Evolution of Desire part 1/2
Fulfilling desires fuels more desires. Since living without desire is impossible, the sages teach that purifying the antahkarana and using buddhi to discriminate between useful and useless desires is the path to liberation. It outlines four kinds of desire: negative, positive, the desire for self-knowledge, and selfless desire.
Five categories of the mind
There are five categories of the mind: disorganized, stupefied, divided, one-pointed and the mind in a state of equilibrium. This article, explaining these five categories, is an excerpt from my book The Yoga Sutras Illuminated.
Raja Yoga: Samadhi and Surrender
When you have touched the edge of Infinity, you have had a glimpse of God. Before God, you can only surrender. When your mind surrenders spontaneously and completely you will have experienced Samadhi.
Dhyana: One-pointedness in Raja Yoga
Dhyana, the flow of meditation, is the seventh limb of Raja, the Royal path of Yoga.