Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t7.8

v1.c7.s10.t7.8

Volume 3 elaborates on the last three of the “Eight Limbs of Yoga”, ie Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi, maintaining that when these three are exercised at once, perfectly concentrated Meditation (“sanyama”) can be attained, which will usher in a transcendent illumination of perception after recognising the difference of the prakrti and the purusha .