Contrary to popular belief, hatha yoga exercises are not designed to make fat people thin or to make the body immortal, but to help unblock the gross and subtle nervous systems so that the “life air” can flow freely through the body (specifically, from the base of the spine to the top of the head).
Jagad Guru Chris Butler - Science of Identity Foundation
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An advanced yogi wants to use the body in accordance with his knowledge that he is not the body.
Jagad Guru Chris Butler - Science of Identity Foundation
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Just as there is no perfectly simple way to explain a complex principle of physics or biochemistry to a layman, so there is no perfectly simple way to explain the subtle material technology known to the yogis.
Jagad Guru Chris Butler - Science of Identity Foundation
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First, as a yogi, you understand that you are the self within the material body. You consider your body to be like a suit of clothes.
Jagad Guru Chris Butler - Science of Identity Foundation
~ Jagad Guru (Jagad Guru Chris Butler)
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