The Yoga System - 9.1. - Swami Krishnananda.
=================================================================================================== Tuesday 04, Aug 2026, 15:00. Books Yoga, Meditation, Spiritual Practice The Yoga System-9.1 Chapter 9: Pratyahara or AbstractionAbstraction-1. Swami Krishnananda. =================================================================================================== Chapter 9: Pratyahara or Abstraction-1. We are still in the outer court of yoga. Asana and pranayama form the exterior of yoga proper. The internal limbs are further onwards, which form its inner court. Pratyahara or the withdrawal of the sense-powers is where this inner circle begins. As asana is a help in pranayama, so is pranayama a help in pratyahara. Asana is steady physical posture; pranayama is the harmony or regularization of the energy within by proper manipulation of the breath. Pratyahara is the withdrawal of the powers of the senses from their respective objects. Pratyahara means 'abstraction' or 'bringing...