“Here is, in truth, the whole secret of Yoga, the science of the soul. The active turnings, the strident vibrations, of selfishness, lust and hate are to be stilled by meditation, by letting heart and mind dwell in spiritual life, by lifting up the heart to the strong, silent life above, which rests in the stillness of eternal love, and needs no harsh vibration to convince it of true being.”
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Composed by the ancient Indian sage Patanjali, this collection of 196 sutras, or aphorisms, provides a systematic approach to the practice of yoga. It covers the ethical and moral disciplines, postures, breathing exercises, sense control, concentration, and meditation, ultimately aiming for the state of samadhi, or profound absorption. more
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