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Definition: Obstacles or hindrances that impede progress on the yogic path, including physical, mental, and emotional challenges.

Insights: Antarayas are the nine obstacles described by Patanjali that hinder yoga practice, such as illness, doubt, apathy, and sensory distraction. Recognizing and skillfully addressing these barriers is essential for steady advancement in yoga.

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1.30

vyādhistyānasaṁśayapramādālasyāviratibhrāntidarśanālabdhabhūmikatvānavasthitatvāni cittavikṣepāste'ntarāyāḥ

Importance: 8/10

Disease, apathy, doubt, carelessness, laziness, sensuality, error, lack of progress, and instability are distractions of the mind; these are obstacles.

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1.31

duḥkhadaurmanasyāṅgamejayatvaśvāsapraśvāsā vikṣepasahabhuvaḥ

Importance: 7/10

Sorrow, despair, bodily restlessness, and irregular breathing accompany these distractions.

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1.32

tatpratiṣedhārthamekatattvābhyāsaḥ

Importance: 8/10

To prevent these, practice concentration on a single principle.

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