सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च। मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्।।8.12।।
sarva-dvārāṇi sanyamya mano hṛidi nirudhya cha mūrdhnyādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇam āsthito yoga-dhāraṇām
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A Reading - Rantideb
Why: closing all the gates of the body, confining the mind in the heart, fixing the life force in the head, established in the practice of yoga, describes a specific technique for withdrawing attention from the senses inward.
In life: sometimes making an important decision or reaching real clarity requires deliberately shutting out external noise and inputs first, not adding more information.
Teaching: before an important decision, try deliberately withdrawing from external inputs and noise for a period, rather than assuming more outside information will produce the clarity you need.