Guru Dattatreya gave Ashtanga Yoga

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Thousands of years ago,
Guru Dattatreya gave Ashtanga Yoga
(eight fold path of Yoga)
Lessons to the world, as follows,
1.Yama – truthfulness, non-receiving of any gifts.
Moral discipline
2. Niyama –study and self-surrender to God.
3. Asana – posture
4. Pranayama – breath control exercises.
5. Pratyahara – withdrawal of senses from
sense objects.
6. Dharana – concentration.
7. Dhyana – meditation and knowledge.
8. Samadhi – the state of being merged with
the God