM - By samyama on the light at the crown of the head (sahasrara chakra), visions of masters and adepts are obtained.

Swami Satchidananda translated the above sutras without commentary.

"The radiance within the back of the head is not to be confused with the radiance of the seventh lotus, the highest center of spiritual consciousness, which is situated at the top of the head." - "How to Know God - The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali" translated and commented on by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood.

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1. Samyama - Last Three Limbs of Yoga YS III - 4

Samyama on the Kuma Nadi YS III - 32

Yoga Sutra III- 32- KURMANADYAM STHAIRYAM - By samyama on the kurma nadi (a subtle tortoise-shaped tube located below the throat, motionlessness in the meditative posture is achieved.

Swami Satchidananda translated the above sutras without commentary.

For the above sutra the only commentary from "How to Know God - The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali" translated and commented on by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood is:

"The motionlessness, for example, of the snake or the lizard. This enables the yogi to meditate undisturbed by the involuntary movement of the body."

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• Samyama - Last Three Limbs of Yoga YS III - 4

Samyama on the Throat YS III - 31

Yoga Sutra III- 31 - KANTHA KUPE KSUT PIPASA NIVRTTIH - By samyama on the pit of the throat, cessation of hunger and thirst is achieved.

Swami Satchidananda - " Some of these siddhis are simple enough to attain if anybody wants to try. Patanjali gives this nice, simple one that will make the one who cooks very happy! Put your entire attention on the pit of the throat and you don't need to visit the kitchen. All these examples are given mainly to test yourself. They don't take that long to achieve."

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Samyama on the Navel Plexus YS III - 30

Yoga Sutra III- 30 - NABHI CAKRE KAYA VYUHA JNANAM - By samyama on the navel plexus, knowledge of the body's constitution is obtained.

Swami Satchidananda - "You won't need an x-ray. You can understand the whole body and its constitution because the solar plexus is the center of the body. It is something like saying that if you understand the sun, you understand the whole solar system."

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Samyama on the Sun, Moon & Stars YS III - 27, 28, 29

Yoga Sutra III- 27 - BHUVANA JNANAM SURYE SAMYAMAT - By samyama on the sun, knowledge of the entire solar system is obtained.]

Yoga Sutra III- 28 - CANDRE TARA VYUHA JNANAM - By samyama on the moon comes knowledge of the stars' arrangement.

Yoga Sutra III- 29 - DHRUVE TADGATI JNANAM - By samyama on the pole star comes knowledge of the stars' movements.

Swami Satchidananda translated the above sutras without commentary.

For the above sutras there is only a commentary on Yoga Sutra III- 29 from "How to Know God - The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali" translated and commented on by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood. - "It has already been remarked that there is a strong resemblance between the cosmology of Patanjali and the theories of modern atomic physics. Yet the ancient Hindus had, as far as we know, practically no scientific apparatus of any accuracy. This fact alone would seem to offer some proof of the validity of the psychic powers. For how else could these sages have formed such a correct and comprehensive picture of the nature of the universe? Their knowledge cannot have been based, as ours is, simply upon sense-perception assisted by instruments."

Samyama on the Light Within YS III - 26

Yoga Sutra III- 26- PRAVRTTYALOKA NYASAT SUKSMA VYAVHITA VIPRAKRSTA JNANAM-By samyama on the Light within, the knowledge of the subtle, hidden and remote is obtained. [Note: subtle as atoms, hidden as treasure, remote as far distant lands.]

Swami Satchidananda translated the above sutra without commentary.

"The Inner Light is the light of the lotus within the heart, referred to in aphorism 36 of chapter 1." - "How to Know God - The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali" translated and commented on by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood.

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Blissful Light Within YS I - 36