Posts Tagged 'mala beads'

Yogas Chitta Vritti Nirodhah- Patanjali Yoga Sutra I:II.

Patanjali, the great sage of yoga, gave us a sacred gem in this short and complete sutra.  A sutra is a compact aphorism that contains a pearl of deep, profound wisdom and insight. Sutra means a thread and is the root for the english word suture. The classic image is that of a pearl upon a thread. This is called a mala, or garland. A mala is a beaded piece of jewelry like ...