“Renunciation in our day and age is the most difficult thing there is.”
Beyond consumerism there’s the the kindness we’re already capable of showing to ourselves and others.
Beyond consumerism there’s the the kindness we’re already capable of showing to ourselves and others.
Whilst it’s easy to conceive of moving up the spiritual ladder a rung at a time until you find yourself floating on a cloud with yogic superpowers, that’s unlikely, right?
The previous instalment in this series explored the fifth limb of yoga: introspection (pratyahara), that post compared our mental experience to a stream of loosely connected and often repetitive thoughts. Dharana, the sixth limb, then considers how to deal with that torrent and focus awareness elsewhere.
Where to begin? A potted history, overview, philosophy, fitness, weight loss…