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

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Sirsasana


Chapter 4


CLARITY


The Mental Body (Manas)


ou cannot hope to experience inner peace or freedom without un­

derstanding the workings of your mind and of human conscious­

ness in general. All behavior, both constructive and destructive, is

dependent on our thoughts. By understanding how our thinking

works, we discover nothing less than the very secrets of human psy­

chology. With this right perception and understanding of our minds,

the door opens to our liberation, as we go through the veil of illusion

into the bright day of clarity and wisdom. The study of mind and con­

sciousness, therefore, lies at the heart of yoga.

()bviously 1nind and consciousness are involved at· c.-very level of

our hei n�, hut bet· a use of their su btlcty they are con side red 1 o res ide ..
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