Pratyāhāra

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By Swami Harshananda

Pratyāhāra literally means ‘withdrawal of the senses from outside towards oneself’.

Pratyāhāra is one of the eight steps of Yoga as described by Patañjali[1] in his Yogasutras.[2]


References[edit]

  1. ↑ He lived in 200 B. C.
  2. ↑ Yogasutras 2.29
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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