Patañjali's Yogasūtra II.5 | Explained by Viniyoga® expert Dr Kausthub Desikachar

Yogasūtra of Patañjali | Viniyoga with Dr Kausthub Desikachar

Dr. Kausthub Desikachar is the current lineage holder of the Viniyoga® tradition worldwide. He succeeds his father TKV Desikachar, and his grandfather T Krishnamacharya. His objectives include the sharing of the authentic teachings of Yoga to the modern era, as well as building bridges between different healing modalities to promote physical, emotional social and spiritual health.

Yogasūtra II.5 - anitya-aśuci-duḥkha-anātmasu nitya-śuci-sukha-ātmakhyātiḥ- avidyā

Misapprehension is [the failure to discriminate between] the impermanent and the permanent, the impure and the pure, suffering and joy, the non-Self and the Self.

Avidyā (misapprehension) is defined in this Sūtra. It is a confused state where we are not able to discriminate between two things that are dissimilar. Avidyā exists because we aren’t really aware of our own true nature and hence are unable to discriminate between other objects.

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