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Yoga Sutras Chapter 3
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Progressing: Chapter 3 of the Yoga Sutras is entitled Vibhuti Pada, which means the chapter on progressing. Chapter 3 starts by presenting the last 3 of the 8 rungs of yoga, which are concentration, meditation, and samadhi, collectively known as samyama. The rest of the chapter explains how samyama is used as the finer tool to remove the subtler veils of ignorance. |
The 56 sutras of Chapter 3 have been divided into 9 sections:
- Dharana, dhyana, and samadhi, rungs #6-8 of 8 (3.1-3.3)
- Samyama is the finer tool (3.4-3.6)
- Internal is seen to be external (3.7-3.8)
- Witnessing subtle transitions (3.9-3.16)
- Experiences from samyama (3.17-3.37)
- What to do with experiences (3.38)
- More from samyama (3.39-3.49)
- Renunciation and liberation (3.50-3.52)
- Higher discrimination (3.53-3.56)
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