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Yoga and the Eight Fold Path

This post is a very general overview of the Eight Fold Path as represented by the Yoga Sutras which were written by Pantanjali about two thousand years ago.  I plan to write more in depth posts on the deeper aspects of the Sutras in the future. Raja Yoga, the Eightfold Path, the Sutras Pt. I These are the eight limbs: 1) the Yamas 2) the Niyamas 3) Asana 4) Pranayama 5) Pratyahara 6) Dharana 7) Dhyana 8) Samadhi The first two limbs (the Yamas and the Niyamas) are broken down into subcategories. The yamas mean “restraints” The niyamas mean “observances” I have…