Buddha head entwined in banyan tree roots at Wat Mahathat representing freedom in determination yoga existential phenomenology

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Yoga Philosophy & Existential Phenomenology: Working Notes

the practices of yoga are simple.

you always already have

the only thing you ever need:

your attention.

everything else is nonessential.

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the poetics of freedom

Yoga Philosophy & Existential Phenomenology: Working Notes

On Managing Emotions: Control vs. Awareness