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2. Let one bring the Chitta (thinking principle)
under his control by withdrawing it, whenever it
wanders away drawn by the various objects of sight.
3. Praise or censure : good speech or badspeech;
let one withdraw his mind from all these and
bring the Chitta under the controlof the Self.
4. Prom sweet smells or bad smells, by whatever
odour the mind may be distracted or attracted,
let one withdraw the mind from that, and bring
the thinking principle under the control of his Self.
5. From sweet or acid tastes, from bitter or
astringent tastes, by whatever taste tlie mind may
be attracted, let one withdraw it from that, and
bring it within the control of his Self.
FIFTH LESSON.
PRANAYAMA OR RESTRAINT OF BREATH.
Gheranda said:—1. Now I shall tell thee the
rules of Pranayama or regulation of breath. By its
practice a man becomes like a god.
2. Four tliings are necessary in practising
Pranayama. First, a good place; second, a suitable
time, third moderate food, and lastly the purifica-
tions of the nadis, (vessels of the body, i.e. alimentary
canal, &c.)
Place.
3. The practice of Yoga should not be attempt-
ed in a far off country (from home), nor in a forest,
nor in a capital city, nor in the midst of a crowd.
If one does so, he loses success.
2. Let one bring the Chitta (thinking principle)
under his control by withdrawing it, whenever it
wanders away drawn by the various objects of sight.
3. Praise or censure : good speech or badspeech;
let one withdraw his mind from all these and
bring the Chitta under the controlof the Self.
4. Prom sweet smells or bad smells, by whatever
odour the mind may be distracted or attracted,
let one withdraw the mind from that, and bring
the thinking principle under the control of his Self.
5. From sweet or acid tastes, from bitter or
astringent tastes, by whatever taste tlie mind may
be attracted, let one withdraw it from that, and
bring it within the control of his Self.
FIFTH LESSON.
PRANAYAMA OR RESTRAINT OF BREATH.
Gheranda said:—1. Now I shall tell thee the
rules of Pranayama or regulation of breath. By its
practice a man becomes like a god.
2. Four tliings are necessary in practising
Pranayama. First, a good place; second, a suitable
time, third moderate food, and lastly the purifica-
tions of the nadis, (vessels of the body, i.e. alimentary
canal, &c.)
Place.
3. The practice of Yoga should not be attempt-
ed in a far off country (from home), nor in a forest,
nor in a capital city, nor in the midst of a crowd.
If one does so, he loses success.