| Pada (Chapter) | English meaning | Sutras |
| Samadhi Pada | On being absorbed in spirit | |
| Sadhana Pada | On being immersed in spirit | |
| Vibhuti Pada | On supernatural abilities and gifts | |
| Kaivalya Pada | On absolute freedom | |
The Yoga tradition is much older, there are references in the Mahābhārata, and the Gitā identifies three kinds of yoga. The Yoga Sūtras codifies the royal or best (rāja) yoga practices, presenting these as an eight-limbed system (ashtānga). The philosophic tradition is related to the Sankhya
school. The focus is on the mind; the second sutra defines Yoga - it is
the cessation of all mental fluctuations, all wandering thoughts cease
and the mind is focused on a single thought
In contrast to the focus on the mind in the Yoga sutras, later traditions of Yoga such as the Hatha yoga focus on more complex asanas or body postures.
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