The Four Attitudes and the Wasp: What Maitrī Requires of Us Beyond the Human
Yoga Sūtra 1.33 names four attitudes that clear the mind. What does maitrī — friendliness — ask of us when the one in front of us is a wasp?
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Read ArticleYoga Sūtra 1.33 names four attitudes that clear the mind. What does maitrī — friendliness — ask of us when the one in front of us is a wasp?
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