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HPI 29 - Practice Makes Perfect - Patanjali’s Yoga-Sutra

History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

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The Eight Limbs of Yoga

Freeing oneself from nature takes long practice and steady effort. Patanjali makes this the focus of the second chapter of his sutra. The Sanskrit word we're translating as practice is abyasa, which literally means repetition. Together these practices will help to eliminate the sources of affliction.

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