A very short introduction to yoga 

  Introduction to Yoga

 The practice of practicing yoga has been going on in India since time immemorial.  Thousands of years ago, our sages had designed yoga with a sense of public welfare.  The nature of yoga is extremely broad.  That is why it cannot be tied to anyone's definition. 

 Yoga is the original Sanskrit word and is derived from the root 'Yuj'.  It means to put together.  Yoga unites the soul and the Paramatma.  Yoga is efficient.  It is considered to be a means of controlling the emotions of the mind and attaining the truth.  Yoga is a perfect science for balancing the human personality.  Yoga is as ancient as the Vedas.  Yoga is also mentioned in Vedanta.  Yoga is a living science.  Yoga is also called the 'Science of Spirituality.  

In 'Yogasutra', Maharshi Patanjali has explained the eight limbs of yoga for the purification of body, mind, and soul.  It is also known as 'Ashtanga-Yoga'.  These eight limbs are - (1) Yama (2) Niyama (3) Asana (4) Pranayama (5) Pratyahara (6) Dharana (7) Dhyana and (8) Samadhi.  A brief interpretation of these organs is as follows :

(1) Yama: 'Yama' means restraint.  Restraint means not doing certain things.  There are five Yama - Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha.  Non-violence means not hurting any animal with the mind, read, and action.  A person who practices yoga should practice non-violence.  What is thought in the mind, what the mind knows, what the eyes see, what the ears hear, is called 'truth'.  Truth is the nature of life.  Real spirituality is the search for the ultimate truth in life.  Truth cannot be achieved by untruth.  Therefore, a person who practices sadhana must follow the truth with his mind, words, and deeds.  'Asteya' means not to steal my mind, word, or deed and not to be greedy for another's wealth.  'Asteya' applies not only to wealth but also to rights, ideas, honor, and prestige.  Asteya is also important in terms of mental purification and social happiness.  All Yogasana - Pranayama and stay healthy with the senses Subject - to keep restraint on disorders, that is, 'polygamy'.  Both yoga and bhoga are contradictory.  Yoga cannot be done with lust.  'Abstinence' means renunciation of luxuries and hoarding. 

 (2) Rules: There are also five rules - defecation, contentment, penance, self-study, and meditation on God.  'Defecation' means purity of body and mind.  Yoga sadhana requires both internal and external defecation.  Satisfaction is the name given to the quality of being happy in both favorable and unfavorable situations.  Santosh is the name of the greatest happiness.  Contentment is man's greatest treasure.  The name of the physical and mental means of enduring the events of happiness and sorrow is 'Tap'.  The exchange of thoughts for the purification of thoughts and the acquisition of knowledge is called 'Swadhyaya'.  Devotion to God by the mind, read, action, and dedication of all our deeds to God is called 'meditating on God'.  Surrendering to the Lord brings peace of mind and peace of mind.  Surrendering to the Lord builds confidence.  Divya experiences such bliss and realized our pettiness.  It destroys a person's pride and arrogance.  He saves from the destruction that pride can cause.

  (3) Asana: This is the third step of Ashtanga Yoga.  From this, it should be clear that asana is not complete yoga and is not the final state of yoga.  But this is an important part of complete yoga, by the practice of which the seeker can prepare for his highest (and perfect) study. 

 In Maharshi Patanjali's 'Yoga Sutra', the seat is called 'Sthirasukhm asanam'.  This means that the position of the body in which the body remains stable and the mind feels happy is called 'asana'.  Asanas purify the pulse, increase health and inspire the whole mind.  Doing regular asanas in this way makes the body powerful for yoga.  There are many types of seats.  But in the present book, there is a discussion about the seats that will be useful for the health of the common man.

  (4) Pranayama: Pranayama has a special and important place in terms of compound actions.  Pranayama literally means 'control of the soul'.  That is, the purpose of pranayama is to stimulate, transmit, regulate and balance the life force in the body.  That is why a pranayama is an accurate tool. The way a bath is needed to keep the body healthy, clean, and pure;  Similarly, pranayama is required to keep the mind clean and pure. 

 (5) Pratyahara: The stage in which the senses become free from external objects and become introverted is called 'withdrawal'.  This calms the seeker's fickle mind and voluntary senses.  Withdrawal can completely control the senses.  The immense power of the Lord is realized and the seeker is absorbed in the footsteps of God. 

 (6) Dharana: Concentrating the mind in the idol of God or in a particular place is called 'Dharana'  The seeker can succeed in concentrating the calm mood in any one place by holding, 

(7) Meditation(Dhyana): Keeping the mind constantly engaged in the specific place where the mind is to be focused by holding, is called 'Dhyana'.  Through meditation, the defects of Rajas and Tamas in the mind are destroyed and Sattvic virtues are developed.  The practice of meditation awakens the conscience to discern true-false, good-evil.  The power to see with a neutral feeling is created everywhere. 

 (8) Samadhi: When the seeker is only aware of the nature of the goal, then the seeker enters the state of 'samadhi' from the state of 'meditation'.  Thus, after attaining the state of samadhi (meditation), the seeker becomes engrossed in the 'self' for the attainment of his goal.  Worldly temptations and anxieties distract the leopard;  So the seeker should increase the concentration of the leopard by staying away from these distractions;  Because the ultimate limit of meditation is 'Samadhi'.  The first five organs of yoga - Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, and Pratyahara are called 'External Yoga';  So Dharana Dhyana and Samadhi are called 'Internal Yoga' or 'Samyam'. 

 If all these eight organs are used with a conscience in life, then a person develops the noble virtues of piety, virtue, and virtue.  At the same time, man progresses mentally, physically, and spiritually and attains perfect physical and mental health.

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