{"id":20521,"date":"2020-04-30T11:53:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T01:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/?p=20521"},"modified":"2020-11-27T10:16:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T23:16:50","slug":"yogic-science-of-wellbeing-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/yogic-science-of-wellbeing-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Yogic Science of Wellbeing during Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Vijai Singhal.<\/p>\n

<\/a> In these times of complete lockdown due to Coronavirus we have to keep ourselves mentally and physically active for our own wellbeing. Yoga <\/i>provides a complete science of physical, mental and spiritual practices that would help us to live a healthy, happy and meaningful life and in the end help to attain Moksha <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u092e\u094b\u0915\u094d\u0937<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/i>our ultimate goal in life. Yoga<\/i> is a deep science of spirituality. The word Yoga<\/i> is derived from its Sanskrit root \u201cYuj\u201d,<\/i> to unite \u2013 union with the Div\"\"ine.<\/p>\n

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The four main aspects of Yoga are:<\/p>\n

Karma yoga<\/b><\/i><\/span> <\/b>(<\/span><\/span>\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e \u092f\u094b\u0917<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013<\/b><\/span> the way of action, doing our duties with the spirit of renunciation. \u201cYogah karamasu koshalam\u201d<\/i><\/span> (Gita 2.50) <\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u092f\u094b\u0917<\/span><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0938\u0941 \u0915\u094c\u0936\u0932\u092e\u094d<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> –<\/span> Yoga is excellence in work. This verse advices us to perform our allocated duties with full dedication without any attachment to the fruits thereof. We will attain perfection. This non-attached work leads us to overcome our ego and helps realize our true self.<\/p>\n

Bhakti yoga <\/b><\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092f\u094b\u0917<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013<\/b><\/i><\/span> <\/i>the path of devotion. It involves practice of maintaining an emotional loving relationship with our Ist devata <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0907\u0938\u094d\u091f\u0926\u0947\u0935\u0924\u093e<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/i>our chosen idol of the Godhead. People worship in the temples or at homes, singing devotional songs in praises of the divine. It requires complete surrender to the will of the divine.<\/p>\n

Dhyana yoga <\/b><\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u092f\u094b\u0917<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013<\/b><\/i><\/span> <\/i>the path of meditation to develop one-pointed concentration of mind, culminating in enlightenment or union with the divine called Samadhi <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u0938\u092e\u093e\u0927\u093f<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/i> It is very difficult to control the mind. Shri Krishna says in Gita<\/i> (6.35)<\/span> through Abhyasa <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u0905\u092d\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0938<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/i>and <\/i>Vairagya<\/i><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>\u0935\u0948\u0930\u093e\u0917\u094d\u092f<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 i.e. through constant practice and detachment, you can achieve that.<\/p>\n

Sage Patanjali <\/b>(c. 200 BCE) developed a detailed science of yoga. He prescribed Ashtanga Yoga,<\/i><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>\u0905\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093e\u0919\u094d\u0917<\/span><\/span> <\/b>\u092f\u094b\u0917<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> eight limbs of yoga for a morally disciplined and purposeful life. He defined the eight limbs as:<\/p>\n

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    Yama <\/b><\/i>(<\/span><\/span>\u092f\u092e<\/span><\/span>)-<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/i>(the precepts of Social Discipline) that includes: Ahimsa <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0905\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0938\u093e<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> non-violence, Satya <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> truthfulness, Asteya <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0905\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947\u092f<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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      non-stealing, Brahmacharya <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0939\u094d\u092e\u091a\u0930\u094d\u092f<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/i>celibacy, and Aparigraha <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0905\u092a\u0930\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0939<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> abstention from greed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Niyama<\/b><\/i> (<\/span><\/span>\u0928\u093f\u092f\u092e<\/span><\/span><\/span>)-<\/span><\/span><\/span> (the precepts of Individual Discipline) that includes: Saucha <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0936\u094c\u091a<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> cleanliness, Santosha <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0938\u0928\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0937<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/i>contentment, Tapas<\/i><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>\u0924\u092a\u0938<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> austerity, Svadhyaya <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> self-study, and Isvara-Pranidhana <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0908\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0930\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0923\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/i>surrender of the self to God.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Asanas <\/b><\/i>(<\/span><\/span>\u0906\u0938\u0928<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b>– <\/b><\/i>set of physical exercises to keep our body healthy. Also known as Hath Yoga<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Pranayama <\/b><\/i>(<\/span><\/span>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093e\u092f\u093e\u092e<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b>\u2013 <\/b><\/i>control of breath, the vital life-force.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Pratyahara <\/b><\/i>(<\/span><\/span>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0939\u093e\u0930<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b>\u2013 <\/b><\/i>withdrawal of mind from sensory objects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Dharana <\/b><\/i>(<\/span><\/span>\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0923\u093e<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/b>\u2013 <\/b><\/i>concentration, introspection, focusing the mind on a subject.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Dhyana <\/b><\/i>(<\/span><\/span>\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 <\/b><\/i>contemplation, reflection on whatever focused during dharana.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Samadhi <\/b><\/i>(<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u0938\u092e\u093e\u0927\u093f<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 <\/b><\/i>complete absorption in the object of contemplation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      J<\/b><\/i><\/span>\u00f1<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span>\u0101na yoga <\/b><\/i><\/span>(\u091c\u094d\u091e\u093e\u0928 \u092f\u094b\u0917<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span> \u2013 <\/b><\/i><\/span>the path of wisdom through reasoned knowledge about the self and the cosmos. The J<\/i>\u00f1<\/i><\/span>\u0101na<\/i> yogi<\/i> requires vairagya <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0935\u0948\u0930\u093e\u0917\u094d\u092f<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/i>dispassion- ability to detach oneself from unreal and the temporary world and vivek<\/i><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>\u0935\u093f\u0935\u0947\u0915<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> discrimination – ability to discern between what is unreal and what is real and eternal, shad-sampat <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>\u0936\u0926\u0938\u0902\u092a\u0926<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span> practicing of six virtues: control of mind, control of senses, renunciation of all motivation for rewards in this life and hereafter, endurance, faith, and focus, and mumukshutava <\/i><\/span>(<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u092e\u0941\u092e\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0935<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span>– a powerful desire to achieve liberation from suffering and the cycle of birth and death.<\/p>\n

      Vijai Singhal<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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