“When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European, or anything else, you are being violent.
Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind.
When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence.
So a person who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or partial system; he is concerned with the total understanding of mankind.”
In yoga we honor the practice of ahimsa, or non violence. There is also the understanding that we are all connected and are not separate beings.
It is the persona or ego that wants to keep us separate and fearful. The path of yoga is to awaken to our interconnectedness and to see ourselves in others. When we do that, the ego loosens its grip and we become more appreciative, less attached and ultimately free.
May we all continue to plant seeds that bring us together instead of tearing us apart.
Namaste
Find Your Middle Ground 
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