CONNECT | GROW | TRANSFORM

Because the goal isn’t to eliminate stress — that’s neither possible nor desirable — but to master it. To turn stress from an enemy into an ally, a source of strength rather than strain.

The balance of effort (practice) and detachment (dispassion) parallels modern concepts in psychology: behavioural conditioning and cognitive distancing. The yogic insight here is that training alone is not enough — without inner detachment, practice becomes mechanical; without practice, detachment remains theoretical.

When the yogi masters these layers, what happens? The brainstem no longer shouts for survival, the limbic system no longer floods the mind with fear, and the prefrontal cortex ceases its endless strategising. The whole triune brain becomes a quiet instrument.

Maya, the principle of illusion, creates the appearance of a separate, objective reality...

The sense of "reality" in both states suggests that the authenticity we attribute to experiences may be inherently tied to our perception.

Anger, like desire, has a cascading effect. It can lead to confusion (sammoha) and delusion.

The truth is, our decisions, big or small, are far less random than we think.

Our emotions, fuelled by repeated sensory experiences and likes/dislikes, don't exist in isolation...

We rely on willpower, that internal grit, to get ourselves through challenges.But what if this constant striving is actually holding us back

The neural mechanism of cultivating intrinsic motivation and a growth mindset, involves learning to access pleasure, from the effort itself!