prāṇāyāma is first and foremost to give us many different p… - T.K.V. Desikachar

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prāṇāyāma is first and foremost to give us many different possibilities for following the breath. When we follow the breath, the mind will be drawn into the activities of the breath. In this way prāṇāyāma prepares us for the stillness of meditation.

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Native Name: Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar

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B. K. S. Iyengar Baba Hari Dass Sadhguru Patanjali Shunryu Suzuki

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Lo yoga non è passivo. Dobbiamo partecipare alla vita. Per farlo bene, dobbiamo lavorare su noi stessi

The source of my father’s teaching, and the essence of Yoga, was formulated by the great Indian sage, Patanjali, more than two thousand years ago in this succinct definition: Yoga is the ability to direct the mind exclusively toward an object and sustain that direction without any distractions.

In sum, Patanjali suggests that we channel our curiosity and our mental powers into areas of fruitful interest as a means of calming the mind.

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