Pratyahara (Devanāgarī प्रत्याहार, Tibetan སོ་སོར་སྡུད་པ་, Wylie so sor sdud pa) or the `withdrawal of the senses` is the fifth element among the Eight stages of Patanjali`s Ashtanga Yoga, as mentioned in his classical work, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali composed in the 2nd century BCE. It is also th......
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sense withdrawal; first stage of concentrating on the mind during meditation
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Withdrawing the senses in order to still the mind as in meditation
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drawing back, withholding (from material ties Comprehension of several letters into one syllable effected by combining the first letter of a sutra with its final indicatory letter.
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(Skr.) Withdrawal of the senses from external objects, one of the psycho-physical means for attaining the object of Yoga (q. v.). For the theory of the senses conceived as powers, see Indriya. -- K.F.L.
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the Yogic practice of turning the mind to introspection by voluntarily shutting out distractions provided by the senses.
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