Yoga Philosophy

Artistic, Therapeutic, Powerful, Hot, Sahaj, there are many contemporary prefixes to “Yoga”. Even though the prefix is only an adjective to imply a form of the versatile art, in the heat of making it artistic, therapeutic & powerful, one often tends to pay heed to the prefix more than the suffix. “Yoga”, a 4 letter word, rightfully representing a wholesome science, implying a powerful motive & simplified life.

Yoga is an ancient cultural heritage of India and over the period of time, it has been accepted by all schools of thought as the perfect mean of final achievement in life. Yoga is the only way by which the highest object in life can be attained. Saying this can often be interpreted as a vague and rather arbitrarily made statement. To decipher the great science and except that which it claims, it is essential to understand the evolution of Yoga.

The sanctity of the text is further established when Lord himself describes the authority of Yoga in Srimad Bhagvad Geeta ( a direct dialect between lord Krishna and his disciple Arjuna).

Lord Krishna elaborates as follows:

“yogastha kuru karmani,

sayama tvyuktava dhanjjaya,

sidhi aisidhyo samo bhutwa

samatwam yog ucyate”

One should perform all his duties being in Yoga, that means in a calm and balanced state of mind. With a view of detachment one must face success and failures with a balanced output, by which success and failures will be viewed equality this is only possible by practicing Yoga.

“Bhuddhi yuktao jwhatihao

Ubhay sukrit dushkrite

Tasmat yogaai yujayasva

Yoga karmsu kaushlam“

A mind which overcomes all sorts of good karma and bad karma i.e. he thinks or rises above the thought processes where things are viewed or judged or rated as good or bad. Then whatever work is performed by such a balanced state of mind is done with perfection and the perfection with which it is done is yoga.