| From The River Of Heaven |
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| Books By David Frawley |
| THE PATHS OF YOGA : YOGA | |
| It can set the stage but it is not the
main action. Without awareness or devotion technique soon becomes mechanical and can thereby
become only another bondage to the mind. Hence the pursuit of
technique as an end in itself is contrary to the path of Yoga.
Yoga uses technique (nature) to go beyond technique (nature). It
harmonizes the outer aspects of our nature through various methods to allow us to move beyond them to
our inner Being. Yet much of what we consider inner, which may in fact
be internal to our ordinary consciousness and activity, like the
astral and causal planes is also external from the standpoint of pure
awareness. For this reason techniques may still open many internal domains for our minds and
help us develop many subtle powers and faculties. This may be useful for our inner growth but can
become an obstacle as well if we get attached to these subtle powers
or experiences.
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