In the yoga class...

In the yoga class I was taught very very simple exercises. I am sure anybody can do it without much strain. The most lovable part of the class was the lecture they used to give before the exercises. The explanations and reasons behind why we should practice yoga is awesome...

Here is what I was told, and I experienced it for myself within a short period of sincere practice !

The first thing that we have to have is a strong willingness for undergoing some changes for better living. I really mean it, because normally people start doing yoga with a great interest, but lose it so soon, switching back. It is of no use. 

Actually all humans have body, mind and life force. The life-force is the key for existence. If it gets separated from the body, death occurs and the mind also ceases to exist. To understand better about the life force, just try this...

• Keep your palms facing each other, but wide apart.
• Close your eyes and pay attention in the area between your palms.
• Bring your palms closer together slowly, then move them away. Continue moving the palms back and forth while you are still concentrating in the region between the palms.
• You can feel a magnetism between the palms.
• That is actually your bio magnetism and it is there because of the existence of your life force.

This is a simple experiment for you to feel your bio magnetism and the life force. Even digestion, metabolism, respiration and all such involuntary and voluntary actions of our body happen because of the existence of the life force. If your life force is intense, you are healthy and if it is weak, you fall sick and become unhealthy. Unhealthiness leads to diseases and diseases lead to death.

YOGA is nothing but preserving harmony between the body and life-force, between the life-force and mind and hence between self and the society. 

Now a question comes, how to preserve the harmony?

To preserve harmony between body and life force, three things in our body need to function in a proper pattern with precision (precision means neither high nor low).They are our blood circulation, heat circulation and air circulation.

To preserve harmony between the life force and mind, there is a special practice called 'KAYAKALPA'. 

And to preserve harmony between the self and society there are practices for sublimation and social welfare.

And above all, meditation helps one feel the divine force. That is indeed the very purpose of our life on Earth.