Saiyama
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Though the word saiyama is used in the general sense of control or self-control, the Yogasutras[1] of Patañjali[2] employs it as a technical term. When dhāraṇā[3] and dhyāna[4] result in samādhi,[5] the process[6] is defined as saiyama.
Patañjali describes a number of siddhis[7] that a yogi attains by practicing saiyama on various objects.[8]
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore