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Definition: A steady, comfortable posture; the physical seat or pose used as a foundation for meditation.

Insights: Asana is defined as a steady and comfortable seat, supporting both physical ease and mental stillness. The aim is not complexity, but stability and relaxation, which make meditation possible.

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2.29

yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyāmapratyāhāradhāraṇādhyānasamādhayo'ṣṭāvaṅgāni

Importance: 10/10

Yama (abstinences), niyama (observances), āsana (posture), prāṇāyāma (breath control), pratyāhāra (sense withdrawal), dhāraṇā (concentration), dhyāna (meditation), and samādhi (absorption) are the eight limbs of Yoga.

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2.46

sthirasukhamāsanam

Importance: 9/10

Posture (āsana) should be steady and comfortable.

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2.47

prayatnaśaithilyānantasamāpattibhyām

Importance: 8/10

(This is achieved) by relaxation of effort and absorption in the infinite.

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2.48

tato dvandvānabhighātaḥ

Importance: 7/10

From that (mastery of āsana), one is not afflicted by the pairs of opposites.

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