Australian Yoga Journal – July 2019

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mantra

speak peace

Om, shanti, shanti, shanti

Om, peace, peace, peace

EACH OF THE FIVE SENSEScan be a

vehicle for subtle, divine experiences

that can bring peace and steadiness

to your mind and move you toward

samadhi (union with the absolute)—

the eighth and fi nal limb of yoga.

Sensory experiences—such as visions,

sounds, tastes, aromas, and physical

sensations—can come naturally as a

function of grace, or they can be the

result of certain techniques and

practices. These sensory perceptions

can bring great calmness and peace

and serve as a gateway to an experience

of transcendence.

Christopher D. Wallis is a Sanskrit scholar at the

University of California, Berkeley.