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MIND, BODY, LIFE AND YOGA

Man lives mostly in his surface mind, life and body.

But there is an inner being within him with greater

possibilities to which he has to be awake - for it is

only a very restricted influence from it that he

receives now and then, that pushes him to

constant pursuit of a greater beauty, harmony

power and knowledge. The first process of yoga is

therefore to open the ranges of this inner being

and live from there outward. Governing hisoutward life by an inner light and force. In doing so

he discovers in himself his true soul, which is not

this outer mixture of mental, vital and physical

elements but something of the Reality behind

them, spark from the one Divine Fire. He has to

learn to live in his soul and purity and orientate by

its drive towards the Truth; the rest of the nature

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then can follow an opening upward and the

realisation of a higher principle of the Being.

In a divine retreat from mortal thought,

in a prodigious gesture of soul sight

His being towered into pathless heights,

Naked of its vesture of Humanity,

As thus it rose, to meet time-bare and pure

A Strong Descent Leaped down.

- Sri Aurobindo (From Savitri)

If we follow the words of all these spiritual

Gurus we can achieve the aim of yoga and make

our life in this physical world a successful one.

Age is no obstacle; no body is too old to start

yoga. It is a method, which aims at opening the

source of creative inspiration hidden inside the

human psyche. It is an act of self-manifestation

and the multiplicity of our being. Yoga lays

foundation for a higher form of self-development

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and a deeper consciousness of self, eliminating

undesirable psychological causes of all human

miseries.

The most important factor in arriving at the

desired result is ones determination, patience and

perseverance. So an aspirant with supreme

devotion and faith becomes an exalted being and

the spiritual secrets flash like lightening. That is

the real yogi. The basic cause behind all our

problems is the mind of man and not external

circumstances, though they do affect the mind of

man. Concept of Science does not end with

laboratory but enter social, ethical and spiritual life

of human society. Self-conquest is for more

important than the conquest of nature and being

rational. Ethical and spiritual being it is only man

can achieve purity of mind and mental perfection

and yoga paves the way to achieve this. The

future of humanity lies in making full use of the

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vast potentials of human mind and many solutions

can be found for various problems by following the

yogic path i.e. physical consciousness should rise

to the level of mental consciousness through

Karma Yoga, mental consciousness to rise to

Spiritual consciousness through Jnana Yoga,

Spiritual consciousness to Moksha - beyond the

cycle of birth and death through Bhakti Yoga. To

achieve all these one begins following the path of

Astanga Yoga - (Raja Yoga). Thus one becomes

one with the God.

OM Shanti - Shanti - Shantihi