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Levels of Knowledge for the Yogi

Are you creating the new habits you want?

An important function of being alive is the ability to learn. Through life’s experiences, we learn and create samskaras (impressions in our nervous system) which become habits. Yogis seek to create new samskaras and form beneficial habits which lead to happiness and fulfillment. Learn how to create new patterns and change your life.

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One Universal Life

An important part of living is learning from the effects of our actions. We become aware of how our speech and actions affect others. We are able to sense the one universal self, the soul, as we develop.

Ultimately, we learn there is only one universal life manifesting in all people and all creatures. The realization that the same life within us is also alive in others is called the mahat atman state. As a result of cause-and-effect relationships with many people, we gain an expanded sympathy and respect for the way others feel. This is one of the steps of knowledge which every yogi eventually gains. It brings the experience of profound empathy and joy.

  • Most behavior is based on our habitual thoughts and attitudes
  • One of the main skills in life is forming new samskaras/habit patterns
  • The more attention and focus we apply to learning, the more quickly we create new samskaras
  • The personal suffering we experience usually leads to greater sympathy for others
  • Our experience of life can be greatly improved as we upgrade our samskaras

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