• DR. DEBSHIS PANIGRAHI

Pratyahara is the withdrawing of the mind and senses from the objects. It is the fifth limb to attain full Self-realization as outlined in the Yoga Sutras which attributed by sage Patanjali. The senses are said to always follow the mind in the same way the hive of bees follows the queen bee. Wherever she goes, they will follow. Similarly, if the mind truly goes inward, the senses will comes racing behind him. Our senses seem to drag us around in the external world, whether pursuing material objects, food, or circumstances related to professional, social, or economic life. Through the routine practice of pratyahara, we gradually gain positive control over the mind being obsessively drawn towards all of those objects. This is a further refinement of minimizing the coloring of the mind field, and the third Niyama, which is Tapas, or training the senses. Sense withdrawal, pratyahara, rests on the solid foundation of a steady, comfortable meditation posture, and smooth, deep, quiet breath that has no pauses. Without these two steps, sense withdrawal becomes a battle. With posture and breath regulated, pratyahara comes much more naturally. Meditation posture, regulation of prana, and withdrawal of the senses collectively set the stage for the higher practices of concentration, meditation and samadhi which are together called samyama (self-control). Samyama is the finer tool of the inner journey, and this is the reason for everyone should do the pratyahara.

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"Pratyahara: A view on Astonishment Skill", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.202-204, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808511.pdf

"Pratyahara: A view on Astonishment Skill", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp202-204, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808511.pdf