bind, join, attach and yoke. union or communion with the universal power.
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yama [abstensions]
- violence
- lying
- theft
- continence [self-restraint]
- covetousness [possessiveness]
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Niyama [disciplines]
- purity
- contentment, satisfaction
- manner, austerity
- study
- surrender to god
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Asana
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pranayanama [gaining command of prana life force, active breathing]
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pratyahara [abstraction, reversal of sense organs]
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dharna [concentration]
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dhyana [meditation]
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samadhi [liberation, super conscious state of enlightment]
When his mind, intellect and self are under control freed from restless desire, so that they rest in the spirit within, a man becomes a Yukta - one in communion with God.