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The Five STATES of MIND
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The Five STATES of MIND

One daily activity for me, that's different each day, is my sitting practice. I sit in the same room ... in the same spot ... do the same things in a certain order ... sit for the same amount of time. Every sit is different. Sometimes, I experience a tremendous stillness and peace, and, others, I feel like Iʼm on a battle field. One might ask, how can such a routine elicit such different experiences? It all boils down to what's happening in the mind.Yoga philosophy says that there are five basic states of mind, and our minds constantly fluctuate between each of these states.

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