Buddhism, Patanjali & Hatha Yoga
Sage Patanjali (around the same time as Buddha, about 2500 years ago) composed 196 sutras (aphorisms) that provide eight steps leading to complete enlightenment. The eight steps are Yama (moral/ethical rules; Non-violence, truth fulness, non-stealing, chastity & non-avarice), Niyama (purity of speech & body, contentment, acceptance of others, persistence, study of Vedic literature, contemplation), Asana […]
