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How to Instill Inner Fire in Your Life

Ivan Nyagatare
5 min readNov 27, 2023

What does it imply? How do we incorporate it into our lives? And how can it benefit us?

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“Laugh my friend, for laughter ignites a fire within the pit of your belly and awakens your being” — Stella McCartney.

Like Stella, other writers and public figures, such as Richard Branson and Stephen Covey, have addressed the notion of “a fire within” — we hear it all the time, and you may have used it yourself! What does it imply? How do we incorporate it into our lives? And how can it benefit us?

Buddhist monks have known the key to discovering “the inner fire” through an old meditation technique known as “Tummo Meditation.” It is a form of tantric yoga that originated in the Himalayas thousands of years ago. This meditation is believed to burn away any negative thoughts! It will help you think more clearly by refocusing your thoughts.

Tummo is a Tibetan term that signifies ‘fierce’ or ‘inner fire’.

What is Tummo Meditation?

Thousands of years ago, Tibetan Buddhist monks were the first to invent Tummo meditation as a part of their 6 Yogas or Dharmas [ultimate truth, sometimes referred to as life purpose in modern days]. This profound Tibetan Buddhist tantric practice is also known as the Six Dharmas of Naropa. Naropa, however wasn’t the only…

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Ivan Nyagatare
Ivan Nyagatare

Written by Ivan Nyagatare

I am a writer, educator, creator and entrepreneur. Focused on creating tech tools, content, books and courses to help you develop better perspectives.

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