EXAM ROLL NO: 20201025 NAME: ANKUR CHANDRA BATCH NO:1 (MORNING)

SUB CODE: CT102 ASSIGNMENT TOPIC NO: 2ND

Assignment: Detailed Note on Antaranga Yoga & It’s

principles

Submitted to: Ms Sonu Rani (Course Instructor)

Institute: Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga

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ANTARANGA YOG
When one’s YAMAS are correct and disciplined then only he can move towards powering Innerself

** If you can’t follow MahaVrat then try to follow AnuVrat with discipline**

Nishkamya Karma Yoga or the performance of disinterested works is Bahiranga Sadhana, which
leads you to meditation on Aham Brahma Asmi. Karma is more external than the four means of
salvation, Sadhana Chatushtaya. The four means are more external than Sravana. Sravana is
more external than Manana or reflection of what is heard through a teacher or books. Manana
is more external than Nididhyasana. Antaranga Sadhana is Nididhyasana or deep meditation on
Aham Brahmasmi and its meaning. In Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali Maharshi also you have the
Bahiranga and Antaranga Sadhana. Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama and Pratyahara are the
Bahiranga Sadhana; while Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi are Antaranga Sadhana.

**source – Swami Sivananda

In Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Maharashi Patanjali encourages yogis and sadhaks to go beyond their
external practises of the first five limbs of yoga and develop their Antaranga Sadhana, which
works to transform the mind itself. It is said that these practises will change the Chitta, or
fluctuation happening in the mind permanently. They also helps to get rid of distractions.

To elaborate further Maharshi tells Antaranga Sadhana is divided into 3 different parts viz.

a) Dharana – Concentration दे शबन्धः चित्तस्य धारणा ॥१॥

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b) Dhyana – Meditation तत्र प्रत्ययै कतानता ध्यानम् ॥२॥

c) Samadhi तदे वार्थमात्रनिर्भासं स्वरूपशून्यमिवसमाधिः ॥३॥
Let’s see what exactly they mean –

a) Dharana : It means developing and increasing the ability of oneself to CONCENTRATE.

This may be focusing on particular object or on one of the Chakras.
b) Dhyana : It is state of Deep Meditation of mind. Here Sadhak is aware about the stream
of thoughts flowing steadily around the object of meditation.
c) Samadhi : It is like experiencing Total Unity with Inner-self. In this stage there leaves
no difference or separation between Universe and Individual consciousness.

Let’s learn above terms from example –

a) Dharana : The idea of Dharana is to improve concentration and reduce number of

thoughts.
Eg – Take a Candle as your object of focus, you point all your thoughts and
energy to the Candle. You will observe after few sittings that external
distractions and varied internal thoughts are reduced when you focus on the
objects in front of you. All your thoughts and energy will concentrate on
surroundings of the object. This is where we called as Dharana.

Eg2 – If you are brushing, try to find out where your mind is? Is it with teeths
that are getting cleaned or with something else. Keep on checking and
analysing whole day that your thoughts are focused and centred.

Eg3 – For Kids, give them a glass of water filled uptill brim and ask them to
walk. This will increase their focus and helping to them to train their mind for
Dharana.

Eg4 – Standing on one leg with close eyes and total focus on balancing increase
your focus.

Do varieties of such things whole day but give some time specially for a
particular practise. This habit when formed gives enormous benefit to whole
life.

Figure 2Concentrating your thoughts at single object

Figure 1Thinking multiple things at one

b) Dhyana : After prolonged practises the next stage comes is Dhyana.

Eg – Dhyana is a way of achieving focus. Here one slowly learns to focus
without any aid or external object (like candle). The person started moving

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inwards with the objects and thoughts become fewer than before. One is
completely submerged within himself and can stay that way for longer
durations. This is called Dhyana.

Eg – Spine is straight and base is brought. Have that object in your mind. Have
oneness with that object and stay with that object for long long duration.
Continuously staying with that object is called Dhyana. In Dhyana one goes
above dualities. Pre training is very much necessary prior going for
Meditation and hence yogic exercises, pranayama plays pivotal role prior
going for Meditation. Learn Patiently.

c) Samadhi : Regular practise of Dhyana helps one to move to Samadhi. This is called
to be the ultimate blissful state of staying focused and is the last step of Yogic path.
In Ashtanga Yoga, the final stage is Samadhi.
Eg. When one focuses for so long, you and object becomes one. Chitta has no
thought and person becomes one with that object of concentration.

Eg – MIRABAI – Her mind saying only Krishna. If you scan Mirabai, Krishna will
only seen.

This is such a state where no words could explain.

This sounds quite easy but they are not. Regular practise and discipline is required. It is seen
in the past that sometimes it takes years to move from one level to another. The reason
understood so far is the discrepancy while following suggested disciplines like Yamas, Niyama,
Asanas and Pranayama Techniques.

Thankyou

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