Dear Ones, I have been writing about Pratyahara as explained by Swami Niranjananda Saraswati. I will go through the list. Continue reading
The different pratyaharas
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Sravan (hearing) Pratyahara
What is Sravan Pratyahara? It is the pratyahara, where you become aware of the sounds around you. The best way to understand this is in the practice of Shava asana and Yoga Nidra. The process is to listen to the sound and then let it go. Continue reading
Charma (skin) Pratyahara
What is skin pratyahara? It is an incredible practice and I would recommend it to persons, who have any skin problems. It is best practiced during Shavasana or Yoga Nidra. Continue reading
Swad (taste) pratyahara
What is Swad Pratyahara? It is the shutting out the sense of taste. We are aware how powerful the sense of taste is. In the terrible times of Covid, some of us lost our sense of taste and everything tasted like sawdust. Continue reading
Ghrana (smell) pratyahara
Ghrana pratyahara is difficult, as one gets accustomed to the smells around one. The smells arouse different responses in one. Take the fragrance of incense, you walk in and after a while you do not notice the smell anymore. This keeps happening, with the different smells. One smells them and then they are ignored. Continue reading
Drishti Pratyahara
Close your eyes. Be comfortable. Spine straight. Be still as still as you can be. Now open your eyes and pick up an object. You may take a small walk, but be concentrated on finding such an object. It can be a flower, a leaf or a fruit. Now sit down again and be still. Gaze at the object deeply. It is like the practice of trataka. Continue reading
First step in Pratyahara
Sri Swamiji said,
It should be understood that pratyahara means withdrawing the mind from the objects of sense experience, then the senses function according to the mind, and not vice versa. The capacities of smell, taste, sight, touch and hearing are withdrawn from their objects and then the senses begin to follow the mind inward and not outward. This is withdrawal of the mind from the sense activities so that the sense organs also become introverted with the mind; they imitate the mind and follow it inside.
This is his description of pratyahara. Continue reading