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=== Commentary by Anandamurti ===
=== Commentary by Anandamurti ===
[[Anandamurti]] notes that the practice of ''aśt́auṋga yoga'' fill one's individual self with the sense of universal consciousness in three stages.<ref name="AMIWL">{{cite book|title=[[Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life in a Nutshell Part 9]]|publisher=[[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]]|author=[[Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii]]|chapter=[[The Science of Action]]}}</ref>
[[Anandamurti]] notes that the practice of ''aśt́auṋga yoga'' fill one's individual self with the sense of universal consciousness in three stages—<ref name="AMIWL">{{cite book|title=[[Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life in a Nutshell Part 9]]|publisher=[[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]]|author=[[Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii]]|chapter=[[The Science of Action]]}}</ref>


# In the first stage, the individual mind is freed from material or mundane influences so it can concentrate more on the spiritual goal. This stage consists of the first four limbs of ''aśt́auṋga yoga''.
# In the first stage, the individual mind is freed from material or mundane influences so it can concentrate more on the spiritual goal. This stage consists of the first four limbs of ''aśt́auṋga yoga''.