" The "eight limbs" of this practice include pranayama and asana, the latter of which is central to its hatha variety and is exemplified by the Sun Salutation.
One book about this practice is divided into a section "for Yahoos" and a section "for Yellowbellies." Another book about this practice calls it "a living fossil, an archaic modality of spirituality that has survived nowhere else" and argues that its objective is "enstasis," which enables "anticipatory death" followed by "initiatory rebirth." That book about this practice is subtitled Immortality and Freedom and is by Mircea Eliade. Samkhya is the atheist counterpart to the school of astika philosophy named for this practice, which affirms the existence of the (*) personal deity Isvara and is based on the sutras of Patanjali. The three classical forms of this practice are the "path of knowledge," "path of devotion," and "path of action." The "eight limbs" of this practice include pranayama and asana, the latter of which is central to its hatha variety and is exemplified by the Sun Salutation. For 10 points, name this Hindu practice that has been adapted into a form of exercise.
One book about this practice is divided into a section "for Yahoos" and a section "for Yellowbellies."
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