Contentment | Santosha
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Contentment - In yoga we call this santosha. This is the deeply satisfying feeling of joy residing within yourself. This true pure joy that resides within us that can’t be bought in things or fancy dinners . This is the result of yogic practices and daily rituals to cultivate the stillness and access the contentment we have been trained to look outward for. The kyria yoga, or purification practices bring us deeper inside back to the authentic self we have lost. It’s understanding 1) There is nothing wrong with us, there is conditioning that may bring less desirable behaviors , but inherently we embody divine consciousness and interconnection with that. 2) We have to hold that power and connect with the ability to heal and bring ourselves back to that inner state. We can’t find it outside of ourselves , not even through a guru. We can be gently guided to this state but we have to embody the state of gratitude to achieve that, no one or thing outside yourself can save you.