The Uplifted Yoga Podcast

Dismantling the Kleshas - The Actual Aim of Yoga

10.11.2023 - By Brett Larkin | BrettLarkin.comPlay

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I bet you thought the goal of yoga was to achieve samadhi or enlightenment, right? WRONG. More precisely, yoga is about dismantling the 5 kleshas (obstacles) which prevent us from realizing that samadhi (bliss) is our natural state. Deep dive with me into eleven critical epithets: Verses 2.1 to 2.11 of the Yoga Sutras, where I’ll give the often overlooked kleshas - the obstacles and afflictions that cause suffering - the attention they deserve. Discover:

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