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8 Limbs of Yoga Flashcards

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Eight limbs of yoga

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Plan for living that flows from action to knowledge to liberation
yama
niyama
asana
pranayama
pratyahara
dharana
dhyana
samadhi
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Tapas

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First four limbs or spirituality in action

Includes yamas and niyamas, asana and pranayama

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Yamas and niyamas

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1st and 2nd limbs of yoga
Five moral restraints of yoga and observances of yoga
Bring us into right relationship with self, others, and spirit of universe

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Asana

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3rd limb of yoga
Postures/poses
Refine our bodies, deepen our awareness of senses, enhance concentration

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pranayama

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4th limb of yoga
controlling the breath
prana = life source
yama = build relationship

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Svadhyaya

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5th and 6th limbs of yoga

Self-study

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Pratyahara

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5th limb of yoga

Turning inward, mind withdraws from senses of perception

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Dharana

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6th limb of yoga

Concentration; point of focus

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Isvara

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7th and 8th limbs of yoga

Surrender of the individual self to the universal self

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Dhyana

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7th limb of yoga

Absorption into meditation

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Samadhi

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8th limb of yoga

State in which meditation is no longer necessary, in which we experience our primal oneness

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five yamas

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guides yogi how to live and interact in relationship to world
ahimsa
satya
asteya
brahmacharya
aparigraha
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five niyamas

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self-regulation; ways we interact with ourselves; our internal world
shaucham
santosha
tapasya
svadhyaya
ishwara-pranidhana
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3 diff relationships w/ divinity

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part of samadhi (8th limb)
brahman
Paramatman
bhagavan

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brahman

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god is everywhere

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paramatman

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God is in our hearts eternally

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bhagavan

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God is a person

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ahimsa

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yama

nonviolence

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satya

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yama
truthfulness
“Truth should only be shared if it is based on a loving intent to foster deeper understanding and harmony” - Jennie Lee; ‘True Yoga’
Silence can be chosen in the spirit of kindness

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asteya

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yama

non-stealing

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brahmacharya

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yama

celibacy

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aparigraha

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yama

non-covetousness

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shaucham

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cleanliness
intellectual purity
purity of speech and body

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santosha

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satisfaction
contentment
practice of gratitude and joyfulness
maintaining calm

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tapasya

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austerity
sacrifice 
power to stand thirst and hunger
cold and heat
discomforts
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svadhyaya

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self-study

study Vedic scriptures and to know yourself

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ishwara-pranidhana

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devotion/surrender to divine

trust that there’s something greater than yourself

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