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Yōga Sūtras

Yōga Sūtra 2.03

अविद्यास्मितारागद्वेषाभिनिवेशाः पञ्च क्लेशाः।

avidyāsmitārāgadvēṣābhinivēśāḥ pañca klēśāḥ।

[अविद्य अस्मिता राग द्वेष अभिनिवेशाः पञ्च क्लेशाः।
avidya = no-knowledge i.e. ignorance; asmitā = instrumentality of me and mine i.e. ego; rāga = passion; dvēṣa = hatred; abhinivēśāḥ = hankering to live; pañca = five; klēśāḥ = are the obstacles;]

The five obstacles in the path are: ignorance (avidya), ego (asmita), passion (raga), hatred (dveṣa), and hankering to live (abhiniveśa).

The five obstacles are listed. Their causes must be weakened with the help of practice.

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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