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== Samadhi ==
 
== Samadhi ==
 
Samadhi, which we could call absorption, is the capacity to become one with the obj ect of our perception. It is the unity of the perceiver and the perceived in direct perception, through which the nature of ultimate reality can be clearly known. Samadhi is our capacity to merge with things in consciousness that shows our joy and fulfillment in life. It brings us to the underlying Divine nature in all things. It is the natural outcome of true meditation. Samadhi or union is the goal of all that we seek. Yoga does this inwardly so that we can be one with all.<ref>David Frawley (1999), [https://archive.org/details/yogaayurvedaselfhealingandselfrealizationdavidfrawley_757_/mode/2up Yoga & Ayurveda], Wisconsin: Lotus Press.</ref>
 
Samadhi, which we could call absorption, is the capacity to become one with the obj ect of our perception. It is the unity of the perceiver and the perceived in direct perception, through which the nature of ultimate reality can be clearly known. Samadhi is our capacity to merge with things in consciousness that shows our joy and fulfillment in life. It brings us to the underlying Divine nature in all things. It is the natural outcome of true meditation. Samadhi or union is the goal of all that we seek. Yoga does this inwardly so that we can be one with all.<ref>David Frawley (1999), [https://archive.org/details/yogaayurvedaselfhealingandselfrealizationdavidfrawley_757_/mode/2up Yoga & Ayurveda], Wisconsin: Lotus Press.</ref>
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== Ashtanga Yoga and Emotional Balance<ref>Ashish Pandey (2022), Lecture Presentation on Yoga and Positive Psychology for Managing Career and Life (Session 19 - Yogic Intervention for Managing Emotions).</ref> ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Limb of Ashtanga Yoga
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!Role in Emotional Balance
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|-
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|Yama (moral instructions)
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|Sets the boundary conditions, alignment with universal principles
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|Niyama (self-purification)
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|Maintenance and cleansing of inner conditions.
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|-
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|Asana (posture)
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|Psycho-somatic alignment with brain wave coherence, lowering stress hormones, release of happy hormones
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|-
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|Pranayama (rhythmic breathing)
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|Relaxation and regulation through breathing
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|-
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|Pratyahara (sense withdrawal)
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|Stepping back purposely in order to attain the right mode of consciousness
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|-
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|Dharana (concentration)
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|One pointedness, self mastery, Purposefulness (Visualization space)
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|-
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|Dhyana (meditation)
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|Quietening of mind (Intelligence space)
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|-
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|Samadhi (cessation of vrittis)
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|Transcendence of emotion and individualized cognition (Bliss space)
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|}
    
== References ==
 
== References ==

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