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Living at ease, on and off the mat.

I say “may you live at ease” at the end of most yoga classes. It doesn’t mean waiting until conditions improve. It means training the body and mind to add less resistance to what’s already there.

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Thanissaro Bhikkhu: "You can train the mind to access a totally reliable happiness, a happiness that causes no harm to you or to anyone else."
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