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The purpose of Mauna, or silence, is inner observation. It is a time to contemplate: What is the purpose of your life? How can you achieve it, and what are the obstacles? According to Patañjali, there are two kinds of thoughts: kliṣṭa and akliṣṭa. Kliṣṭa refers to negative thoughts—those that create trouble, disturbances, and difficulties in your life. These negative vṛttis, or mental modifications, are the obstacles. Therefore, we must strive to overcome negative vṛttis through positive ones. It does not matter which field of life—family, social, professional, or spiritual—because mano mantra jagata: everything is created out of the mind. The world is created by the cosmic mind, and your personal life situation is created through your own worldly thinking. If you think that you are very happy, content (elégedet vagy, zadovoljan), that everyone loves you (svi te vole), and that you have a comfortable life (akor kényelmes lesz az életed), then it will be so. Conversely, if you think that you are lonely, that no one likes you, and that life is full of troubles, then that will also be true. Your reality becomes as you think. Therefore, Patañjali always returns to the human thinking process. This thinking is so potent that even trees and animals can feel it; only one animal cannot. All creatures are capable of sensing what you are thinking and feeling. For example, if you encounter a dangerous, biting dog but approach it with good, positive, loving thoughts, the dog will not harm you. If you approach with fear and the negative thought, "My God, it's a terrible dog; it will bite me," then it will become a terrible dog and will bite you. Thus, our own thinking and beliefs influence both our inner and outer lives. These vṛttis can be analyzed and purified, and that process is facilitated through Mauna. In Mauna, you are physically silent, but mentally you may not yet be fully silent. However, you have the time to think things over. Observing Mauna develops your mental willpower, provides clarity, offers answers to your problems, shows you the way out of difficulties, and supports your motivation. Mauna develops mental willpower. It helps you to become mentally strong, to endure, and to gain inner motivation and pure inner vision.