🕉️ Patanjali Yoga Sutras — The Complete Eight-Limbed Path to Liberation
Ashtanga Yoga — Patanjali Sutras
"Ashta + Anga" = Eight Limbs. Sage Patanjali formulated this eight-fold path in the Patanjal Yoga Sutra — a complete framework for personal and spiritual development.
Eight Limbs — Detail View
L1
🕊️ Yama
Ethical Restraints
Limb: L1Sage: Patanjali🕊️ EthicsArea: Social
✅Develops ethical behavior and harmonious relationships. Aligns actions with core values.
❌Ignoring yama leads to inner conflict, broken relationships and karmic accumulation.
🌟Key Elements: Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, Aparigraha
🧘 Suggested Practice:
Understanding and respecting others' boundaries while introspecting about personal morality.
📜 History of Yoga
Yoga has its roots about 5000 years BC in Vedic Philosophy and Tantras. Sage Patanjali composed this path in the Patanjal Yoga Sutra — formulating Yoga as an Eight Limbs (Ashtanga) path, a complete framework for physical, mental, and spiritual development.