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    4. Origin of yoga: why yoga?

    Origin of Yoga: Why Yoga?

    Of all the things in the world that a human being can do, why yoga? Sadhguru explains, whether you sing, dance or whatever you do, it is an expression of who you are. Yoga is not an expression, but is about determining who you are and the nature of who you wish to be.

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