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A beginning
Yoga Sūtras · 1.1
अथ योगानुशासनम् ॥
Now begins the teaching of yoga.
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The activities of mind
Yoga Sūtras · 1.2
योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥
Yoga is the stilling of the movements of mind.
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The seer
Yoga Sūtras · 1.3
तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपेऽवस्थानम् ॥
Then the seer rests in its own nature.
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The great light of grace
Arutperum Jyothi · Traditional invocation
அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
தனிப்பெருங்கருணை அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
Vast light of grace, vast light of grace. Boundless, incomparable compassion; vast light of grace.
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Naming the way
Dao De Jing · Chapter 1 · opening
道可道，非常道。
The Dao that can be put into words is not the enduring Dao.
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