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Don’t Overthink It
Yoga Sutra I.2
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about the shloka
Yoga Sutra I.2
योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः|
Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.
Overthinking is the bane of modern-day existence. We replay conversations from the past, some from decades ago, and think of what we could have said or shouldn’t have said. We spend days thinking of scenarios that usually never come to pass. We can be exhausted from a day we have lived once and rehearsed several times. Fortunately, yoga philosophy has an antidote to this fatigue.
The philosophy
Don’t Overthink It
Overthinking is the bane of modern-day existence. We replay conversations from the past, some from decades ago, and think of what we could have said or shouldn’t have said. We spend days thinking of scenarios that usually never come to pass. We can be exhausted from a day we have lived once and rehearsed several times. Fortunately, yoga philosophy has an antidote to this fatigue.
In his commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, B.K.S. Iyengar emphasises the cultivation of discipline through which we can quieten a busy mind. In a life of constant stimulation, that discipline asks us to create space for practice, to breathe through restlessness, and to quietly observe distractions without getting swayed by them. The quiet mind is something we cultivate proactively, rather than waiting for life to provide it.
In Chapter 1, Sutra 2 of the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali states: Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.