PATANJALI YOGA SUTRA
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There are 4 Chapters in Patanjali yoga sutra:
>>Samadhi Pad:
The Samadhi Pada (Chapter 1) of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras introduces yoga as the “cessation of the fluctuations of the mind” (Yogas chitta vritti nirodhah). It defines the goal of yoga as achieving samadhi (a state of deep absorption), which allows the “seer” (the self) to rest in its true nature. Key sutras explain that this state is attained through practice and non-attachment (abhyasa and vairagya) and describe different types of samadhi, including seedless samadhi (nirbija samadhi).
>>Sadhana Pad:
The Sadhana Pada (Chapter 2) of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is the book on practice. It contains 55 sutras that explain the practical steps, tools, and techniques needed to achieve the goal of yoga, which is stilling the mind (as outlined in the first chapter, the Samadhi Pada)
>>Vibhuti Pad:
The Vibhuti Pada is the third chapter of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, focusing on the advanced practices of Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation), and Samadhi (absorption), collectively known as samyama. It describes the extraordinary powers or siddhis that can arise from mastering these practices, while warning that these powers are not the ultimate goal, which is liberation (kaivalya).
>>Kewalya Pad:
The Kaivalya Pada is the fourth and final chapter of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, focusing on achieving ultimate liberation (kaivalya). It explains how the mind’s construction and its various impressions (samskaras) obscure the true Self and how to dissolve these by detaching from the material world and the fear of death. The chapter concludes by describing the final state of freedom where consciousness is independent of the ego and the cycle of birth and death.
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