‖ pratyahara Yoga Philos.
(prætjaːˈhaːrə)
[Skr.]
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| 1882 E. B. Cowell tr. {Aacu}chárya's Sarva-Dar{sdotab}ana-Saṃgraha xv. 267 Now in this way, having his mind purified by the ‘forbearances’.. the devotee is to attain ‘self-mastery’..and ‘restraint’ (pratyáhára). 1899 Max Müller Six Syst. Indian Philos. vii. 458 We can hardly doubt that these postures and restraints of breathing..are helpful in producing complete abstraction (Pratyâhâra) of the senses from their objects, and a complete indifference of the Yogin towards pain and pleasure. 1942 D. D. Runes Dict. Philos. 248/1 Pratyāhāra, ..withdrawal of the senses from external objects, one of the psycho⁓physical means for attaining the object of Yoga. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XII. 251/2 The next step of pratyāhāra or the withdrawal of the senses from their natural outward functioning answers to what modern psychology calls introversion. 1960 J. Hewitt Yoga viii. 114 Sense-Withdrawal, called by the Yogis Pratyahara. 1976 Canberra Times 23 Aug. 2/8 The ability to transcend thought is acquired by the application of concentrated mind to a single point, pratyahara. |