The aim of yoga

Through yoga, we attempt to become human beings. The aim of yoga is not samadhi or self-realization. The aim of life is harmony, and through harmony, we become full human beings. In the absence of harmony, we are only reacting and when we react, it is just animal behaviour. Therefore, remember that life has much more wealth to give us than we now possess. The wealth of a human being is not a good bank balance, financial security or property. The wealth of a human being is to be a human being, one who lives in peace with himself and in harmony with the world.

The beginning of yoga is learning how to manage the mind. It begins with the first sulrn of Sage Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras: Atha yoga anushaasanam. Now, yoga is discipline. Through discipline, awareness, recognition and understanding yourself, you can manage, channel, direct and harmonize your mind. You can awaken the dormant potential of the mind. The yoga of the future is not going to be hatha yoga or raja yoga. The yoga of the future is going to be discovery of the human mind and management of different personality traits in order to become one with the underlying harmony. Human qualities manifest only when we are at peace and in harmony with ourselves. This harmony is then projected outside. It is a personal experience, which is later converted into a social experience, a social environment. In this way, it becomes possible to bring about a qualitative change in the individual as well as in society. This has always been the main aim of yoga.

From the book “Mind Management, Water The Roots 5”, pg. 3-4, Sw. Niranjanananda Saraswati

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The aim of yoga

The aim of yoga

Through yoga, we attempt to become human beings. The aim of yoga is not samadhi or self-realization. The aim of life is harmony, and through harmony, we become full human beings. In the absence of harmony, we are only reacting and when we react, it is just animal behaviour. Therefore, remember that life has much more wealth to give us than we now possess. The wealth of a human being is not a good bank balance, financial security or property. The wealth of a human being is to be a human being, one who lives in peace with himself and in harmony with the world.

The beginning of yoga is learning how to manage the mind. It begins with the first sulrn of Sage Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: Atha yoga anushaasanam. Now, yoga is discipline. Through discipline, awareness, recognition and understanding yourself, you can manage, channel, direct and harmonize your mind. You can awaken the dormant potential of the mind. The yoga of the future is not going to be hatha yoga or raja yoga. The yoga of the future is going to be discovery of the human mind and management of different personality traits in order to become one with the underlying harmony. Human qualities manifest only when we are at peace and in harmony with ourselves. This harmony is then projected outside. It is a personal experience, which is later converted into a social experience, a social environment. In this way, it becomes possible to bring about a qualitative change in the individual as well as in society. This has always been the main aim of yoga.

From the book “Mind Management, Water The Roots 5”, pg. 3-4, Sw. Niranjanananda Saraswati