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Stirum sukham asanam. Meaning: Seated posture should be steady and comfortable.

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Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked.

When right posture (asana) has been attained there follows right control of prana and proper inspiration and expiration of the breath.

Time, which is the sequence of the modifications of the mind, likewise terminates, giving place to the Eternal Now.

The Yoga of action, leading to union with the soul is fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to Ishvara.

Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists.

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