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Yoga Sutras | Ashtanga Yoga | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Pranayama and Asana (807 words) |
 | In yoga sutras, Patanjali suggests eight steps that are the basic principles of yoga practice to calm one's mind and unite with the infinite. |
 | The yoga sutras are the physical activities that focus on the body, meditation and the mind. |
 | The last one of the yoga sutras is Samadhi or total absorption, is the capability of becoming one with the true self and unites into the object of concentration. |
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Heart Sutra : Introduction (3370 words) |
 | This sutra belongs to the teachings on the perfecting of insight or wisdom, sometimes referred to as the "mother of all Buddhas" in the sense that it is this insight or wisdom that brings about enlightened individuals, gives birth to Buddhas. |
 | In the sutra it is referred to as his "throne-like seat," but one should be aware that it was merely a slab of stone. |
 | The first two stages are the path of accumulation and the path of unification, and individuals on either of these paths are members of the community made up of ordinary Bodhisattvas. |