l, not lusting and not possessing. The next is called observance. Observance focuses on cleanliness, contentment, discipline, self-study, and faith in God. The other six are more straightforward and apply to the actual practicing of Yoga. They are posture/physical, well-being, breath control, withdrawal from senses, attention, concentration, and meditation. These eight elements are the basic fundamentals or rules to practicing the ancient form of Yoga Sutras. There are also four components in correct execution of Yoga Sutras. They are broken down into four sections to ensure that all aspects of the Yoga Sutras experience are fully understood and experienced. They are meditation, practice, powers, and freedom.Meditation is the control, modification, and purification of thought and knowledge for small periods in time. Though the practice of Yoga, one can learn to detach themselves from their surroundings and take themselves to another world with their imagination. In Union Threads, Patanjali stated that meditation is, cultivating the feelings of friendship, compassion, joy, and equanimity toward those who are happy, suffering, worthy, and unworthy, purifies consciousness, as does the expelling and retaining of the breath.Practice is the discipline and self study of ones life for the purpose of bringing out meditation to get through lifes obstacles. It talks about the level of integrity and dignity one maintains in living their life. The peaceful and serene feelings of practice are at the core of meditation.With the tools of meditation and practice, they lead into the next facet, which is Power. Power is gained though the acceptance and growth through these teachings. It is gained over time. It is extremely complex, especially to people who have never experienced what Patanjali describes.The final segment is Freedom. Freedom teaches that ultimately, each of us is in charge of our own actions and decisions in life. With this practice of ...
