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The question was - what do we mean when we say that the end goal of yoga is self-realization / liberation / / Moksha Kaivalya? It was extremely difficult to comprehend the exact meaning of liberation and its practical implication in real life. How would our life look like if we happened to liberate ourselves?
We spoke to innumerable learned people in the field of yoga to understand the various definitions of liberation and we found that liberation meant:
1. Stopping mind modifications.
2. Coming out of the birth-death cycle.
3. Realizing that you are not your body, mind and senses.
4. You have burnt all your Karmas
5. You are an ardent devotee.
6. You are individual consciousness in union with higher consciousness.
7. Aham Bramhasmi (you are Brahman).
8. You realise the truth of . Advaita
9. Vairagya.
10. Attaining and so Dharma Megha Samadhi on.... With all these definitions and tons of apprehensions in our mind, we decided to follow the path integrating three things Yogic and calling it a PID model –
1) Patanjali (PYS).Yoga Sutras
2) Infusion along with Ahar-Vihar-Achar Vichar (AVAV).
3) Discourses by Hansaji.
I. Patanjali Yoga Sutras (PYS)
A must-read text for every yoga enthusiast and practitioner, PYS authoritatively claims that the one who follows the eight limbs of yoga ( ) would walk on the path of Ashtanga liberation. The entire methodology of Ashtanga Yoga has a potential to transform the practitioner holistically and comprehensively. The only requirement is consistent practice and faith. These limbs are:
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