Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy
High on top of that mountain, as the sun began to set, I made a pledge to the Tao. I would fully embrace its power and let it be my guide. I was committed to letting go of the small self, in order to embody the big Self. The human experience is fragile, especially in the face of nature. I had experienced this directly on two occasions. I was ready
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All this is possible because true happiness comes from within, which means we can always find joy, in both good times and bad. Although pain and pleasure are an inevitable part of human life, suffering and happiness are entirely optional. The choice is ours. A fully Awake, fully conscious human being has the love, compassion, and energy to make cha
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According to yoga philosophy, enduring happiness can only come when we stop identifying with the incessant thoughts and feelings of the personality self (small s). This “I, me, mine” perspective is called the ego and it is what we normally associate with and think of as who we are. The Sutras proclaim that all of our struggles in life are because w
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Summary of Self-Work Required for Positive Life Creation In our Pathwork, we learn first to observe and then to take responsibility for the lower self, manifesting as unfulfillment and disharmony. Only then can the higher self manifest as harmony and fulfillment. The following steps, summarizing the Pathwork as outlined in this book, must be follow
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