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Summary of Chapter Three of the Yoga Sutra Magnificence, the results of practicing the meditative limbs of yoga • Concentration, meditation & integration [3.1-3.8] • Transformation [3.9-3.15] • Meditative integration & its effects [3.16-3.37] • Warning [3.38] • Subtle energy [3.39-3.44] • Highest attainments [3.45-3.50] • Freedom [3.51-3.52] • Purpose [3.53-3.56] https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755

Yoga Sutra 3.56 Impeccable purity leading to freedom The purity of the individual reflects pure consciousness Ultimate clarity is achieved after the process of noticing our ways of being, regulating them, choosing the ways of being that are beneficial, and then letting go of all of them to discover the natural state without past impressions or expectations. How do you return to your natural state? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755

Yoga Sutra 3.55 Freedom from conditioned existence Complete transcendental knowledge To what extent is your life ruled by the illusion of time? What are the conditions that you place on your relationships? What are the ways of being that pull ou away from your natural state? What are the conditions that keep you from saying yes to life? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755

Yoga Sutra 3.54 Essential difference of identical objects Complete attunement to what is perceived To what extent are you able to notice the very subtle aspects of the phenomena that surround you? As the subtlety in your perceptive capacity grows, so do your kindness, caring and compassion? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755

Yoga Sutra 3.53 Wisdom born of discernment Samyama on single moments and their sequence Is the fundamental difference between yesterday, tomorrow and today clear? What is your understanding of time? Is uncertainty about tomorrow a hindrance or a motivating factor for meaningful action? Can your meditation on the sequence of unique moments clarify the difference between the aspect of you that is changing constantly and the part that seems to be timeless? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755

Yoga Sutra 3.52 Resurgence of undesirable consequences Vanity and conceit resulting from contact with others The seeds of the ways of being can flourish again because of invitations from celestial beings. Are there traces of self-importance in you? What are the triggers that activate your self-importance? How is your life purpose orienting you towards liberation? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755

Yoga Sutra 3.51 Releasing attainments And removing the remaining seeds of afflictions Freedom from attachments to beliefs, opinions and preferences. Established in uninterrupted discriminative awareness. Where are you on your path towards liberation? What ways of being are you holding on to? Which ones have you identified as unhelpful and released? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755

Yoga Sutra 3.50 Supremacy and omniscience Discerning between pure awareness and the immaculate individual consciousness To what extent do you believe that your experiences and mental activity are your true nature? Are you gaining supremacy over your ways of being? Do you know everything that can be known? What is pure awareness? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755

Yoga Sutra 3.49 Mastery of nature Body faster than the mind and independence of the senses. Is it possible to perceive beyond the senses? Can the body move faster than the mind? What would be the benefits of being able to master the creative principle of nature? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755