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Vyadhi
Definition: Illness; physical or mental disease that hinders yogic progress.
Insights: Vyadhi is any ailment that obstructs practice. Overcoming it requires balanced living, self-care, and awareness.
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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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