<b>This is a scriptural commentary of Lahiri Mahasaya on Patanjali Yoga Sutras in the Light of Kriya.</b>
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All living beings are subject to the law of cause and effect. As a result of
their past actions, they suffer again and again without breaking the cycle of births
and deaths.
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Desires cause them to embody and reembody in the world.
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Once in embodiment, the individual seeks happiness and avoids pain and
sorrow.
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Pleasure and/or pain is reaped in this life according to past good and bad
actions.
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Moreover, in order to be happy in this world, one should also suffer because
happiness and suffering are relative. There is no escape from suffering until all
desires themselves are dissolved, or transcended.
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Perfect Happiness can only be found in Peace, or Shanti.
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<b>How can one find Peace?</b>
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There is no other means for finding Peace except through the practice of
Yoga. By the practice of Yoga, the tremendously restless heart becomes calm. Not
only does the heart become...