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Can I Enjoy Life? - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 17 min

Whether a yogi can enjoy life without being enmeshed in it. Covers Neti Neti and Sankhya's split of nature and soul, with Myers-Briggs and values as layers to disidentify from; an ashram story of rejecting life, a Kundalini headache crisis and learning to ground; and enjoying life while seeking ultimate fulfillment only within.

In this video

Teaches
Non-attachmentNeti Neti
Discusses
SankhyaMyers-BriggsValuesDisidentificationKundaliniGroundingMaharishikaaSurrender
Mentions
Three insurance policiesNavi KriyaOM Japa in the ChakrasBrother AnandamoyUpper nervous systemThree underlying processesHero's JourneyParamahansa YoganandaBliss

Key moments

00:00A student asks: is it okay to enjoy life?01:33Rejecting everything: Francis and Neti Neti, not this, not that03:46Myers-Briggs and values as layers you are not05:42Rejecting life in the ashram and a Kundalini headache crisis07:10Nailing everything to the floor: grounding and accepting life08:09Enjoy the ice cream, but it won't fulfill the soul10:39Maharishikaa: lie down and say I let go, I surrender, I accept12:04Life as tragic yet beautiful; fulfillment lies within14:20Near death experiences: it's about love and connection15:11Recap: Neti Neti, yet enjoy life as nature