Chapter 6 Verses 6.1–9

Advancing in Aṣṭāṅga-yoga (Ārurukṣa to Ārūḍha Stage)

6.1–2 Yoga and sannyāsa are the same

6.3–4 Two levels of Aṣṭāṅga-yoga – beginning stage (ārurukṣa) and advanced stage (ārūḍha)

6.5–6 Mind is both friend and enemy

6.7–9 Symptoms of a person in Yogārūḍha stage