Post by Yogavatar सौन्दर्य on Feb 17, 2024 18:30:35 GMT
Yoga releases the creative potential of Life. It does this by establishing a structure for self-realization, by showing how we can progress
along the journey, and by opening a sacred vision of the Ultimate, of
our Divine Origin, and final Destiny. The Light that yoga sheds on Life
is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the
way we see things; it transforms the person who sees. It brings knowledge and elevates it to wisdom.
The Light on Life we envisage here is unadulterated insight, pure
truth (satya), which, allied to non-violence, was the guiding principle
of Mahatma Gandhi and changed the world for all its inhabitants.
Socrates admonished one to know thy self. To know oneself is to
know one's body, mind, and soul. Yoga, I often say, is like music. The
rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the
soul create the symphony of life. The Inward Journey will allow you
to explore and to integrate each of these aspects of your being. From
your physical body, you will journey inward to discover your "subtle
hodics"-your energy body, where breath and emotions reside; your
llll'lltal oody, where thoughts and obsessions can be mastered; your intellectual body, where intelligence and wisdom can hl' found; and your
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divine body, where the Universal Soul can be glimpsed. In the next
chapter, we will understand this ancient yogic mapping of the layers of
our being. Before we will look at each layer in its own chapter, we must
first deepen our understanding of this Inward Journey and how it incorporates the traditional eight limbs or petals of yoga. We must also
come to see the relationship between nature and soul; yoga does not
reject one for the other but sees them as inseparably joined like earth
and sky are joined on the horizon.
You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists
within your own body, heart, mind, and soul. Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you must
choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it.
Light on Life Yoga Journey by Iyengar
along the journey, and by opening a sacred vision of the Ultimate, of
our Divine Origin, and final Destiny. The Light that yoga sheds on Life
is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the
way we see things; it transforms the person who sees. It brings knowledge and elevates it to wisdom.
The Light on Life we envisage here is unadulterated insight, pure
truth (satya), which, allied to non-violence, was the guiding principle
of Mahatma Gandhi and changed the world for all its inhabitants.
Socrates admonished one to know thy self. To know oneself is to
know one's body, mind, and soul. Yoga, I often say, is like music. The
rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the
soul create the symphony of life. The Inward Journey will allow you
to explore and to integrate each of these aspects of your being. From
your physical body, you will journey inward to discover your "subtle
hodics"-your energy body, where breath and emotions reside; your
llll'lltal oody, where thoughts and obsessions can be mastered; your intellectual body, where intelligence and wisdom can hl' found; and your
I N 'l ll ll ll ll l' l ' l llN
divine body, where the Universal Soul can be glimpsed. In the next
chapter, we will understand this ancient yogic mapping of the layers of
our being. Before we will look at each layer in its own chapter, we must
first deepen our understanding of this Inward Journey and how it incorporates the traditional eight limbs or petals of yoga. We must also
come to see the relationship between nature and soul; yoga does not
reject one for the other but sees them as inseparably joined like earth
and sky are joined on the horizon.
You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists
within your own body, heart, mind, and soul. Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you must
choose to embark on the Inward Journey to discover it.
Light on Life Yoga Journey by Iyengar