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Ltd.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 01-04-2003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.0 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoga is often misunderstood as a purely physical practice, but in reality, it is a profound Indian discipline aimed at uniting the individual spirit with the \u003cstrong\u003eUniversal Spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e — the \u003cstrong\u003eCosmic Consciousness\u003c\/strong\u003e. The ultimate goal of Yoga is to achieve \u003cstrong\u003esamadhi\u003c\/strong\u003e, a state of deep meditation. \u003cstrong\u003ePatanjali's Yoga-sutram\u003c\/strong\u003e, composed around the \u003cstrong\u003esecond century BCE\u003c\/strong\u003e, provides the first systematic and authoritative presentation of \u003cstrong\u003eYoga\u003c\/strong\u003e, covering both its theoretical and practical aspects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor N. C. Panda\u003c\/strong\u003e has spent his life studying and practicing Yoga. In this book, he outlines the \u003cstrong\u003eeight limbs of Patanjali Yoga\u003c\/strong\u003e, with particular emphasis on the three stages of meditation: \u003cstrong\u003edharana\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003edhyana\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003esamadhi\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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