1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 One of the purposes of any yoga is to suppress the modifications of the mind, so that a yogi can experience peace and abide in his true nature or essential nature (svarupa avastha).&amp;nbsp;Now, you may wonder what essential nature means and how anyone can abide in it.&amp;nbsp;Words can be confusing, especially when their meaning can be interpreted differently by different people.&amp;nbsp;We are not going to discuss here metaphysical or abstract notions of essential nature of your true self. We are going to speak about it purely from a practical perspective in a way which makes sense and which you can identify in yourself. Podcasts on Life https://hinduwebsite.libsyn.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21580568/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/21580568