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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Key Principles | |
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| Atha Readiness and Commitment | |
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| Citta Heart-Mind Field of Consciousness | |
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| Purusa Pure Inner Light of Awareness | |
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| Drsya Ever-Changing Mother Nature | |
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| Viveka Keen Discernment | |
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| Abhyasa Diligent, Focused Practice | |
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| Vairagya Nonattachment to Sensory Objects | |
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| Yoga as Nirodha Silencing the Heart-Mind | |
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| Isvara The Source of Knowledge | |
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| Karma and Samskara Action and Its Imprint | |
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| Parinama Transformation | |
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| Understanding Suffering | |
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| Duhkha Suffering as Opportunity | |
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| Sarhyoga False Identification of the Seer with the Seen | |
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| Vrtti-s Activity in the Heart-Mind | |
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| Pramana Correct Evaluation | |
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| Viparyaya Misperception | |
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| Vikalpa Imagination | |
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| Nidra Sleep | |
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| Smrti Memory | |
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| Antaraya-s Obstacles That Distract | |
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| Klesa Mental-Emotional Afflictions | |
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| Avidya Lack of Awareness | |
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| Asmita Distorted Sense of Self | |
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| Raga Clinging to Past Pleasure | |
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| Dvesa Clinging to Past Suffering | |
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| Abhinivesa Fear of Death | |
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| Outer Behavior | |
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| Astanga The Eight Limbs of Yoga | |
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| Yama-s Ethical Practices | |
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| Ahimsa Nonviolence and Compassion | |
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| Satya Truthfulness and Sincerity | |
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| Asteya Not Taking from Others | |
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| Brahmacarya Conservation of VitalEnergy | |
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| Aparigraha Nonhoarding | |
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| Pratipaksa-Bhavana Cultivating the Opposite | |
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| Personal Practices | |
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| Niyama-s Personal Self Care | |
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| Sauca Cleanliness | |
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| Santosa Contentment and Gratitude | |
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| Kriya-Yoga Practice in Action | |
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| Tapas Practice Causing Positive Change | |
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| Svadhyaya Study by and of Oneself | |
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| Isvara-Pranidhana Humility and Faith | |
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| Asana Refinement of the Body | |
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| Pranayama Regulation of Breath | |
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| Inner Development | |
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| Pratyahara Tuning Out Sensory Input | |
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| Citta-Prasadana Purification of the Heart-Mind | |
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| Dharana Choosing a Focus | |
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| Dhyana Continuous Focus | |
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| Samadhi Complete Attention | |
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| Samyama Focusing Inward | |
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| Pratiprasava Returning to the Source | |
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| Kaivalya Permanent Oneness | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Permissions and Credits | |
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| For Further Study | |
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| Further Resources | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |