"Yogas citta vrtti nirodhah" | Yoga Sutra 1.2

Arguably, the key to all of yoga.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Yoga Sutra 1.2

Yogas citta vrtti nirodhah.

"The restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff is Yoga." 1

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Arguably, this simple line that comes at the beginning of the Yoga Sutras is the purpose of all of yoga - simply to find inner stillness and peace by controlling the fluctuations of the mind.

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