By appealing to the moral force that lies deep within each of us, Gandhi both persuaded the British oppressors to give up their crown jewel of India, and disarmed the hate-filled sectarian mobs fighting over the spoils.
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Provenance — Where Does Yoga Asana Come From?
Some Western scholars have contended that modern asana practice is not rooted in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (2nd c. B.C.E.), and that claiming so is a false, self-justifying, claim of provenance. I know the arguments well: only eleven asanas are described in Vyasa’s fifth century commentary on Patanjali (half of which are sitting asanas for meditation), […]
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