What is Pratyahara?
Pratyahara means expansion of the senses inward. It has often been interpreted as loss of involvement with the senses on the outside, and this has caused people to seek isolation from the world. More accurately, pratyahara is an addition to the world of our senses, not a subtraction.
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Lesson 121 - Pratyahara: Expansion of the senses inward
Lesson 126 - Relationship of Pratyahara, intellect and bhakti
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Shutting off the senses
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