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'''Ashtanga Yoga''' (''eight limbs of yoga'', ''Raja Yoga'') is the classical Indian system of philosophy and practice (composed by Patanjali perhaps ca. 200 BCE) consisting of these eight behavior precepts:
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* [[Yama]] (see below)


* [[niyama]] - Commitments to practice, such as study and devotion


* [[asana]] - integration of mind and body through physical activity


* [[pranayama]] - integration of mind and body through breathing


* [[pratyahra]] - withdrawal of the senses of perception from their objects


* [[dharana]] - one-pointedness of mind


* [[dhyana]] - meditation (quiet activity that leads to samadhi)


* [[samadhi]] - the quiet state of blissful awareness
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Practice of these precepts is said to result in a state in which one's behavior spontaneously follows the five ethical precepts (''Yamas''):
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* [[Ahimsa]] - refraining from injury (non-life supporting action)


* [[satya]] - truthfulness


* [[asteya]] - freedom from stealing


* [[bramacharya]] - living within the Self (moderation; abstinence)


* [[aparigraha]] - freedom from attachment to possessions
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The term ''Ashtanga Yoga'' is also often used to refer to the particular system of Yoga taught by [[Sri K. Pattabhi Jois]], [[Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga]].
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'''See Also'''
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* http://www.dharmayoga.org/onlinestudy/pantanjali.htm


* http://members.tripod.com/~kira_lis/yamas.html


* http://www.expressionsofspirit.com/yoga/eight-limbs.htm⏎
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