What is Yoga?
Yoga is famous as an exercise, not only in India, but across the globe. Yoga is a form of workout which constitutes in-acting complex physical postures, also called ‘Aasnas’ in the ancient Sanskrit language.
Yoga is indeed a science which teaches you to control your urges- mental or physical.
However, Yoga is much more than just physical postures. Yoga is indeed a science which teaches you to control your urges- mental or physical. Each desire is born out of a thought in our mind. Every action we take, is controlled by what goes in our mind. If you were to able to control your thoughts, you would thus be able to control your urges as well. This is a super power, since it allows you to stay on the path you intend to follow, thereby propels you towards achieving your goals. It thrusts you to towards Success!
The ability to control your thoughts and urges also gives a sense of absolute control of yourself. You operate at your best. You reach a state of your true potential.
Yoga leads to success and happiness.
Patanjali, the father of Yoga, had divided Yoga into eight parts: Yam, Niyama, Asanas, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharna, Dhyaana, Samadhi.
All these Sanskrit words represent aspects with a very deep meaning, and can be interpreted in multiple ways. Their meaning would change in the context of your situation and circumstances.
To simplify, these aspects could be understood as:
- Yama ~ Routine
- Niyama ~ Discipline
- Asanas ~ Exercise
- Pranayama~ Controlling Breath
- Pratyahara ~ Controlling Diet
- Dharana~Mindset
- Dhyaana ~ Meditation
- Samadhi ~ Enlightenment
Yoga thus provides us with the mantra for success. For being successful, first you need to follow a set of behaviours; it can also be a Routine. You need to be disciplined in your lifestyle. You should Exercise regularly, and also do breathing exercises to build a habit of breathing deep. Control your diet by making the right choices to lead a healthy life. Adopt a positive mindset. Meditate regularly. Meditation allows you to dive into the ocean of your thoughts and makes you think deeply. In that deep state of mediation, all the problems can be dissected and solved. You break the problem down into mant pieces and get all the answers. Eventually you can address every question which arises.
Then comes a time, when your mind calms down and has no questions, you reach a state of thought-less mind. That’s called Dhyaana- a state when there are no thoughts, there is no sense of self; you blend with the whole. That’s when you discover the true self, and your infinite potential.
That’s the power of Yoga.
