The Eight Limbs
Govind Davis
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Out of the Yoga Sutras, ancient Yoga masters developed the system of Ashtanga Yoga. Ashtanga Yoga practices include and extend the higher-level spiritual elements of Yoga into daily life.
Some claim that modern Ashtanga Yoga came from Raja Yoga, which was a system for teaching royalty about values, disciplines, physical exercise and spiritual development.
Not all Yoga traditions follow the same approach to incorporating these elements found in the Sutras.
You may wonder why I am introducing Ashtanga Yoga only to say it's not required for Yoga Power.
The reason is because, I believe that people who seek power would benefit from a balanced and conscientious approach. I also believe that good habits and personal disciplines improve our overall life outcomes.
However, it's clear that power can be gained without good values, without good physical conditioning or even good motives.
For example, it's hard to argue the someone like Napoleon didn't achieve great power. And, for a modern example, it's clear that Donald Trump has some source of power, even if he's not being super great about diet, exercise and treating others well.
So, what is the secret the Sutras hold about getting power. It's quite simple, and it lies in the last three limbs, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi, which I casually refer to as concentration, contemplation and absorption. There's a concept in Yoga called Samyama, which is when one concentrates on something, contemplating it repeatedly and gets fully absorbed in 'something'.
It comes down to sacrifice.
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Sacrificing our time, our thoughts, our feelings or consciousness to 'something' builds power, unlocks creativity and taps into spiritual forces. Doing this in an organized, intentional and effective way acts as a power multiplier.
This pattern can be seen all around us and throughout history. People who devote their lives to a purpose or cause, make sacrifices to advance their work and stay focused on that purpose may achieve outcomes that seem, for lack of a better term, miraculous.
These ideas also apply to organizations, business and relationships. The secret of power is to make the appropriate sacrifices and maintain a sustained focus on 'something'. In fact, the secret of 'liberation' is the same, just the focus is not on 'something'.
This is called Nirva Kalpa Samadhi, or Samadhi without Seed.