shankar

 When we live authentically... we are not simultaneously creating a sense of Iam, me, or mine... we are simply being our selfless self.....

In yoga posture practice.... we dissolve the technique of moving the body into pure feeling... and then dissolve the mind into that deep experience of feeling....

 Then, that is all that is there..... when i chanting, I dissolve seed syllables into pure sound..., and then sound into quiet,.... and then quiet into stillness..., and then stillness becomes nothing other than a contented mind .... that is open and receptive, sharp and still....

 When the mind returns to this natural state, anything can arise in mind, body, and heart,.... and in yogic there is no pushing or pulling..., just arising and dissolving... one form becoming, in turn, another.....

 Again, the various techniques in the beginning of the yoga practice.... is better to understand .... the technic seen as pointing toward... rather than the technique itself.... but  the mind has a hard time becoming centered enough to relax into a state of stillness,... so there is need it some technique to help the beginn along.... The point of yoga practice is not any goals.... but the way that the different stages, of the path recognise...and moving into a more open and sincere way of being.... this sincerity of being is karuṇa... the ongoing result of a healthy mindful yoga practice.... 

If your practice is only for creating a flexibility of the body... without a corresponding flexibility of the heart...., and without an expanding of the consciousness... then you need to redress the way of your practies... because you dont can connect yourself with the spirit... and this is why engage in body practice only... to let go the ego is not easy...

the mind is split into two sides of being ... they are constantly fighting each other .... one of those sides is the good one that represents compassion. Love and courage ... and evil on the other hand ... represents greed, hate and fear ... and the question is which one to let win ... and the answer is simple ... this side, the one feeds. ..

but the essential thing is ... we decide for ourselves which side we feed ... we decide for ourselves whether we stop ... judge ... evaluate .... talk thoughtlessly ... or just ourselves. ... approve, evaluate and therefore talk pointlessly ...