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== Astaunga Yoga == | == Astaunga Yoga == | ||
'''''Aśt́auṋga Yoga''''' (also known as ''Raja Yoga'', king of yogas) literally means "eight-limbed yoga". It is a selection of ancient practices of ''tantra'', originally compiled by | '''''Aśt́auṋga Yoga''''' (also known as ''Raja Yoga'', king of yogas) literally means "eight-limbed yoga". It is a selection of ancient practices of ''tantra'', originally compiled by Patanjali (circa 300 BCE) in his book, ''[[wikipedia:Yoga Sutras of Patanjali]]''. | ||
The eight steps or limbs of Astaunga Yoga include: | The eight steps or limbs of Astaunga Yoga include:<ref name="AMCC">{{cite book|title=[[Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 1]]|publisher=[[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]]|author=[[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]]|chapter=Sadhana}}</ref> | ||
# '''Yama''' (How a person should behave in relation to society. This includes five sub-branches.) | # '''Yama''' (How a person should behave in relation to society. This includes five sub-branches.) | ||
# '''Niyama''' (Self-regulated conduct. This also includes five sub-branches.) | # '''Niyama''' (Self-regulated conduct. This also includes five sub-branches.) |