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Three Divisions of Advancement in Yoga

“By these three divisions of advancement in yoga — yogārurukṣu, yogārūḍha and prāpta-siddhi — there are six kinds of mystic yogīs.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 24.158, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The three divisions of advancement are yogārurukṣu, yogārūḍha and prāpta-siddhi.
  • These divisions apply to both sagarbha and nigarbha yogīs.
  • The two types, each with three divisions, make six kinds of mystic yogīs.

Try this today

Say or write the three divisions in order, then recall how they produce six kinds of yogīs.

Ask yourself

How does this arrangement help me follow the different kinds of yogīs being discussed?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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