2y

Kri Shna Demo

Student··

Yoga off the mat→Philosophy

What does “yogas chitta vritti nirodhah” mean in everyday practice?

I know the translation (yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind), but how does it apply on a Tuesday evening?

• 10y

  Sarah Swati Demo

  Yoga teacher··

  For me it means noticing when the mind is pulled and gently coming back — in a pose, in a meeting, in traffic. The practice is the returning, not the stillness itself.

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• 18y

  Shiva Trimūrti Demo

  Yoga teacher··

  Sutra 1.2 is a definition; the following sutras explain how: practice and non-attachment.

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