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July 6, 2022

4.4 Created minds from sense of self

Yoga Sutra 4.4 Created minds from sense of self What makes you aware of your own existence? Is it possible to generate new body-minds? What do you identify with? Is your sense of self (asmita) the meeting point between existence and awareness? What do you find when your internal activity and identifications cease? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ Alibris https://www.alibris.com/Unravel-the-Thread-Applying-the-ancient-wisdom-of-yoga-to-live-a-happy-life-Rub-n-V%C3%9Fsquez/book/50532904?matches=5 Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 Indiebound https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781737648208 Thriftbooks https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/unravel-the-thread-applying-the-ancient-wisdom-of-yoga-to-live-a-happy-life_rubn-vsquez/29003752/#edition=60132974&idiq=52585765
July 6, 2022

4.3 Life flows according to its potential

Yoga Sutra 4.3 Life flows according to its potential Removing obstacles to the harmonious flow of life. Incidental causes do not cause life. Facilitate the conditions for life to move without obstructions. Is there a difference between your normal state and your natural state? How are you aligning with your natural state? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ Alibris https://www.alibris.com/Unravel-the-Thread-Applying-the-ancient-wisdom-of-yoga-to-live-a-happy-life-Rub-n-V%C3%9Fsquez/book/50532904?matches=5 Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755 Indiebound https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781737648208 Thriftbooks https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/unravel-the-thread-applying-the-ancient-wisdom-of-yoga-to-live-a-happy-life_rubn-vsquez/29003752/#edition=60132974&idiq=52585765
June 10, 2022

4.2 Being is nature flowing

Yoga Sutra 4.2 Being is nature flowing Life manifests in countless ways Changes in properties, characteristics or states do not change the fundamental essence. To what extent are you conscious of the flow of life in you? How do your movements influence the flow of life through you? Do your thoughts affect how alive you feel? Is there a relationship between your emotions and the sense of aliveness in you? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755
June 10, 2022

4.1 Sources of optimal efficiency

Yoga Sutra 4.1 Sources of optimal efficiency Birth, herbs, mantra, purification techniques and deep integrationi (samadhi) https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755
June 10, 2022

Summary of Chapter Three of the Yoga Sutra: Magnificence (vibhuti)

Summary of Chapter Three of the Yoga Sutra Magnificence, the results of practicing the meditative limbs of yoga • Concentration, meditation & integration [3.1-3.8] • Transformation [3.9-3.15] • Meditative integration & its effects [3.16-3.37] • Warning [3.38] • Subtle energy [3.39-3.44] • Highest attainments [3.45-3.50] • Freedom [3.51-3.52] • Purpose [3.53-3.56] https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755
June 10, 2022

3.56 Impeccable purity leading to freedom

Yoga Sutra 3.56 Impeccable purity leading to freedom The purity of the individual reflects pure consciousness Ultimate clarity is achieved after the process of noticing our ways of being, regulating them, choosing the ways of being that are beneficial, and then letting go of all of them to discover the natural state without past impressions or expectations. How do you return to your natural state? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755
June 10, 2022

3.55 Freedom from conditioned existence

Yoga Sutra 3.55 Freedom from conditioned existence Complete transcendental knowledge To what extent is your life ruled by the illusion of time? What are the conditions that you place on your relationships? What are the ways of being that pull ou away from your natural state? What are the conditions that keep you from saying yes to life? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755
May 11, 2022

3.54 Essential difference of identical objects

Yoga Sutra 3.54 Essential difference of identical objects Complete attunement to what is perceived To what extent are you able to notice the very subtle aspects of the phenomena that surround you? As the subtlety in your perceptive capacity grows, so do your kindness, caring and compassion? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755
April 29, 2022

3.53 Wisdom born of discernment

Yoga Sutra 3.53 Wisdom born of discernment Samyama on single moments and their sequence Is the fundamental difference between yesterday, tomorrow and today clear? What is your understanding of time? Is uncertainty about tomorrow a hindrance or a motivating factor for meaningful action? Can your meditation on the sequence of unique moments clarify the difference between the aspect of you that is changing constantly and the part that seems to be timeless? https://simple-yoga.org This is an excerpt from the book Unravel the Thread available at: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737648202/ and Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unravel-the-thread-rub-n-v-squez/1139928755