Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom

Parivrtta Paschimotanasana

Chapter 1

The Inward Journey

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piritual realization is the aim that exists in each one of us to seek
our divine core. That core, though never absent from anyone, re­
mains latent within us. It is not an outward quest for a Holy Grail that
lies beyond, but an Inward Journey to allow the inner core to reveal
itself.
In order to find out how to reveal our innermost Being, the
sages explored the various sheaths of existence, starting from body
and progressing through mind and intelligence, and ultimately to
soul. The yogic journey guides us from our periphery, the body, to
the center of our being, the soul. The aim is to integrate the var­
ious layers so that the inner divinity shines out as through clear
�lass.