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Articles on the sutras in chapter two, Practice (sadhana), of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra.

September 11, 2020
September 11, 2020
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2.29 The eight limbs of yoga

Yoga Sutra 2.29 The eight limbs of yoga Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi what does your practice consist of? Which limbs of yoga do you prefer to practice? Why? Does your current practice create a balance between body, mind and emotions? How is your practice contributing to the quality of your participation in your life?
September 6, 2020
September 6, 2020
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2.28 Effects of practicing the eight limbs of yoga

Yoga Sutra 2.28 Effects of practicing the eight limbs of yoga Yoga removes impurities, increases wisdom and establishes discriminative awareness Are inefficiencies in your attitudes, posture, movements, breathing, thinking, feeling and interacting? Are there any signs that you are growing in clarity and wisdom?
August 23, 2020
August 23, 2020
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2.27 Liberation unfolds in seven stages

2.27 Liberation unfolds in seven stages Steps that lead to integration (samadhi) Notice suffering. Identify causes of suffering. Reduce distractions. Internal climate of clarity. Everything leads to liberation. Disinterest in manipulating the forces of nature. Effortless harmony.
August 15, 2020
August 15, 2020
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2.26 Uninterrupted discriminative awareness

Yoga Sutra 2.26 Uninterrupted discriminative awareness Noticing the fundamental difference between being and doing The person established in discriminative awareness recognizes the fundamental difference between living in harmony with the perfection of life on the one hand, and living in the stories in his head, on the other. Can you set your intention to abide in awareness?
August 7, 2020
August 7, 2020
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2.25 Freedom by removing confusion

Yoga Sutra 2.25 Freedom by removing confusion The relationship between consciousness, experiences and awareness In your daily activities, do you tend to identify more with your sensations or with your ability to witness? Are your ways of moving and breathing liberating or restrictive? Are your interactions informed by your awareness or by your experiences?
August 4, 2020
August 4, 2020
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2.24 Identifying with experiences is confusion

Yoga Sutra 2.24 Identifying with experiences is confusion How do you clarify the difference between your experiences and your awareness? When you believe that you are your experiences, your stories and your body you live in confusing leading you to a never-ending cycle of suffering and afflictions.
July 27, 2020
July 27, 2020
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2.23 Differentiate permanent from impermanent

Yoga Sutra 2.23 Differentiate permanent from impermanent How are awareness and experiences interacting in your life? Awareness and experiences come together to clarify the distinction between what is enduring and what is temporary. How do you decide what is worth your attention, time and energy? What in you is permanent? What in you is impermanent?
July 18, 2020
July 18, 2020
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2.22 The world is real

Yoga Sutra 2.22 The world is real What is the relationship between world, experiences and awareness? What is the role of your experiences? How do you participate in the world? What is your relationship to what you experiences? Who is experiencing?
July 12, 2020
July 12, 2020
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2.21 Experiences for the benefit of the Seer

Yoga Sutra 2.21 Experiences benefit the Seer What is the raison d'être of experiences? The relationship between consciousness and experiences. You may choose between two distinct options: identifying with your experiences; or releasing all identification and choosing to experience directly the spaciousness, stillness and silence of pure awareness.
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