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Yoga, Power, and Spirit: Patanjali the Shaman QUOTES

Yoga, Power, and Spirit: Patanjali the Shaman QUOTES

1 " The True Self quietly observes the playground where thoughts take form, where games are played, and the gunas obeyed. These are the laws of light, activity, and inertia … of inspiration, action, and obstacles. The gunas are those things that can be known. Your mind ponders all their qualities, mistaking these for reality, for they gave birth to the mind. But the Self remains unmoved by the noise in the playground. "

― Alberto Villoldo , Yoga, Power, and Spirit: Patanjali the Shaman

2 " Samadhi. Immersed in concentration and meditation, all thoughts and distractions far away. Your focus steady, you achieve samadhi. All that exists is the heart of the experience. There is no one meditating, no one concentrating, only awareness. There is no yogi, only the yoga. (3) "

― Alberto Villoldo , Yoga, Power, and Spirit: Patanjali the Shaman