Day 6 Sutra 1:12 The mental modifications are restrained by practice and non-attachment. Stopping your mind chatter requires effort. There isn't a quick fix, so you must continuously practise for a long time and with the right attitude in order to steady the mind. You must also detach from whatever causes your incessant thinking. The…
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Day 5 Sutra 1:3 Who are you, really?
Day 5 Sutra 1:3 Then the Seer (Self) abides in His own nature. What's in it for you, when the mind is still? Patanjali says that when your mind isn't filled with fluctuating thoughts and desires, then self-realisation is there. Oneness with yourself is there. You are your true self. We tend to identify with…
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Day 4 Sutra 1:2 Controlling Your thoughts
Day 4 Sutra 1:2 “Yogas Citta Vrtti Norodhah”The Restraint of the modification of the mind stuff is Yoga. When the mind is still and the chattering thoughts that disturb peace are restrained, that is yoga; you experience yoga. The word yoga means “union”. In my experience, when the thoughts that rise up in the mind…
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Day 3 Sutra II:46 Asana steady, comfortable posture.
Day 3 Sutra II:46 Asana is a steady, comfortable posture. Asana or posture is intended to bring comfort and steadiness to the individual. Many people are attracted to Hatha yoga – physical practices of yoga - because they want their bodies to become more flexible and stronger. They want to reduce lower back pain, to…
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