P2
In fact, the primary goals of yoga are to help you become aware of your mind, discover you are a conscious being having a human experience, and train your mind to serve the sacred unity of life.
P3
Working with the chakras clears away blockages. However, these blockages deserve utmost respect because they began as defensive patterns to protect your innermost self and then became unconscious and struck. The meditations in this book are keys that unlock the blockages and give you a yoga mind--one that focuses on love and the truth that you are a spiritual being interconnected with all life.
P5 True self, False self
The most painful cause of anxiety is probably the belief that you are not enough. This belief, when deeply buried and unseen, often takes the form of painstaking efforts to improve who you are-- attempts that frequently result in inner exhaustion and discontentment. You may do honorable work and make a positive difference and still feel plagued by feelings of inadequacy. Trying to make yourself worthy is ineffective and misses the mark. You cannot make yourself into something you already are.
