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What is Samadhi? Exploring Classical Yoga’s Ultimate Goal

by Maria Kuzmiak Leave a Comment
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Near the end of the first chapter of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras describes the goal of yoga—samadhi. So, what is samadhi? You may have heard it defined in a few ways. Samadhi is a state of oneness with all that is. It is union with the divine, connection with source, a dissolution of the ego. Each … [Read more…]

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