Inside Out by K V Vishwanathan

Author:K V Vishwanathan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: 2020-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

Yoga

Yoga refers to the development of the individual (read Dharmic development). Yoga is not just an exercise, the SURYA of the suryanamaskarm and Sandhyavandanam is not for the Sun. Surya refers to the Supreme Being who resides within us.

World over people have interpreted Yoga only as a physical exercise or asanas. But the truth is asana is just one part of yoga. Yoga means development or Yogam. There are eight branches of Yoga (spiritual development) and one of the eight is Asana, which, again has many sub branches or many asanas.

That which removes all possible miseries arising from external objects is called ‘Yoga’ and this yoga should be practiced with firmness and purity of mind. That which leads to the greatest gain and that which is not affected by sorrow or pain is called “yoga”. From Yogam we get Yuga. Kali, Dwapara, Thretha and Krita are the stages or development in a human being.

Yoga serves the purpose of subduing the senses and the mind which have their natural tendencies to obstruct concentration of thought. Yoga destroys obstruction to real knowledge and Gnana helps in the correct perception. The proper process for controlling the mind is called yoga. Stopping the working of the mind is yoga. The merging of the mind into Akasa is defined as Yoga. The joining of Prana and Apana breathes together is known as yoga. That which leads to the greatest gain and that which is not affected by sorrow or pains is described as Yoga. The attainment of worldly desires is also called yoga by the ignorant.

The root meaning of ‘yoga’ is ‘yuj’ i. e. to join the lower self with the higher, the jivatma with Paramatma. The word ‘to join’ and it is often used as a general term to include Karma-yoga and Gnana yoga, the object of both the processes being to join the individual atma to universal Param atma. They are not intrinsically different as the work of both consists in mental exercises and meditation. In the Karma yoga there is a preponderance of mental karmas or exercise and in the Gnana yoga the meditation predominates over Karma.

In the Karma yoga the main work is negative as referring to the destruction of the obstructive tendencies of the mind and in the Gnana yoga it is more positive as the work to be done is intellectual and analytic for the purpose of securing true knowledge of the Atman. Karma yoga refers to the Dakshinayana and Gnana Yoga refers to the Uttarayana. Dakshina refers to the right hand which is capable of doing more dexterous work to most people. Uttara refers to the left and also means Uttara or to cross beyond the region of materiality.

The wise Brahmin who takes to the northern path attains the glories of the devas and merges in the sun. If he takes to the southern path, the glories of the Pitris, and securing the regions of soma merges in soma seeking the glories of soma and Soorya, thus, the wise Brahmin secures the glories of Brahman.

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