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Season 1 - Episode 5

Recitation of Chapter One

5 min - Practice
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James Boag
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James shares a chant of Chapter One of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Please see the attached .PDF to chant along with James.
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Still Pace
Apr 14, 2017
Bhakti, Raja, Jnana, Chanting
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Inner Peace, Freedom

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Aum Nata Shri Patanjana Yoga Darshani Samadhi Paru Naamapratamaph Para Ata Yoganoshasanam Yoga Shchitta Vrittinirota Tara Dhrishto Svarupevastanam Vrittesaru Pyamitara Vrittayaf Panchatayakvishta Kvishta Pramana Vipariya Vekalpa Nidra Smrittaya Pratyakshana Managamath Pramanani Vipariya Yomitya Gnyana Matadrupa Pratishtam Shapta Gnyana Nopati Vastushunya Vekalpa Pave Pratyayarambana Vrittinirada Anubhutavishaya Sambramoshasmriti Pyaasa Vairagya Byam Tannirota Tatrastetoyatna Pyaasa Sattudhikkaranirantari Satkara Sivitodriddabhu Mihim Drishtanushravika Vishaya Vitrishnasya Vashikara Sangeyabhairagya Tatparampurashakhyatir Gunavaitrishnyam Vittarka Vicharandasmitaru Pannogamath Sambragnata Vairama Pratyapya Sapurvasanskarashishonya Pava Pratyayo Vereyaprakriti Dayanam Shatavirya Smitisamati Pragnapurvaka Itharisham Tivrasamve Ghanamasana Mirdamatyare Matratvatatopivishisham Ishwarapranithanadva Klesha Karma Vipaka Shairapramnishtav Purushavi Shesha Ishwaran Tathraniratishayam Sairavagnyabhicham Saishapurveshavapiguru Kari Naavachirat Vashyavachikavpranavah Tachapastadatabhavanam Tathapratyakchaitanadigamupyantaraya Babhishche Vyaristyana Sangeyapramadarasyavirati Branti Darshanaraptabhumikattvana Vastetachatavikshyapastayantaraya Dukkadormanasiyangamijayatvashvasaprashvasavikshyapasabhavah Tathapratyakshaitanatyamikattvapyasah Maitri Karunamuritopigshanam Sukadukha punyapunyavishayanam Bhavanata shchitta prasaranam Prachardhana Vyataranapyama pranasya Vishaya Vativa Pravrittarutpana Manasastitene bhanini Eshokavajyotishmati Vitaraga Vishayamvachitam Svapnaridragnanaramanam Yatavimattatyanadva Paramanuparamamattvaantosya Vashikara Kshinavritti Rabijatasyevamanir Grahitrai Grana Grahishutatstattanjanata Samapati Tatrashamdharthagyanavikalpaisangyana Savyatarka Samapati Smitiparishuddhaosvarupashunyevartha Matra nirbhasa nirvitarka Eta yayiva savyachara nirvichara Chasokshma vishaya vyakhyata Sokshma vishayatvam charinga parivasanam Taa yiva savyachasamadhi Nirvichara vishara dhyadyatma prasadha Ritambara tatraprigna Shutaramanaprigna bhyamanyavishaya vishashara tatvat Tajasanskarunya sanskarapratipandeen Tasyapini roti Sarvaniroda nirvijasamadhi Eteshri Patanjara yoga darshani Samaripadonam pratamaphpara Samaptah Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti Om

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Gabriella N
Gabriella N
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Oh My!!! this is very impressive and inspiring. I am courios thought what is the meaning of those few lines that James recites beforr and after the sutras. Xox Gaby
6 years ago
Kate M
Kate M
Your capacity for memorization is truly impressive. And inspiring. I guess part of the trick is "dirgha kala nairantarya"!
6 years ago
James Boag
James Boag
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Thank you for your encouraging feedback. I do find reciting a very inspiring practice, letting the expressive capacities bathe in and be nourished by vocalising the sutras or verses which pulsate with such inspired wisdom. One of my Sanskrit teachers has said how recitation can really help neutralise disharmony/ills and promote cohesion in all parts of our life, and help us communicate more effectively in any language! I certainly feel very grateful for this practice.

6 years ago
James Boag
James Boag
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With regard to the memorization, I got a real helping head start on the Sutra-s. When I first went to continue my Sanskrit studies in India in 2008, I stayed with the first Indian Sanskrit teacher I studied with, Dr MA Jayashree. At that time, we would have Sanskrit class early morning, but she was also running a Yoga Sutra chanting class for 90 minutes in the late afternoon Mondays to Thursdays, which I was able to attend every day, and which really helped me deepen my familiarity with the Sutra-s. The next Indian Sanskrit teachers I worked with also placed great emphasis on recitation and pronunciation. It was the flavour and richness of the recitation that spurred me on when the Sanskrit grammar part was so tough for me!
6 years ago
James Boag
James Boag
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With regard to the words at the beginning and end of the recitation: it's a bit like the title and closing, or if it was printed, the front and back cover. At the beginning it says: 'Now, in the glorious Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, the Samadhi Pada, which is the first section/chapter.' At the end, I say almost the same: 'That was the Samadhi Pada, which is the first section/chapter of the glorious Yoga Sutra of Patanjali and it is completed'. I guess you could describe it as oral indexing, it serves to announce what you are going to recite and close it. When studying, it also works as a way to remind yourself where you are, and what you are learning if you are learning lots of texts by heart.
6 years ago
Kate M
Kate M
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I am appreciating (again!) what you have shared here in regards to the importance of memorizing and chanting the text. And  certainly, chanting is very calming - I have heard it described as the original pranayama practice. It works on so many levels...
4 years ago
Caroline S
Caroline S
Memorizing is a forgotten art and I personally find it quite challenging.  But, by reciting every day, and listening to the chant it kind of instals itself into you, that's my experience anyway.   I will be happy the day that I can recite and look away, from the printed page, although looking at Sanskrit is its own reward at bestowing beauty, and I can't yet read Sanskrit, I am a beginner, but I appreciate the aesthetic of the experience..Thank you James for the experience.
2 years ago
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