ABSTRACT

In the preceding chapters, I showed that practicing the Yoga postures entails practicing being in the yogic state. Furthermore, I suggested that this practice is transformative, that we can readily enter the yogic state for all kinds of daily activities. The activities I described-going upstairs, waiting on line, working on some project-tended to be brief and episodic. However, this psychological condition of focused attention, offeeling calm and relaxed, ofbeing nonjudgmental, is relevant to the most fundamental conditions of living.