Study the four chapters of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and understand the complete yogic journey from mastering the mind to attaining absolute freedom.
✅ Foundation and Structure of the Yoga Sutras: Learn the names, central themes and relationship between the four Pādas, Patanjali’s definition of yoga, the ultimate goal of practice, and the concepts of Antaḥkaraṇa and Bāhya Karaṇa.
✅ Samādhi Pāda – Spiritual Absorption: Study the fluctuations and stages of the mind, the role of the three Guṇas, Abhyāsa and Vairāgya, Eka-Tattva Abhyāsa, Īśvara and Oṃkāra, obstacles in Yoga Sādhana and their symptoms, Citta Prasādanam, and the principal stages and categories of Samādhi, including Sabīja and Nirbīja Samādhi.
✅ Sādhana Pāda – The Path of Practice: Learn about the five Kleśas as the causes of suffering, Kriyā Yoga as a practical method of inner purification, and the eight limbs of yoga as a progressive path for ethical living, self-discipline, physical practice and spiritual development.
✅ Vibhūti Pāda – Concentration and Higher Accomplishments: Explore Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna and Samādhi, their combined practice as Saṃyama, the progressive refinement of concentration, and Patanjali’s teachings on higher knowledge and Siddhis.
✅ Kaivalya Pāda – Absolute Freedom: Study the different sources of Siddhis, the creation and functioning of Nirmāṇa Citta, the relationship between individuality and multiple minds, the types of Karma, freedom from mental impressions, and Patanjali’s final teaching on Kaivalya and pure consciousness.
