While nobody is unaware of the goodness of Yoga and the Yogic routine, somehow this International Yoga day made me wonder about No Yoga. I stepped out of my Yoga mat and started searching something other than Yoga.
Have you ever thought what does Yoga mean? Well don’t strain too much - it simply means union. Union – when alphabets unite, a word is formed; when words unite, a sentence is formed. So, this blog is nothing but a Yoga of alphabets and words!
I am trying to find a single thing or phenomenon in this universe which is devoid of Yoga. I definitely need help from my “Not Yoga Person” friends to find the answer!
The water we drink is union of Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms. The air we breathe is composed of numerous gases. Sound is nothing but yoga of waves. Light is made of photons. The computer language is union of bits and bytes. Family is yoga of bride and groom. Food we eat is nothing but union of fruits, veggies, grains. A building, a bridge, a road all are union of bricks and mortar. A company is made of employees. Forest is made of trees. And humans are made of?
From centuries, sages are saying all is one. While that realization may take time to dawn in, we can see that everything in this universe is made up of some things. And this universe is a dance of union and dissolution. We collect our food and eat it; the digestion fire dissolves it and produces energy. I am putting words together and writing it; you are reading and your mind is transforming words into meaning. Would that mean all is one and one is all!
It is fascinating to see the dance of universe and even amazing is to realize that fusion is more powerful that fission. Joy is in uniting. Celebration automatically happens where people are united, thoughts and emotions are united. Each one of the 7 billion people in this planet has his/her own frequency of thoughts. The bombardment of chain of thoughts, seems to be a dissemination of multiple worlds. But Yoga – I mean the Yoga asanas and the Yogic practices can unite these separated small minds into a big happy mind.
This is one of the best article if have read in recent times , makes so much of logic
ReplyDeleteThank you Rishi 🙏
DeleteI enjoyed the thought :)
ReplyDeletebut i missed how the 'real' yoga came to be a unifying remedy for people .
Otherwise all your 3 blogs are excellent ! Never knew this side of Harsh ;) keep writing.
Thanks Chocka. Yoga's unifying power may better be experienced than explained :-). How about trying it for yourself. Something like practicing yoga with a set group of people for a while and then see if you are resonating better with each other.
Deletewow article :)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and thoughtful take on Yoga...and Uni(on/verse)! Thanks for sharing.
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