Yogasūtra III.25 - pravṛtti-āloka-nyāsāt-sūkṣma-vyavahita-viprakṛṣṭa-jñānam

Through placing awareness on the momentum [of sensory movement arises] knowledge of the subtle, hidden and the distant.

As discussed in Yogasūtra I.35, the action of our senses is already charged with a certain momentum (pravṛtti), based on habitual tendencies, latent impressions and other factors. This momentum can be a veil to clear perception and hence the senses are often incapable of seeing subtle, hidden or distant things.

Here the word Saṁyama is replaced by the word Nyāsa, a technical term for placing consciousness in a certain location. By bringing attention to this tendency of the senses, we not only become aware of why they have such a momentum, we also understand how to reduce their influence and act from a place of light.

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