![]() ![]() Now a third and fourth Sanskrit word: Patañjali (#3), who compiled the Yoga Sutra-s sometime around 350 CE, uses the word īśvara (#4) to mean a Higher Power. Puruṣ a is all that is not changing within us, sometimes defined as the soul, or pure awareness, or in some other contexts, “consciousness.” It is not always obvious because we identify with something that is changing, thinking that it is something permanent. It is all that is changing in us, or, in other terms, and this is not always obvious: the body-brain system. ![]() Prakṛ ti is our body (it is also a word used to mean “nature”). It may be difficult to remember during the darkness and cold of diminished light, yet yoga philosophy suggests there is a light within that never wanes.įirst, let’s introduce two ancient Sanskrit words: The ancient yogis saw our being as spiritual creatures made up of (word #1) prak ṛ ti and (#2) puru ṣ a. When we experience the long nights and short days of the winter season, we can benefit from a deeper look at yoga teachings on light and darkness and explore what they have to say about the inner and the outer, body and mind, the transient and the eternal. ![]() “We can be free of suffering by paying attention to the light within.” ![]()
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