The following wisdom is from Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, written thousands of years ago. The practice of mystic yoga can be categorized into the following eight parts.
1. Yama: Control of the senses, including the mind.
2. Niama: Living a life of cleanliness, contentment, regulation, and reverence of and surrender to the Supreme Soul.
3. Asana: Physical postures and excecises.
4. Pranayama: Control of the breathing process and manipulation of the prana (life force) flowing through the meridians.
5. Pratyahara: Withdrawl of the senses from sense objects; detachment.
6. Dharana: The ability to focus one's mind upon a chosen object.
7. Dhyana (meditation): One-pointed focusing of the mind upon the Transcendent.
8. Samadhi: Perfect union of the individual soul (atma) and the Supreme Soul ( Paramatma or Bhagavan).
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