To Listen to Chapter 1 press the play button above about 9 minutes Samadhi Pada - Samadhi refers to a blissful state where the yogi is absorbed into the One. The author describes yoga and then the nature and the means to attaining samadhi. |
To Listen to Chapter 2 press the play button above about 9 minutes Sadhana Pada - Sadhana is the Sanskrit word for "practice" or "discipline". Here the author outlines two forms of Yoga: Kriya Yoga (Action Yoga) and Ashtanga Yoga (Eightfold or Eightlimbed Yoga).
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To Listen to Chapter 3 press the play button above about 11 minutes Vibhuti Pada - Vibhuti is the Sanskrit word for "power" or "manifestation". 'Supra-normal powers' (Sanskrit: siddhi) are acquired by the practice of yoga
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To Listen to Chapter 4 press the play button above about 7 minutes Kaivalya Pada - Kaivalya literally means "isolation", but as used in the Sutras stands for emancipation, liberation and used interchangeably with moksha (liberation), which is the goal of Yoga.
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