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The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. control of the mind is the highest yoga.
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The Mind Is Responsible For The Feelings

Sivananda
The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. control of the mind is the highest yoga.
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The only way to be a champion is by going through these forced reps and the torture and pain. that's way i call it the torture routine. because it's like forced torture. torturing my body. what helps me is to think of this pain as pleasure. pain makes me grow. growing is what i want. therefore, for me pain is pleasure. and so when i am experiencing pain i'm in heaven. it's great. people suggest this is masochistic. but they're wrong. i like pain for a particular reason. i don't like needle's stuck in my arm. but i do like the pain that is necessary to be a champion.
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