Thursday, April 9, 2015

Purusartha - Four Aims of Life

The four purusartha or the aims of life, provide guidelines of how one can lead a virtuous life.

They are:

Right sense of duty: dharma - the foundation of yama and niyama

Wealth or life's requirements: artha

Desire for progeny and accomplishments: kama
When desires are properly acknowledged and mindfully fulfilled one moves towards freedom

Emancipation where one becomes free from the cycles of life: moksa

Namaste.
Pamela Nelson
Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor

www.plnyoga.blogspot.com
plnyogastudio@gmail.com

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