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“Our striving for permanent emotional/material security (to finally be ‘at peace’) actually reinforces the basic sense of lack/anxiety that we’re trying to eliminate. In other words, the quest for permanent freedom from our personal suffering might be the very thing keeping us from our deepest fulfillment.”
- Balraj Persaud
The philosophical writings and public teachings on this site explore yoga and phenomenology not as wellness or self-improvement, but as the rigorous, disciplined practice of self-awareness.
These teachings are offered to the public without paywalls, branding, or dilution.
To keep this body of work open and accessible, it relies on the patronage of those who recognize the value of serious contemplative inquiry in the modern world. Your support directly underwrites the time required to research, write, and offer these teachings freely online and in community spaces.
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If you are philanthropically minded and considering a larger gift to underwrite extended writing, seminars, or community teachings, please contact us at contributions@balraj.yoga. Balraj would be honoured to speak with you directly to discuss how your support could deepen this work.
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This public-facing work is sustained independently from Balraj’s private executive advisory practice. Contributions directly support the creation and accessibility of public philosophy.)
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Contributions are personal gifts made to support this public philosophical work and are not tax-deductible charitable donations.
“You realize your freedom in becoming aware of the way(s) in which your awareness is always already determined. Or, stated differently, freedom is self-awareness.”
- Balraj Persaud