Pratyahara (Devanāgar" प्रत्याहार) or the 'withdrawal of the senses' is the fifth element among the Eight stages of Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga,[1] as mentioned in his classical work, ...
Pratyahara Practice as a
Method of Managing Negative Mental Health
Siddhartha Bhushan
(Lecturer, Dept. of Yoga Psychology, Bihar Yoga Bharati. This paper was presented at the 90th Indian Science Congress, Bangalore, January 2003.) ...
Pratyahara is, as it were, the imitation by the senses of the mind by with drawing themselves from their objects. ...
Pratyahara is the fifth limb of Ashtanga Yoga. Pratyahara means drawing back or retreat. The word ahara means "nourishment"; pratyahara translates as "to withdraw oneself from that which nourishes the senses.
Pratyahara is the pivotal point in the practice of yoga where the path leads from the exterior to the interior landscape of the body.
Pratyahara
sense withdrawal, first stage of concentrating on the mind during meditation.
Pravritti ...
Pratyahara is the ability of the young plant of your Yoga Sadhana to hold up to the onslaughts of the outer world as reported back to you by your senses. Many are the enemies for the tender seed, so be aware.
Pratyahara - use and self-control of our senses
Dharana - capability to direct the mind
Dhyana - capability to interact with the object of our concentration ...
Pratyahara
Withdrawal and emancipation of the mind from the domination of the senses and sensual objects. The fifth stage of yoga.
Purva ...
Pratyahara. Withdrawing the senses in order to still the mind as in meditation. See article on Patanjali's Eightfold Path.
Raja yoga. The path of physical and mental control (see article on Yoga Paths).
Pratyahara ("withdrawal"): sensory inhibition, the fifth limb (anga) of Patanjali's eightfold path
Puja ("worship"): ritual worship, which is an important aspect of many forms of yoga, notably Bhakti Yoga and Tantra.
5) PRATYAHARA - withdrawing the senses from the external object
6) DHARANA - concentration
7) DHYANA - meditation ...
Pratyahara
Pratyahara is the withdrawal of the senses from their objects. The natural tendency of the senses is to go out towards the objects of the world.
Pratyahara, the fifth step, means withdrawal or sensory transcendence. It is during this stage that we make the conscious effort to draw our awareness away from the external world and outside stimuli. We direct our attention internally.
Pratyahara - Withdrawal of senses from the outside world to create internal awareness.
Dharana - Concentration, focus
Dhyana - Meditation ...
Pratyahara - Withdrawing the senses from objects.
Pratyakshatva - Direct perception.
Pravrajika - Pronounced prav-ra-jika. Title of a Hindu nun. See Sannyasini.
Pratyahara, control of the senses, is the fifth limb, wherein the yogic aspirant becomes absorbed in self-examination or introspection. By this means, the yogi confronts envy, deceit, greed, and hatred, whose roots lie inside the individual.
pratyahara the drawing inward of the senses from their objects.
pratyaksa (knowledge of that which is) before the eyes, direct knowledge.
pratyaksadarsana [seeing as before one's eyes; direct revelation].
Pratyahara translates directly as "sense withdrawal" . By withdrawing our attention from the external environment and by focusing inwards on the breath and sensations, we still the mind and increase our awareness of the body.
Pratyahara
feeding and then withdrawing the senses; observing, adjusting and accepting inner forces to attain inner harmony
Pravritti ...
Pratyahara - withdrawal of the mind from the senses, an essential first step in meditation; the fifth of the eight stages of classical Yoga
Primiti - super-subjective consciousness ...
Yoga ( Direct Method) (Hatha Yoga prodipika of Watmarama deals solely with physical discipline) Bahiranga or external has five steps or components: Yama ( DON'Ts), Niyama ( Do's), Asana (Posture), Pranayama ( Breath Regulation) and Pratyahara ( ...
It is necessary for one, before any attempt at Pratyahara, Dharana or Dhyana, to extricate oneself from these tormenting forces of the world.
In classic hatha yoga (one of the many schools of yoga) asana, pranayama, pratyahara, pranayama, dharana (concentration) and dhyana (meditation) are the main tools.
Yajnavalkya's technique, called vayu pratyahara (wind withdrawal) or prana pratyahara (life force withdrawal), involves fixing your awareness and your breath sequentially on 18 vital points, called marmans, in your body.
PRATYAHARA - the withdrawal of the senses' energy from their objects, with the purpose of focusing it towards our inner universe.
DHARANA - focusing the mind upon an unique object.
Pratyahara - (Withdrawal of Senses) A mental preparation to increase the power of mind.
Dharana - (Concentration on Object) Concentration of mind on one object and its field.
Pratyahara - withdrawal of the senses in order to still the mind.
Dharana - concentration. The last 3 steps constitute the internal practice of Raja Yoga. When Dharana is achieved, it leads to the next step: ...
There are seven Sadhanas of Yoga, namely Sat-Karma, Asana, Mudra, Pratyahara, Pranayama, Dhyana and Samadhi, which are cleansing of the body, seat postures for Yoga purposes, the abstraction of the senses from their objects, breath-control, ...
eight fold path of yoga: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi, a vigorous yoga to build strength, flexibility, and stamina. classic yoga writings, the Yoga Sutras, were compiled 200 years B.C.E.
Pratyahara, Control of the Senses
Dharana, or Concentration, learning to focus the find into one point
Dhyana, or Meditation, sustaining the mind on one-point ...
Pratyahara (withdrawal of sensory perceptions) : consisting of breath suspension and holding the mind, that step by step absorbs the senses in Kundalini energy.
The yogic principle of pratyahara means withdrawal of the senses. You should try to be so immersed in your own practice that you are not disturbed by outside sights, noises, or even smells.
Pratyahara (introverting mind and senses) gives dhrta (calmness, perseverance). Pranayama (regulation of the life force) gives lightness." Enlightenment, yes?
Pratyahara (withdrawal of the rays of the mind and restraining them from flowing outwards) and Dharana (concentration) strengthen the mind.
Drawing away completely the organs from the objects of senses during cessation of breath is called Pratyahara. Whatever he sees with his eyes, let him consider as Atman. Whatever he hears with his ears, let him consider as Atman.
However, defects in the internal cleansing practices - pratyahara, dharana, dhyana - are not correctable and can be dangerous to the mind unless the correct Ashtanga Yoga method is followed (Stern and Summerbell 35).
(1) breath control (pranayama)
(2) sensory inhibition (pratyahara)
(3) meditation (dhyana)
(4) concentration (dharana)
(5) examination (tarka)
(6) ecstasy (samadhi) ...
They are described by Patanjali as: Yama (abstinences), Niyama (observances), Asana (postures), Pranayama (breath control), Pratyahara (sense withdrawal), Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation), and Samadhi (contemplation).
harmonious control; culmination of pratyahara, dharana and samadhi
Sanatan
- ...
Abstinence or Yama
Observances or Niyama
Postures or Asana
Breath control or Pranayama
Retrieving the mind from objects of enjoyment or Pratyahara
Concentration or Dharana
Contemplation or Dhyana and
Absorption or Samadhi of the mind.
RAJA yoga shows us how to gain the power of mental concentration. It places emphasis on the final four stages of yoga: abstraction of the senses or pratyahara, fixed attention or dharana, ...
The eight-limbs of yoga, as codified by maharishi Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras; consists of: Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi.
Asmita ...
The eight limbs are: moral restraint (yama); discipline (niyama); posture (asana); breath control (pranayama); sense withdrawal (pratyahara); concentration (dharana); meditation (dhyana); and ecstasy (samadhi).
put your thumbs in your ears, your index fingers on you closed eyelids, your middle fingers sealing the nostrils and your ring fingers on your mouth. This sealing of the ears, the nose, the eyes and the mouth is providing a kind of manual pratyahara.
Pratibha: Intuition.
Pratipaksha: Opposite.
Pratiptasava: Becoming latent.
Pratyahara: Abstraction of the senses.
Pratyaya: Cause; mental effort; imitation; idea of distinction.
Pravritti: Activity.
Prayatna: Effort.
The 1st stage is called Asana (or posture), the 2nd Pranayama (or breath control), the 3rd is Pratyahara (or nerve control), the 4th is Dharana (or mind control), the 5th is Dhyana (or meditation), and finally there is Samadhi, ...
 See also: Ahara, Yoga, Body, Mind, Meditation
|
