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Shri Harim Paramanandam, Upadeh Starram Ishwaram,

Vyapakam, Sarvalka Lokana,

Karnam Tannamamokshanamamamya.

So we are studying Aparokshanubhuti, a classic text of non-dual Vedantā.

And we are almost at the end.

We are discussing Vedantic meditation.

You know, in the study of Vedantah, we have Shravana Manana Nidhyasana,

the hearing of the truths, and then the reflection, reasoning about it, and then meditation in depth about it.

So the Vedantic meditation, Nidhyasana.

Now in this text, Shankaracharya deals with this in a very interesting way.

The classic text of meditation is Patanjali Yoga Sutras.

And there, Patanjali speaks about meditation with eight limbs,

eight steps or eight limbs of meditation.

Ashtanga Yoga.

And what are those Ashtanga Yoga? What are the eight limbs?

We know.

Yama, the moral disciplines,

the control, the moral practices.

Two aspects of moral disciplines, yama and niama.

Then asana, the proper sitting and posture.

Then prana yamahamah, which is control of the breath.

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