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Yoga-arudha

1 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on yoga-arudha. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Yada hi nendriyartheshu na karmasv anushajjate, sarva-sankalpa-sannyasi yogarudhas tadocyate

When a person is no longer attached to sense objects or to actions, and has renounced all personal desires, that person is said to have ascended to yoga. The culmination of the active path is this complete inner freedom from craving and attachment.

  • Non-attachment to sense objects and actions marks the advanced yogi
  • Renunciation of all personal desires signals ascent to yoga
  • Yoga is a state of being, not merely a set of practices