These days, people get that experience with psychedelics like psilocybin and mushrooms and ketamine. What it does is it loosens the neural networks of the conditioned mind. All yoga books that are well written are actually derived from the original teachings of a great seer. His name is Patanjali. He's a mythical figure, but his teachings have been recycled over thousands of years.
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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