Reference: Inner Engineering (Content)
This paper presents the summary of Part two, chapter 2.3 from the book, INNER ENGINEERING By Sadhguru. The contents are from the first edition (2016) of this book published in the United States by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
The summary of the original material (in black) is accompanied by brief comments (in color) based on the present understanding.
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Life Sense: Knowing Life Beyond the Senses
Whatever you know of the world or yourself is information you have gathered only through the five sense organs—by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching. If these sense organs fold up, you would know neither the world nor yourself. These sense organs can perceive only that which is physical. Additionally, they perceive everything only in relation to something else. The sense perceptions are absolutely wonderful instruments for human survival. But if you are seeking something more than physical survival, they are not enough.
Life is more than just physical. The essential nature of life lies in the source of the physical or psychological expression of body and mind. To perceive the dimension of source you have to develop ways to experience it. Yoga is fundamentally aimed at enhancing your experience beyond the five senses. This will make you aware of a completely new dimension.
It is just a lack of attention which has denied people the possibility of discovering this dimension. This dimension has nothing to do with thoughts, ideas, opinions, or philosophies. Enhancing your experience means enhancing your ability to receive life, just as it is. The simple process of paying a little bit of attention to your inner nature will transform the quality of your life in remarkable ways.
The attention beyond the senses has nothing to do with thoughts, ideas, opinions, or philosophies. It has to do with enhancing your ability to receive life, just as it is.
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