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Discovering the art of living
CHENNAI, DEC. 7. The objective of man's engagement in the world is happiness. Every single activity is in the pursuit of happiness whether undertaken consciously or unconsciously. Education, career and family he believes will give him happiness. In this pursuit of happiness, mankind has achieved tremendously in the last hundred years thanks to development in science and technology. Life has become very comfortable externally but inwardly we are no more happier or peaceful than those who lived a century ago. On the other hand, the natural resources have been exploited for man's happiness to such an extent that life on the planet is threatened today.
If we analyse this a little further it will become obvious that human beings are intrinsically happy during infancy and childhood and it is only when they grow to adulthood that they start pursuing happiness, as they seem to have lost it in the process of growing up. There is necessity for a thorough overhaul to find out what the reason is for this incongruity because all the efforts directed towards realising happiness seem to be in vain. Peace is the fundamental right of human life but people make it appear as though it is the most difficult to obtain. Why is this so? Man's conception of peace and happiness are enslaved to external factors. However powerful a person may be, external situations can never be under his control. So the chances of being happy under such circumstances are remote and if one is, it must be by sheer accident and not as a rule.
In his introductory lecture on Sahaja Sthithi Yoga, Sri Jaggi Vasudev said peace, joy, fear, love or every human experience was a chemistry. The science of Yoga is to create the right chemistry in man's nature to be peaceful and happy. When there is a shift in an individual's life from pursuit of happiness to expression of happiness there will be a dramatic change in his perspective of life. There are two types of Yogas. One is similar to the flower which is responsive and is suited to people living in society who have to respond to others all the time. The other is the rock type indicating withdrawal from social life.
There are many misconceptions about Yoga because we are familiar only with the rebound of this science from the West. The majority associate Yoga with the method of disciplining the body and the mind. Yoga is not just physical postures (Asanas) and mental exercises. It is a way to be. Yoga means to be free. If a person is free, he can take on life in his own terms, play with life without letting it affect him.
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