What Is The Meaning Of Yoga?

In spirituality,when the finite comes in contact with the infinite,it is called Yoga.Yoga leads to the much aspired for supreme union.Yoga means addition.For the spiritual aspirant,yoga is not only addition;yoga means unification.Say there are two apples.You add another two apples to the existing ones.The total would add up to four apples.The nature and the characteristics of each apple remain same before and after addition.

Unification,on the other hand,is like sugar and water.When sugar is added to water,it dissolves and becomes one with the fluid.Yoga means this type of unification.In Yoga,undertaken for the unification of the unit with the supreme,the finite merges with the infinite.The human physical and psychic structure is most suitable for this purpose.Animals and plants act according to their inborn instincts.The cranium is very small and the conscious portion of the mind is sufficient for them.

A plant gets pleasure or pain when its inborn instincts are either encouraged or discouraged.When the inborn instincts of a plant or an animal are encouraged it gets pleasure,and when the inborn is suppressed or depressed,it gets pain.But human psycho-spiritual movement can not be suppressed.

There lies the speciality of human existence.Mysticism is the never-ending endeavour to find the link between the finite and the infinite,between the self and the super-self.When the aesthetic sense,based on the subtle aesthetic science,comes to touch a certain standard,it is called,mysticism.And when this mysticism reaches the pinnacle of human glory,or the excellence human glory,it is called spirituality.

Human being are never satisfied with something finite.The scriptures say that human thirst can not be satisfied with something limited.In the quest of unlimited,we first come in contact with aesthetic science.Aesthetic science is that which one can express in a subtle to subtler,and when it reaches the subtle point,that point is the pinnacle of the human glory.It is the duty of artists to express their work in a nice way,and place it before world.Not everyone can do this.But enjoying something with aesthetic taste is within the capacity of every human being.

Yoga is the most developed and valuable human expression so it is in the first phase of yoga that one expresses oneself through so many arts and sciences.The final point of all aesthetic movement and the final point of all branches of sciences is the supreme source,the perennial source of all energies,the supreme seat of all energies.

That is why for all people,the supreme entity must be the goal of life.That is,the supreme entity is the culminating point,the desideratum of all human expressions.When we are lacking in this spirit of movement,we degrade ourselves from the human status.

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Develop Good Personalities In You.

We have two types of personalities in us,the good or the bad.The recognition and development of good qualities will lead us to freedom from pain.Negative qualities on the other hand lead one into bondage,resulting in sorrow and dependency.

The positive and the negative are present everywhere and in all times.Even in the worst ,one could find something good.If a tragedy like an earthquake happens,it reveals how there are those who help total strangers even at personal risk.We also come across those who take advantage by robbing.

Since both the good and the bad tendencies exist in us,we are both potentially divine as well as devilish.Environment,association and circumstances might exercise a major influence.For spiritual progress,meditation is good option.This means not only the company of the wise but also the company of good people,good books,good food etc.
It is therefore important to avoid what is negative and encourage the positive.Even if one sees a good quality in oneself or others,encourage it.You might find something positive even in those you perceive as your enemies.So give goodness a chance.

Negative forces attract similar tendencies that create a corresponding environment.The same is true for positive forces.It is therefore,a good idea to cultivate positive qualities.Good has the power to face all negatives.One strong good quality can fight against many negative ones.Similarly,in society if strong and positive forces arise then automatically negative forces are disappear.

Dedicating oneself to a good person brings out the goodness from within us.In the service of such person we imbibe their qualities.When one dedicates his life to God,then godly qualities emerge.These qualities are inherent and have to be invoked and literally pulled out of us.

Goodness when dedicated to a higher cause gain tremendous power.When people dedicates themselves to subtle causes like alleviating poverty,to ecology and the like they develop remarkable strength.Their goodness is used for the common good free of ulterior motives or intention of self-aggrandisement.

Goodness that is dedicated to God help in the seeker achieving God-realisation and takes him on the path to higher ideals.Being good and philanthropic due to pressure from society or the law is not permanent.But goodness that springs from within is everlasting.

Notice negative trends as they rapidly become insurmountable.One can not fight with a terrorist by becoming a terrorist.It is by strengthening the positive that one can override the negative.

Remember goodness is not an action,it is a state of being.

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