योग󰏘󰍮󰊷वृ󰏓󰊷󰏐नरोधःPYS 1.

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Yoga is the stilling of the changing states of the mind (chitta).

वृ󰏓󰊷सा󰏄󰌍󰏐मतर󰇳 PYS 1.4

Otherwise, at other times, [the seer] is absorbed
in the changing states (of the mind).

󰏍वपय󰇡यो 󰏐म󰋌ा󰆶ानमत󰇵ू प󰇸󰏏त󰍾म् PYS 1.8

Error is false knowledge stemming from the incorrect apprehension [of something].

अ󰌱ासवैरा󰉱ा󰌱ां त󰏏󰋳रोधः PYS 1.12

The states of mind (vrittis) are stilled by practice and dispassion.

स तु दीघ󰇡कालनैर󰋥य󰇡स󰊰ाराSSसे󰏍वतो 󰏈ढ़भू󰏐मः PYS 1.14

Practice becomes firmly established when it has cultivated uninterruptedly
and with devotion over a long period of time.

ई󰍶र󰇸󰏐णधाना󰋙ा PYS 1.23

Or, (this previously mentioned state of higher awareness is attainable)
from devotion to the Ishwara.

त󰎟 वाचकः 󰇸णवः PYS 1.27

The name designating Ishwara is Pranava (A-U-M).

त󰊂प󰎑दथ󰇡भावनम् PYS 1.28

Repetition and contemplation of its meaning (A-U-M) should be performed.

मै󰇳ीक󰏄णामु󰏌दतोपे󰆵ाणाम् सुख󰏱ःखपु󰊮ापु󰊮󰏍वषयाणाम् भावनात󰏘󰍮󰊷󰇸सादनम् PYS 1.33

Clarity (lucidity) arises in the mind by cultivating the attitude of
friendship towards those who are happy, compassion towards those in distress,
joy towards those who are virtuous and equanimity towards those non-virtuous.

󰇸󰉺द󰇡 न󰏍वधारणा󰌱ां वा 󰇸ाण󰎟 PYS 1.34

Or (stability of mind is gained) by exhaling and retaining the breath.

यथा󰏐भमत󰋝ाना󰋙ा PYS 1.39

Steadiness of mind is attained from
meditation upon anything of one’s inclination.

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