Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: An Eightfold Way to Liberation

Yoga is an inside journey toward our fundamental reality. It is beautiful all along and blissful at the end. It is akin to the blooming of a lotus within us or is like the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly. Yoga frees our minds from its age-old shackles and gives us wings to fly in a conscious sky.

Patanjali is the foremost authority on yoga, and his text Yoga Sutra is its ultimate practical reference. In this book, he lays down a step-by-step method to control our minds and attain liberation. However, this method can vary according to the stage of the seeker. At an advanced stage, a seeker can stop his mental activities and focus on his reality. For a mid-level seeker, it might not be easy. So, he needs to perform some purifying actions also. And, for an absolute beginner, he provides a comprehensive eightfold way to experience reality.