The Purpose of Yoga Is to Eliminate Mental Activity

Some scholars think that the purpose of yoga is to eliminate all mental activity. The adept of yoga can achieve this so long as she does not confuse her real self with her phenomenal self, says Philip Massey. We are not, however, done talking about this particular school of Indian thought. To hear more about Patanjali and his place in India's intellectual traditions, we're going to turn to an expert who was mentioned earlier: Master Yoda.