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As energy (prana) strengthens and the mind slows down, a profound transformation begins to take place. There
is purification on many different levels, and the heart opens. We realize our connection to the source of unlimited creativity
and inspiration. The devotional aspect of yoga is called bhakti. We develop a witness consciousness as we are able to experience
life with nonjudgemental observation, even as we still live out our roles as distinct personalities, with all of their problems.
Consciousness expands and we become aware of functioning on different levels simultaneously - as individuals, society, spirit.
"When the mind, intellect, and ego are under control...so that they rest in the spirit within...one comes
into communion with God. The yogi by the grace of the Spirit within himself finds fulfilment...knowing the joy beyond the
senses which reason cannot grasp...unmoved by the greatest sorrow. This is the real meaning of yoga - deliverance from pain
and sorrow" - the Bhagavad Gita.
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We learn to surrender and continually open to life as it unfolds, moving from
the known to the unknown. Karma is simply resistance as we observe our attachments at more and more subtle levels. "Comfort
is the only discomfort, and discomfort the only comfort" - Swami Kripalu. Yoga becomes our refuge.
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