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Samadhi Pada: Lesson 1

Introduction to the Road to Samādhi: context, lineage, and practice.

Samadhi Padi: Lesson 2
The yogic map of creation — from the six existential questions to the 5 senses, actions, and vital prāṇas.

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 3

Exploring the true meaning of yoga and the stilling of the mind leading to samādhi. Verses I.1–I.2

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 4 (short)

Discover how true intelligence arises from the light of consciousness itself.

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 5 (short)

Atha yogānuśāsanam — the sacred beginning of yoga, when true awareness awakens.

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 6 (short)

Yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ — yoga is the stilling of the mind’s restless movements.

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 7 (short)

Observe the four functions of the mind — citta, manas, buddhi, and ahaṃkāra.

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 8

When the restless waves of the mind are stilled, the seer abides in the light of true awareness. Verses I.2–I.4

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 9
Five vṛttis and the method of abhyāsa–vairāgya,. Verses I.7–I.12

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 10

Abhyāsa (steady practice) and Vairāgya (non-attachment) — guiding the mind toward stillness and the realization of the puruṣa. Verses I.12–I.16

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 11

Explore the spectrum of Samādhi  — from focused awareness to Self-realization. Verses I.17–I.18

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 12

Transform knowledge into experience — from understanding to realization, through devotion, faith, and the mantra OM. Verses I.17–I.29

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 13

Meditate on Oṁ — the sound of the Self — and journey through the four states of consciousness . Verses I.27–I.43

Samadhi Pada: Lesson 14

Discover the path from steady practice to Samādhi — the stillness where the mind meets the Puruṣa. Verses I.43–I.51