Yoga is settling down of the fluctuations of the mind into pure awareness, what we just spoke about, transcendence. So he says, now the teaching of yoga begins. Then in the remaining text, he describes eight limbs. And there are five principles in each. Third principle immediately physical, because that's the most obvious. But then the fourth principle is breath and how to use breath to control your autonomic nervous system.
In this episode, Deepak and Eric discuss his new book, Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization.
- How awareness can be defined by what it is and what it isn't
- The purpose of meditation and the value it can bring to your life
- Why it's important to understand that there is no good or bad meditation
- The ancient teachings of yoga and how the different yoga poses are shifts in awareness
- Defining the different types of yoga and their meanings
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