Chapter 4: Path of Knowledgeज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
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“Still others, devoted to breath control, offer the outgoing breath into the incoming and the incoming into the outgoing, restraining the flow of both.”
Sanskrit
अपाने जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणेऽपानं तथापरे | प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः ||
Transliteration
apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe 'pānaṁ tathāpare prāṇāpāna-gatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāma-parāyaṇāḥ
Commentary
Pranayama practitioners sacrifice one breath into another, controlling the vital force. This subtle practice purifies the mind and prepares it for deeper meditation.
Chapter 4
Path of Knowledge