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Sutra Studies Week 17: Speeds Of Travel Towards Samadhi (Sutras 21-23)

Posted by Kidecia King on March 8, 2021 | Featured | No Comments

“To the keen and intent practitioner this [samadhi] comes very quickly. (Sutra 21)*The time necessary for success further depends on whether the practice is mild, medium or intense. (Sutra 22)*Or [samadhi is attainted] by devotion with total dedication to Isvara … Read More … Read More

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Many falsely claim that Yoga is Asana. This is incorrect. Others falsely claim that Yoga is Samadhi. This is also incorrect. Although Yoga utilizes both Asana and Samadhi on the Eight-Limbed Path, Yoga is Union. And the aim of Yoga practice (the entire last chapter of the Yoga Sutras) is Liberation/Kaivalya. Nothing more. Nothing less. To think or say otherwise reflects that you do not have a full or accurate understanding of what Yoga is or accomplishes (or, worst, that you have attachments to certain world views/ideologies that prevent you from fully accessing/seeing the Truth).Want to learn a more accurate definition of Yoga that keeps you out of ignorance?Click here to learn more!

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