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PRANAHUTI – ITS RELEVANCE IN SADHANA
Earlier saints, researchers, yogis have all found this happiness is something that is internal and not external. So they started thinking about things which deter them from doing the task. They have undertaken from purely an internal angle, “Antardrishti” is what they have gone towards, Introspection - in English, it may not be an equivalent for Antardrishti but that is what they have got in English. This particular attitude of trying to look into, to see what exactly are the disturbing factors and when we try to either control them or modify them or annihilate them, one will be in a position to get happiness. Once happiness is established in oneself, he will be in a position to percolate that happiness elsewhere. Light is rather condemned to give light to others. Light cannot keep the light itself. It has to give. Darkness can be expelled but light cannot be expelled. Light dies on its own after the period is over. So long light is on, the light will always be spreading. So once we get happiness, once we are a satisfied, once we are peaceful, we will be in a position to give that or radiate it to others.
Now let me come to the internal hindrances that we are having. We do not accept the concept of “Asana soulabhya”. Usually we are not in a position to
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