The Eight Limbs of Yoga, or Asta-anga (ashtanga) yoga
Yama | Niyama
| Asana | Pranayama
| Pratyahara | Dharana
| Dhyana | Samadhi
Samadhi:
III.3 When the object of meditation engulfs the meditator,
appearing as the subject, self-awareness is lost. This is samadhi.
The union of subject and object is samadhi.
"Consciousness is devoid of 'I' and merges into the core
of being in a profound state of serenity, spiritual absorption."
- Iyengar.
Immersion and dissolution as an artist is with color, shade and
brush, a musician engrossed in music - but a continuous and effortless
state.
"For the yogi, whose art is formless and whose goal has
no physical expression like a painting, a book or a symphony,
the fragrance of samadhi penetrates every aspect of 'normal' behavior,
activities and state of being." - Iyengar.
Next week, right?
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