Ashta Karma (Eight Karmic Powers):

These are secret internal transformations used to remove obstacles on the yoga journey.

The Ashta Karmas include:
1. Vashyam: Enchantment; inner mastery over desires, senses, and streams of thought.

2. Sthambanam: Paralysis; silence of the mind and external noise.

3. Mohanam: Illusion; dissolution of maya to witness the Absolute.

4. Maaranam: Death; destruction of internal self-esteem, ignorance, and disease.

5. Aakarshanam: Attraction; attracting divine forces to the subtle body.

6. Vidhveshanam : Separation; removal of attachments that bind.

7. Bedhanam: Penetration; breaking of granthis (us) in the subtle energy fields.

8. Ucchatanam: Expulsion; removal of entities/vases not in alignment with the evolution of the soul.

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