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Complete picture of yoga |
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Yoga has been understood
in different ways at different times. For many of us yoga was just a series
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physical exercises, a method of attaining relaxation after passing through
stressful situations, or a method of learning meditation in order to come
to the core of our innermost being. However, we have failed in all these
objectives because we have never fully developed a complete picture of yoga
in our lives or even in our own understanding. In order to aid this process
of developing a complete understanding of yoga many Yoga Universities, like
the Bihar Yoga Bharti, have been established. This institute offers certificate
courses, diploma courses and post-graduate degree courses in yoga philosophy,
yoga psychology and applied yoga at present, and in the future there will
be courses in yoga ecology and environmental sciences and various other
subjects dealing with the integration and harmonization of life with nature
and with cosmic consciousness.
This is a big step. We have to change our view and our understanding. The
moment we are able to do that, yoga actually takes root in our lives. Sannyasa
is a lifestyle, which people like Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati and many
others have chosen. Yoga has nothing to do with lifestyle. It offers alternate
thoughts and ideas in order to understand the completeness of life, but
it is a system of realization, of mind management, body management, emotion
management and self-management. That is all. This is the understanding of
yoga, which we need so that we can make our actions a creative expression
of our consciousness.Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati's guru says that in the life of every human being, three faculties or qualities are most important: head, heart and hands - intellect, emotion and performance. The moment we are able to integrate these three qualities we become a complete human being. This is the concept of a complete human being which Aurobindo called the 'superman' and which the yogis call one who is realized. Realization is a very practical event in every person's life; it is not a philosophical or a religious event. Realization of the nature that governs our individual personality and also the cosmic personality is yoga. So one has to be very clear of what one wants from yoga. If one wants physical practices in order to feel good, they are available. If one wants relaxation techniques in order to release stress and tension, they are also available. Understanding The Cycle of Time Understanding The Human Tree The Story of the Rise & Fall of Human Souls Understanding God |
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