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The relaxation should not be a method. You should not relax through a Yoga posture. This very understanding is relaxing, this very understanding is relaxation. You relax, effort disappears. You live your ordinary life - you chop wood and you carry water from the well and you cook food and you eat and you sleep and you love and you live ordinarily with no hankering and no desire for anything extraordinary.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True relaxation comes from an understanding of life, not from specific practices.
In this quote, Rajneesh emphasizes that relaxation should stem from a deeper understanding of life's simplicity rather than through structured activities like yoga. He suggests that by accepting and living in the moment without desires for the extraordinary, one can find true peace in the mundane aspects of daily life.
Themes
RelaxationUnderstandingLifeSimplicityPeace
In practice
Example use cases
During a mindfulness workshop, this quote can be shared to emphasize the importance of understanding rather than just practicing relaxation techniques.
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