Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the min… - Patanjali

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Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded Consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind.

Patanjali

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Patañjali (Devanāgarī पतञ्जलि) (fl. 2nd c. BCE) was a sage in ancient India, thought to be the author of a number of Sanskrit works. The greatest of these are the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, a classical yoga text.

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The wisdom obtained in the higher states of consciousness is different from that obtained by inference and testimony as it refers to particulars.

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