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If he requests advice on how to set about yoga, let it be clearly understood that yoga in the orthodox sense is neither suitable, practicable, nor beneficial to modern Western people. The techniques permitted merely embody yoga elements but are not limited to such elements. Indeed the term "yoga" has been dropped from these teachings to avoid further misunderstandings. Philosophy is the only teaching here offered, using the word in its ancient Greek sense of love of high wisdom.

-- Notebooks Category 4: Elementary Meditation > Chapter 1 : Preparatory > # 118