Legend holds that , the Adiyogi (first yogi), realized that the human form is the final, most evolved vehicle for spiritual liberation. To guide humanity toward freedom, he taught 84 fundamental asanas—one for each “lakh” of species. By practicing these poses, a yogi was said to be systematically working through every state of consciousness in existence, ultimately transcending the cycle of birth and death.
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Where does this number come from? Is it literal or symbolic? And what are these mythical 84 postures? 84 asana