YOGA & INNER PEACE
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it is not so mechanical many aspects of our being, i.e.
that it can be plugged on our physical, our mental and our
and off. emotional, and is pursued from
Sometimes we hold many angles.
other people accountable Patanjali, who is regarded as the
for our lack of peace, and Father of Yoga, explains one of the themes of remain yoga as: miserable “yoga chitta for a vritti nirodha”, long time. that is, The quieting tragedy of the thought about waves this would is yoga, be that or subsidingptehoeptlheowuigthhtthacistiavtittiytuinde the mind iosryosgcah.ool of thought
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• “Peace is the first step to equip yourself to face problems. Once you find peace and inner strength, then you can tackle any problem, it won’t even appear as a problem.
• Peace is not just absence of conflict, it is a positive phenomenon inside of us. If people
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