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wavePranawave

Definition: The vital life force that sustains and animates all living beings; closely linked to breath.

Insights: Prana is the subtle energy that enlivens all beings. In yoga, regulating prana through breath control (pranayama) calms the mind and prepares for deeper meditation.

Related Sutras

2.29

yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyāmapratyāhāradhāraṇādhyānasamādhayo'ṣṭāvaṅgāni

Importance: 10/10

Yama (abstinences), niyama (observances), āsana (posture), prāṇāyāma (breath control), pratyāhāra (sense withdrawal), dhāraṇā (concentration), dhyāna (meditation), and samādhi (absorption) are the eight limbs of Yoga.

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2.49

tasminsati śvāsapraśvāsayorgativicchedaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ

Importance: 9/10

When that (āsana) is accomplished, prāṇāyāma is the cessation of the movements of inhalation and exhalation.

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2.50

bāhyābhyantarastambhavṛttirdeśakālasaṅkhyābhiḥ paridṛṣṭo dīrghasūkṣmaḥ

Importance: 8/10

Prāṇāyāma has external, internal, and restrained movements, regulated by place, time, and number, becoming long and subtle.

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2.53

dhāraṇāsu ca yogyatā manasaḥ

Importance: 8/10

And the mind becomes fit for concentration (dhāraṇā).

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