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tEhouSght, speech and action. Usually we think of violence in action, but this ethical standard challenges us to be broader perspective on the benefits peaceful in thought and speech as of Yoga to human beings, to well. It advocates the practices of
This being the Holy Week it’s fitting to ponder on the wisdom quotes that are building blocks to our journey to have us live a holy life. The last few articles were about our health. To the extend that we are able to follow these wisdom quotes, to a large extent the quality of our health improves also.
Let’s hear what Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says about how we can view relationships, to maintain love and harmony amongst us. “”Conflict And Innocence: Fights can only happen among equals. When you fight with someone, you make them equal. But in reality there is no one at par with you. When you keep people either above or below you, then there is no fight. When they are above you, you respect them. When they are below you, you love them and you feel compassionate. Either submission or compassion can take you out of a fight in no time. This is one way to look at it when you are tired of fighting. When you are well rested, just fight and have fun.
The same is true of the mind. As long as the mind thinks it is equal to the senses, there is conflict. When it realizes that it is bigger than the senses, there is no conflict. And when the mind is smaller than the senses, like in animals, there is no conflict. When the mind is caught up in the senses, there is constant conflict. When it transcends the senses, it comes back to its true nature, which is innocence - in no sense.
Does this make sense? (Laughter)”” When we experience the fullness of Yoga as practiced in physical stretches, breathing exercises, and meditation, we find it easier to “live” the above knowledge. We get better control of our senses rather than be slaves to our senses. This may be in the form of eating habits, obsessive relationships, lust, money or sex, etc. This fullness of Yoga can be experienced in the upcoming 3 day Happiness programs by Art of Living. The registration links are tiny.cc/HP5APR2024 for the Friday 5th course; and tiny.cc/ HP22APRIL2024 for the Monday 22nd course. The Happiness course presents the “how” or the answer to the many questions about how one can happily navigate through life without crumpling as and when life happens.
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