Re: Astanga Yoga by Patanjali
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
getmyluck wrote,
Astanga yoga of patanjali mentions DHARANA and DHYANA AS 6th and 7th step towards ultimate path of yoga.
Before attempting to address your question, it will be good to have a better undertanding of the notion of 'steps'. Within patañjali’s yogadarśana
pada ( or pāda) takes on a more robust meaning other than step. It may seem trite to deal with this, but it assists in the overall understanding of this work.
Please consider this HDF post first : http://hindudharmaforums.com/showthr...highlight=pada see post 10, then look to post 1 in the same string.
This will provide a POV worth considering.
iti śivaṁ
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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