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Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Yoga of the Mind

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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The Importance of Dhyana Concentration

Jessam worries that the hype about meditation may sometimes cause modern practitioners to miss out on the way the practice was intended back in Patanjali's day. The importance of pulling into yourself leads us to both the sixth and seventh limbs of the eightfold path, which are known as Dharana concentration. Jessam: "I always think that meditation is the best time to obsess over something"

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