{"id":789,"date":"2025-11-22T09:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T09:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/?p=789"},"modified":"2025-11-29T10:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T10:59:44","slug":"astanga-yogasadhana-pada-2-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/astanga-yogasadhana-pada-2-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Astanga yoga(Sadhana pada 2.29)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c4cc616ac17cc19c5bd2f45ef14d165d\"><strong>\u0938\u0942\u0924\u094d\u0930<\/strong>:  \u092f\u092e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u092e\u093e\u0938\u0928\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093e\u092f\u093e\u092e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0923\u093e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928\u0938\u092e\u093e\u0927\u092f\u094b\u093d\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093e\u0935\u0919\u094d\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac79bd447a906f6fbc7d07d88c16f773\"><strong>\u092a\u0926\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0947\u0926:<\/strong> &nbsp;\u092f\u092e , \u0928\u093f\u092f\u092e , \u0906\u0938\u0928 , \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093e\u092f\u093e\u092e , \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0939\u093e\u0930 , \u0927\u093e\u0930\u0923\u093e , \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 , \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0927\u092f: , \u0905\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094c , \u0905\u0919\u094d\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0965<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ea4fcc9eb9c87c98ad4be583710f7f05\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/balanceyog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Audio-2025-11-29-at-4.14.42-PM-1.mp4\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Simple Meaning: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are Eight limbs of Astanga yoga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>yama &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>removing bad in you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>niyama &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>cultivate good in you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>asana &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>posture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>pranayama &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>breath control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>pratyahara &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>sense withdrawal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>dharana &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>concentration towards an object<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>dhyana &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>meditation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>samadhi &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>absorption in the object completely<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The core of the Yoga S\u016btras is the&nbsp;<strong>Eightfold Path<\/strong>&nbsp;to liberation:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Yama<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Ethical restraints (how you relate to others):\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ahims\u0101<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Non-violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Satya<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Truthfulness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Asteya<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Non-stealing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brahmacharya<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Celibacy\/moderation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aparigraha<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Non-possessiveness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Niyama<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Personal observances (how you relate to yourself):\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shaucha<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Purity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Santo\u1e63a<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Contentment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tapas<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sv\u0101dhy\u0101ya<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Self-study \/ study of scriptures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u012a\u015bvara-pra\u1e47idh\u0101na<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Surrender to God or a higher reality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u0100sana<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Physical posture:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditionally means \u201ca steady and comfortable posture\u201d (not elaborate poses as in modern yoga)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pr\u0101\u1e47\u0101y\u0101ma<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Breath control:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regulating the inhalation, exhalation, and retention of breath to control life force (pr\u0101\u1e47a)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Praty\u0101h\u0101ra<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Withdrawal of the senses:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Detaching the senses from external objects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dh\u0101ra\u1e47\u0101<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Concentration:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fixing the mind on a single object or point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dhy\u0101na<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Meditation:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uninterrupted flow of concentration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sam\u0101dhi<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Absorption:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The state of total meditative absorption where the meditator merges with the object of meditation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0938\u0942\u0924\u094d\u0930: \u092f\u092e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u092e\u093e\u0938\u0928\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093e\u092f\u093e\u092e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0923\u093e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928\u0938\u092e\u093e\u0927\u092f\u094b\u093d\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093e\u0935\u0919\u094d\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093f \u092a\u0926\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0947\u0926: &nbsp;\u092f\u092e , \u0928\u093f\u092f\u092e , \u0906\u0938\u0928 , \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093e\u092f\u093e\u092e , \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0939\u093e\u0930 , \u0927\u093e\u0930\u0923\u093e , \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 , \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0927\u092f: , 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