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Ancient Indian philosophy defined true union as stopping all mental fluctuations

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In his ancient sutras, Patanjali declared that true union is literally just the complete cessation of mental fluctuations. If you ever wanted a highly academic excuse to turn your brain completely off and refuse to think, ancient Indian philosophy has you heavily covered.

Ancient Indian philosophy defined true union as stopping all mental fluctuations
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