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Encyclopedia > Arhatic Yoga

Arhatic Yoga is a form of Yoga, developed and taught by Grand Master Choa Kok Sui, that synthesizes in a single discipline all the other paths of yoga. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


The goal of AY is the achievement of "Arhatship", or "Arhat" status. A good definition is the following:
"The Arhat is the Perfected One who has overcome The Three Poisons of Desire, Hatred and Ignorance.
At the end of the present life, he is no longer reborn".


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