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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali — Chapter 3: Vibhuti Pada

56 verses

Verse 1

Concentration is the binding of the mind to one place.

Verse 2

Meditation is the continuous flow of cognition toward that object.

Verse 3

When that meditation shines forth as the object alone, as if devoid of its own form, that is samadhi.

Verse 4

The three together — concentration, meditation, and samadhi — constitute samyama.

Verse 5

From mastery of samyama comes the light of higher consciousness.