Pratyahara: is the effort to bring the attention inwards instead of outwards: looking at oneself and feeling the body.
Dharana: the conscious effort not to give in to distractions, either of the senses or of the mind
Dhyana: to be able to remain concentrated, to maintain meditation for long periods of time.
Samadhi: the final step: Moksha, liberation, transcending and merging with God. It has been described as a state of ecstasy.
These steps must be attained in order, one first, then the other, one by one. Pranayama is the intermediate step: the one that connects those related to the body with those related to the mind.
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Pratyahara: is the effort to bring the attention inwards instead of outwards: looking at oneself and feeling the body.
Dharana: the conscious effort not to give in to distractions, either of the senses or of the mind
Dhyana: to be able to remain concentrated, to maintain meditation for long periods of time.
Samadhi: the final step: Moksha, liberation, transcending and merging with God. It has been described as a state of ecstasy.
These steps must be attained in order, one first, then the other, one by one. Pranayama is the intermediate step: the one that connects those related to the body with those related to the mind.