Ashtanga Yoga — “the eight limbs of yoga” — is Patañjali’s system for disciplining the mind: yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā, dhyāna, and samādhi. Vedanta honors it as a vital preparation for Self-knowledge, while clarifying that liberation is knowledge, not experience.
