There are four Basic Stages to meditation practice—like the four movements in a beautiful symphony, they flow together in a great concert of higher awareness. Within these four general stages, Patanjali’s eight limbs provide specific practices. A simple guide to the stages—my four-part formula—for meditation practice is this: foster, focus, flow and finish. Foster: Establish […] The post THE 4 BASIC STAGES OF MEDITATION: And their relationship with Patanjali’s eight limbs of Yoga...

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