Vashista Yoga Samhita (Yog Vashista) (Sanskrit: यग-वसष्ठ, IAST: Yoga-Vāsiṣṭha) is a philosophical text attributed to Maharishi Valmiki, although the real author is Vasistha.[1] The complete text contains over 29,000 verses.[1] The short version of the text is called Laghu Yogavasistha and contains 6,000 verses.[2] The text is structured as a discourse of sage Vasistha to Prince Rama. The text consists of six books.[3] The first book presents Rama's frustration with the nature of life, human suffering and disdain for the world.[3] The second describes, through the character of Rama, the desire for liberation and the nature of those who seek such liberation.[3] The third and fourth books assert that liberation comes through a spiritual life, one that requires self-effort, and present cosmology and metaphysical theories of existence embedded in stories.[3] These two books are known for emphasizing free will and human creative power.[3][4] The fifth book discusses meditation and its powers in liberating the individual, while the last book describes the state of an enlightened and blissful Rama.[3]
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