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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.

If our lives hinge on memories—real, imagined, or ephemeral—then what is reality? A collective hallucination? A neurological glitch in an indifferent cosmos? And if Alzheimer's or a rogue dream can dissolve it all, why persist? What purpose animates our striving—the careers we chase, the bonds we nurture, the dreams we dare? Why should we do anything when the ground beneath us is quicksand?

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

If prakriti/our conditioning dictates our actions, what significance does self-control or spiritual practice hold?

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

If everything is impermanent/transient, fickle and empty, which leads to sorrow; then how do we orient our self to life?

It has been found the amygdala can respond to a perception in as little as twelve thousands of a second.