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Patanjali would be proud: A practice of vairagya

January 1, 2016 By Rupali Embry 16 Comments

Download this useful vairagya chart

When I returned home to Hawaii from my first trip to India in 2001, I immediately cleaned out half of my belongings from every closet, drawer, cabinet and cupboard. After four months of living so simply, it felt almost claustrophobic to have so many things surrounding me. What my time in India had taught me […]

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