My Journey of Yoga E-Book

Akshay Ravikumar

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• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

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Beschreibung

About the book:
As millions of you have views regarding what actually yoga is in this modern world, this book out here penned down by me goes on explaining the views which was brought forth in front of me while learning yoga. I have tried explaining the forefront view of our nation’s culture and how yoga has been able to groom it and it’s necessity in our today’s world. Also this book gives information regarding different yogic techniques. Hope this book of mine would give you a clear view and help you in taking up the journey of yoga. up yoga!!
About the author:
very own gift, Yoga. So what is actually yoga??
Probably my favourite denition would be ’Yujyathe
anena ithi yogaha".Yoga is the one essential science which
brings about union between the body and mind as it has been
said in texts. So going on further what’s this union all about?
Why is it needed? So why is it being acknowledged and internationally propagated so much!! This question truly makes a
sense for a beginner in the practice of yoga. Yoga is not just
union of body and mind it’s the one aspect which makes us
people to come together. The very basic aspect of yoga is to
bring down our desires or in clear view our greed or attachments. Maybe everyone can’t get bliss at sometime in yoga but
surely would feel some changes in this path. Yoga according to
the founder patanjali maharshi he says it as “yogas chitta vritti
nirodhah” meaning as complete cessation of thoughts.Many of
you would ask me why do we need to obstruct thoughts. As Einstein says thinking and imagination are the one needed for man
to do something really great. Man has been referred to as rational animal and superior to others because of his power of
thinking and humanity. Then why do we need to obstruct
thoughts? It’s nothing but stilling the unwanted uctuations.
We all would have seen a pond so calm.It seems so beautiful to
see this scenic view more probably during evening times during
sunset. But what does it happen when we throw a stone to it??
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There is surely a lot of disturbance in the form of ripples or
waves!! But later after some time if there is a calm environment
it again becomes still. Samething happens with our mind indeed, the stone whatever I was referring to was nothing but the
‘thoughts’ and the one which creates this ‘calm environment’ is
nothing else than the practise of “Yoga”. So with this example I
guess one would get a complete view of what yoga could do actually. We must also understand that yoga isn’t just a philosophy or practice more than that it’s a science. As in our

Leseprobe

MyJourneyofYoga

AQuestwithin

BY

AkshayR

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Authorbiography

Buddingasayoungwriter,theauthor hastriedbringingaboutsharinghisviewsregardingwhatyogaisactuallyabout.Hehasbeenpractisingyogafrom5yearsbynowandalsobeingajuniordoctorin thefieldofYogaandNaturopathy.Hehascompletedhisstudies fromSDMCollegeofNaturopathyandYogicSciences,apioneerinstitutioninthefieldofYogaandNaturopathy.Suffocatedworldwithlotsofwesterncultureandlifestyle,thereisaneedforthereformingthismaterialismwiththeancientwisdomwhatourancientshaveleftforus.Withthisintentiontheauthorhastriedsharinghisviewsandinterestswhatchangesneedtobemadeinthesocietybyencorporatingyogaintheirlives.Changealwayscomesfromwithin,Bethechangeyouwanttoseeinthesociety.Andhenceforthischangetobeseenwithinandhenceforthinthesocietyitrequiresimbibingyogainourlives.Theauthorhastakensomuchofworkinshapingoutthisbooksothatitcomesoutinagoodmannerforthereadersofpresentgeneration.Hopethisbookcouldbringaboutchangesinthelivesofreadersandthemessageofyogaisspreadallover.

Contents

LIGHTOFTRUTH

ANINSIGHTINTOINDIANHISTORY

NATIONALINTEGRITYTHEPILLAROFNATION

INTRODUCTIONTOYOGA

YOGAANINTEGRALPARTOFINTEGRITY

THESTORYOFSHABARI

THEESSENCEOFSPIRITUALITYINYOGA

DESIRE-THEDAYITWASBORN!!

QUANTUMTHEORYOFYOGA

THESTORYOFRAMAKRISHNAPARAMAHAMSA

TEACHINGSFROMOURSCRIPTURES

THESTORYOFADAMANDEVE

TEACHINGSFROMTHESCRIPTURES

THEKEYTOKARMA

THESTORYOFKARMA

THEKEYTOBHAKTHI

THESTORYOFBHAKTHI

THEKEYTOJNANA

THESTORYOFJNANA

FROMTHECONCENTRATIONCAMPS

LIFEINCONCENTRATIONCAMPS

YOGAANDEXISTENTIALISM

THEORIGINOFYOGA

THEPRACTICEOFYOGA

ANOTEONPATANJALIYOGA

ANOTEONPATHANJALIYOGA

ANOTEONHATHAYOGA-1

ANOTEONHATHAYOGA-2

ANOTEONHATHAYOGA-3

ANOTEONHATHAYOGA-4

BEYONDTHE“I”

PANCHAKOSHACONCEPTOFYOGAINTHERAPY

YOGAASATHERAPY

THETHEORYOFCAUSEANDEFFECT

THEESSENCEOFGITA

THESTORYOFGOODPUNYA

RELAXATIONTECHNIQUES

THEMESSAGEOFSWAMIVIVEKANANDA

WHYONENEEDSTOCHANTAUM

OMKARAMEDITATION

YOGANIDRA

ZENMEDITATION

NADHANUSANDANA

VIPASSANAMEDITATION

TRANSCEDENTALMEDITATION

INSTANTRELAXATIONTECHNIQUE(IRT)

QUICKRELAXATIONTECHNIQUE(QRT)

DEEPRELAXATIONTECHNIQUE(DRT)

CYCLICMEDITATION

PRANICENERGISATIONTECHNIQUE(PET)

MINDSOUNDRESONANCETECHNIQUE(MSRT)

MASTERINGTHEEMOTIONSTECHNIQUE(MEMT)

MINDIMAGERYTECHNIQUE(MIRT)

VIJNANASADHANAKAUSALAM(VISAK)

ANANDAAMRTASINCHANA(ANAMS)

THEFIVEVAYUS

THEMYSTERYOFDEATH

WHYDOYOGISSAYNAMASTE

Preface

Asmillionsofyouhavedifferentviewsregardingwhatactuallyyogaisinthismodernworld,thisbookoutherepenneddownbymegoesonexplainingtheviewswhichwasbroughtforthinfrontofmewhilelearningyoga.Ihavetriedexplainingtheforefrontviewofournation’scultureandhowyogahasbeenabletogroomitandit’snecessityinourtoday’sworld!!

Hopethisbookofminewouldgiveyouaclearviewandhelpyouintakingupyoga!!Ihavejustforefrontedmyviewaboutmyexperiencesthroughyogawithallmyeorts!!Iamgreatfultoallthereadersouttherefortakingalookintomyfirstbook.Thoughveryyoungatage,Ihavetakenallmyeortsinmakingthisbooklookinteresting.IamalsothankfultoalltheteachersthroughoutmylifetillherewhohavemademeunderstandwhatourIndiancultureisallabout.

Ihopeyouwouldlovethejourneythroughtheworldofyogabroughtoutbymehere.

Withregards

AkshayRavikumar

Introduction

Markingsomanychangesintoday’sworldwearewitnessingsomanytransformations.BeitgoodorbadwearechanginginawaywhatDr.AbdulkalamoncesaidthatIndiawouldbeasuperpowerbytheendof2020.Wearemarchingtowardstheneweraofsocalled“globalpower”.ButwhatwonderedmeishowfarisIndiabeingdifferentfromtherestofworld.Therearelotofaspectswhichweallshouldlookuponfromspirituality,secularism tobeingoneofthebiggestdemocraciesoftheworld.ButthereisalotmorewehavetoseethroughwhenitcomestoIndianhistory.BackfromdaysofIndusvalleycivilizationfromwheretheytypicallysayIndiaderivedit’snamewehavegotavasthistorywhichwouldtakeusalotofourlivestojustlook back andwewouldrealiseit’smorevastthanwhatwehaveactuallythoughtof.

MoreratherIfeelcomfortableincallingIndiaas"Bharat"asitgivesmesomuchprideindoingsobecausethat’swheremywritingsfurtheraregoingthroughallabout.

Insanskrit,“Bha”Means“light”And“rat”Means“onewhohasdevotedhisorherentirelifeinsearchofthat”.ThisonewordseemstotellalotaboutIndiaandourpresentlives.Wesurelyareinsearchofthislightoftruth!!

LIGHTOFTRUTH

Sowhat’sthislightoftruthwhichIwasspeakingallabout!!

Youmaywonderaboutthedivinelightwhichwemayhavecomeacrossinmovieswhenapersondies.Aflamelikelightactuallyisshowntravellingupwardsandsuddenlyvanishing!!Seemssonicebutit’sactuallydepictedinmoviestoconveythefactthatthesoulisleavingthebody.ThelightwhichnowIamspeakingaboutisentirelydifferentfromthisviewofmovies.Itsthelightwhichcomesthroughhavingcontinousinsightofoneself.Sowhyisthisinsightessential?Isitreallyneededforexistence?Wehavebeenlivingallthroughourlivesreachingwithallourdesires.Whatmakesusnecessarytogoinsearchofthislight?Thissurelywouldbeeachandeveryone’squestionoutthere.SurelyevenIusedtowonderasawhileagosincemychildhood.SimilartoasachildhowNarendrausedtowanderinsearchofapersonwhowouldanswerhisquestionregardingGodevenIusedtolookoutforalltheseanswers.StillinthesamesearchthoughbutIwasabletounleashalotofthingsinthisjourneyofminethroughalotofsourcesmaybepeopleorbooksorfrompersonalitiesofourhistory.YogaatsometimealsohelpedmeinexperiencingthislightoftruthatmanyinstanceswhichIcansayevenmanyyogicpractitionersmighthaveexperienced.Thislightoftruthiswhatexplainsyouinunderstandingthepurposeoflifesurelywhateveryonewanttoknowof!!But beforeexplainingaboutthislightoftruthIwouldgoonwithmanyoftheaspectsofwhatIndiahasseenthroughsofarandwhyyogahasbeenanecessityintheseaspects.

ANINSIGHTINTOINDIANHISTORY

MaysoundtypicalbutforsureIwasakindofstudentwhoneverlookeduponhistoryduringmyschooldaysasanessentialsubject. Aswhatdifferencecoulditbringafterall!Wecan’tgobackandchangeitandwhyisitsomuchimportanttostudysomerulerandhisreformsafterall!!Anywaysnowwecan’tdoanythingwithitgreatlyaswehaveaccceptedandlivingthroughdemocracy.Wearelivingonthelinesof“Kingisforthepeople,ofthepeopleandbythepeople”!!ButtheseviewsofmechangedasinawhileasIwascomingacrossabookbyDr.AnupamaNiranjana.Historysurelyhasaroleinshapingourpresentandfuturedreamon“BhavyaBharatnirman”Project.India,thelandofholygangariver,ThelandwhereHinduismhasdeeprootsthroughit,Thelandwhereallreligionsarefollowed,thelandofpurityandsoon..IndiahasbeenalsoreferredtoasAryavartha,jambudweepa,bharathakhandaandsoon.‘Aryavartha’,asfirstlandterrestrialslivedhereknownas‘Aryans’.’Jambudweepa’becauseofthe’jambu’fruitwhichwasgrowninIndiaoveragesago.MoreoverIndianlandhasbeenreferredinourIndianhistoryas“goodcollector”.Wehaveseenalltheessenceofmanyreligionsabsorbedintothisbeautifulland.Theysaywhateverbetheseverityofflood,thewatergetsabsorbedintothisland.SuchbeautyisourBharat!!Goingon,OurIndianlandwasruledbyoneofthegreatestrulerbynameBharatha!!ProbablythebestkingofalltimesbecauseIndianlandflourishedtoalotduringhistime!!LaterthebestkingsprobablywouldbeHarshavardhanaandAshoka.Theyarecalledasbestkingsnotforthefactthattheyhadaverybigempireanddueto theirwinningstreaksonneighbouringlandsbutbecauseofthereformstheybroughtaboutandthewayofcaretakingtheirsubjectsmakethemimmenselygreat.Indeedtherewasa lotoffightswithinourselvelveslaterwhetherasamarkofprideorduetothehatrednesstowardsoneanotherfosteringtheforeignrulerstoourcountry.ThefirstexampleforthiswastheincomingofAlexanderthegreat,thoughhehadabigarmyhewasstronglyresistedbyabravewomancleophisofmassagawhowithjust30,000soldiersresistedthearmyofgreekswhichhadfourfoldofthisstrength.ThoughshelostthebattlebutwhatensuedwastheheavylossofGreeksoldiersandAlexanderhadtoreturnback.Afterallthissceneofbraverywhatfollowedwasthefightswithinourselves.ThefightbetweentheRajputs,YadavasmadeitallfortheforeignrulerstoenterIndiaandestablishedtheirsovereignty.Amongthoseforeigners,rulerslikeMohammadghaznicametoIndia16timesandlootedthewealthtakingittohishomeland.AnotherwouldbeMohammadghoriwhonotonlylootedbutalsodestroyedmanytemplesandbeautifulshrines.Thoughsomeoftherulersresisted,theyhadtheirownrelativeswhohelpedtheforeignrulers.OnesuchexamplewasPrithvirajchauhanwhostronglyresistedbuthisownfatherinlawjoinedhandswithMohammadghori.Thesouthernkingswerenolessforthis!ThePandyas,Cheras,Cholas,Pallavasofkanchi,Hoysalaswereallthesame.ThismadeanopportunityforministerofAllauddinkhilji,Malikkafartoeasilycapturealltheseanddestroythesekingdoms.LaterwehaveseentheestablishmentofPortuguese,Dutch,French,andfinallytheBritishersestabilishtheirrule.Theytookthemereadvantageofthishatrednesswithinusinslowlyraisingforthepowerandmakingusliveintheblackshadowofslavery.Butgoingthroughallthesewhathaveweactuallylost?Surelyit’sthestrengthofunitywhichweallweresupposedtodepictatthesetimes.Wemaycallitas"Nationalintegrity"inotherwords.

NATIONALINTEGRITYTHEPILLAROFNATION

AheadlaterafterIndependencewesawabrightfuture waitingforus.AsPanditJawaharlalNehrusaidon 14th August1947midnight,"Whenthewholeworldissleeping,Indiaisrisingtoabrightfutureahead!AMarchtowardsanewdestinyofhope!Onegenerationhasended,anewoneiscomingupandthefactofofferingoneselfforthenationandit'speopleshouldbeinstilleddeepwithinit.Greatwordsindeed!! Marking hiswordsinthisnewgeneration,areweinsuchofferringisthequestion?Surelythisofferingofoneselfisalsoinneedforthisintegrity.OnemorethingwhatmadethewholeworldlooktowardsIndiawashumanity.Amidallthesethreatsandchallengeswehavebeenabletosupportoneanotherandhavewelcomedalltheoutsiderswithloveandpeace.Thisprobablycouldbebecauseofourcultureandspiritualityofcourse!!Butwhatreallyhasputthreattousofcourseisourcontinuationofslavery!!Slaverytowhat?Nothingbuttoourowngreeds,Theneedthatonly‘I’shouldflourishnomatterwhathappenswiththerestofthesociety.Thisthoughtsurelywillendinnowherebutfightslikeinpasthistory.Thisfightwouldbeprobablynotonlywiththesocietyaroundbutalsowithinourselvesthistime!!Probablythat’swhatoureldersspeakaboutsayingthenextworldwarwouldnotbeformoneyorpridebutforthebasicamenitiesandalsotoestabilishourown inner peace.Andofcourseweareseeingthosesignsatpresenttimes!!Wemustalsowonderwhatbetterworldarewegiftingtoournextgeneration?WewouldboastabouttechnologyandSciencetoourfuturegenerationbutatthecostofwhat??Wearelosingalotofthevaluesofecosystemindoingso!!Onemustthinkaboutthesethings asit’sthedutyofeverypersoninthisregard.Surelyifsciencewouldhavebeenprogressedinsuchawaythatmanwouldhavebeenlesspossessiveandgreedyasofnowallourscienticworkswouldhavegotmoremeaningandworthtobelooked!!

INTRODUCTIONTOYOGA

Walkingonthepathsofourancientsageswhogaveusthisveryowngift,Yoga.Sowhatisactuallyyoga?? Probably myfavouritedefinitionwouldbe’Yujyatheanenaithiyogaha".Yogaistheoneessentialsciencewhich brings aboutunionbetweenthebodyandmindasithasbeensaidintexts.Sogoingonfurtherwhat’sthisunionallabout?Whyisitneeded?Sowhyisitbeingacknowledgedandinternationallypropagatedsomuch!!Thisquestiontrulymakesasenseforabeginnerinthepracticeofyoga.Yogaisnotjustunionofbodyandmindbutalsoit’stheoneaspectwhichmakesustocometogether.Itunitespeopletoharmoniouslyinteractwitheachother. Theverybasicaspectofyogaistobringdownourdesiresorinclearviewourgreedorattachments.Maybeeveryonecan’tgetblissatsametimeinyogabutsurelywouldfeelsomechangesintheir path.YogaaccordingtothefounderPatanjalimaharshiissaidas“yogaschittavrittinirodhah”meaningascompletecessationofthoughts.Manyofyouwouldaskme,whydoweneedtoobstructthoughts?AsEinsteinsaysthinkingandimaginationaretheonesneededformantodosomethingreallygreat.Manhasbeenreferredtoasrationalanimalandsuperiortoothersbecauseofhispowerofthinkingandhumanity.Thenwhydoweneedtoobstructthoughts?It’snothingbutstillingtheunwantedfluctuations.Weallwouldhaveseenapondsocalm.Itseemssobeautifultoseethisscenicviewmoreprobablyduringeveningtimesduringsunset.Butwhatdoesithappenwhenwethrowastonetoit?Thereissurelyalotofdisturbanceintheformofripplesorwaves!!Butlateraftersometimeifthereisacalmenvironment,itagainbecomesstill.Samethinghappenswithourmindindeed,thestonewhateverIwasreferringtowasnothingbutthe‘thoughts’andtheonewhichcreatesthis‘calmenvironment’isnothingelsethanthepractiseof“Yoga”.SowiththisexampleIguessonewouldgetacompleteviewofwhatyogacoulddoactually.Wemustalsounderstandthatyogaisn’tjustaphilosophyorpractice,morethanthatit’sascience.Asinourviewwhatscienceactuallyaimsforistosearchforthetruth.Maybewedoitbyresearchandtrytofindthetruthoutbysocalledinventionsordiscoveries.EvenYogadoesthesamething.Wearejustdiscoveringourselves,theinnertruthresidingwithinourselves.AnotherclassicaldefinitionaboutyogawouldbetheonegivenbySwamiVivekananda.Hesaysyogaasameansofreducingone’sownevolutiontoasinglelifeofveryfewmonthsordaysortofewminutes.ProbablythisiswhatevenShankaracharyagoesontellingaboutinhisworkbhajagovindam. “Punarapi jananampunarapimaranampunarapijananijatare shayanam. Ihasamsarebahudoostarekripayapaarepahimurare” He asksGodtorelievehimfromthisclutchesofbirth-deathcycle.Andthat’swhatYogacandoat!!Manyofyouwouldthenquestionmewhyshouldwegetrelievedfromthisbirthanddeathcycle?ImeanlikeIamsohappy,wealthyandwithalltheneedswhicheverIwant!!ThenwhyshouldInotaskforrebirth?? I havetriedtofindananswerforthesequestionsinthenextchaptersasyougoon.

YOGAANINTEGRALPARTOFINTEGRITY

Maybethesewordswouldmakeyoubitconfusingassuch!! But trulyit’soneaspectwhatyogacanachieveifdriveninrightdirection!!“Integral”means"partofawhole"Andintegritysurelywouldmeandoingtherightthingatrighttimeprobablybybeingtogetherinalargecommunity.YogaisthatpartofwholeofthisIntegrityofacommunitywhichbringsonetogethertodotherightthing.Thisiswhatisverymuchessentialforanationtobuilduponinaprogressivemanner!!IndeedtheVarnasystemhasgotusinvarioustermsofinequalityinthesocietyposingathreattothedevelopmentofthenation!!Andeventhemoneymindednessinpeopleinthisratracehasgotustothinkofonlyaboutoneself.Wearegoingtowardsthefacttoaccumulatemoreandmoremerelythinkingaboutothers.NomatterwhathappenstoothersornationonlyIshouldprosper.ThisistheonecausewhystillourseveralregionsofIndiaisstillseenwithpovertyamidstit’sdevelopment.Yogacouldactuallyactasapowerfultoolinfightingthis’pandemic’.Thereasontocallthisasaspandemicbecauseofthewidespreadthoughtofgreedamongallofus.Weneedtorevivethethoughtofcaringforothersrathercaringforoneselfallthetime!!Nowthequestionwouldbehow?Theanswerwouldbeinyogaitselfwhichalwaysstressesupontogiveawaywithourdesires.Nothingispermanent.Wecomeandwegoandallthatwepercievearejustmomentaryinthisphysicalworld.WewouldprobablyseethisinoneofthestoriesofRamayana!!

THESTORYOFSHABARI

WeallwouldhaveheardaboutRamayanafromourchildhood.Thisgreatepichasbeenworshippedfrom ages becauseit’sthestoryofmaryadapurushottamaSriRama.NowyouwouldalsobeenheardofShabari.

ThedevotionshehadtowardsthegreatLordhimselfSriRama.NowIhavesharedmyyogicviewsthroughitasyougoonwiththestory.ShabariwhowasagreatdevoteeofSriRamausedtowaitforhimforsomanyyears.Dailysheusedtopluckfruitsforhimandwaitforhim!ThoughshewassomuchagedshenevergotfedupwaitingforRama.SheusedtoalwayswaitforhimcallingRama,Rama!!Thenonefinaldayshewasabletomeet him withoutknowingthattheywereactuallyRamaandlakshmanawhentheseduowenttoshabari’shutwithhungerseekingfoodandshelter.Shefedthefruitsshehadandgavethemshelter. Later didshecometoknowthatthepersonwasnoneotherthanRamahimself.VerymuchpleasedbyherdevotionRamaasksheraswhatshewishedfor?Hesaidthatwhateveritisshewouldaskforwouldbegranted.Heaskedherwhethershewantedtobefreefromheroldageandbecomeyoungagain?Orshewishedforlotsofwealth?Andsoon.Butshabarirefusedtoallofthese!!ThenfinallyRamaaskedherwhatshewantedfromhim.ThenShabariwentonfurthersaying,"HeyLord,everythinginthisworldisasminutelyimpermanentasthebubbleonthewater.Whateveryouaskedmethewealth,youngageisalltemporary.WhatIwantisapermanentfreedomfromthislifeofbirthanddeath.Andthatsurepermanentplacewouldbereachingtoyourdivinefeet.Pleaseblessmetobeinyourdivineabode!!Anicestoryindeedtoberead!!Butwhatmattersisherwordsofimmaterialismabouttheworld!!ShewaitedallthroughherlifeforRamawithsomuchpatienceanddevotionandwhenaskedforanyboonshecouldhaveaskedformanystuffswhatweinherplacewouldpreferfor!!Butsherelentedasshewasawarethatthisworldwasjustmomentary.Hertruthoflifewastoserve and meetRamaandwhenshemethimherlifetruthhadbeendiscoveredandtherewasnotanythingnowessentialforher.ThisstorysurelyteachesustogiveawayourmaterialisticdesiresandaspirefortheDivinetruthwithinourselves.Definitelyyogaandspiritualitycoulddoalotinunleashingthistruthwithinourselves!!

THEESSENCEOFSPIRITUALITYINYOGA

Nowbasicallylet’sunderstandwhat’sspiritualityisallaboutbeforemovingforwardwithmytopicabove. “Spirituality” basicallycomesfromtheLatinword"spiron"meaning“thebreath’or"tobreathe”.Andtheysaythe day ourfirstbreathstartedImeanourbirththereitselforiginatedourspirituality.Soyoumayaskmewhetherareweallhavingspiritualitywithinus!!Yesofcoursebuttheonlythingiswestillhaven’tdiscoveredit!!Thenthequestionishowtodiscoverit?ExactlytheoneandonlywaymaybeYoga.Becauseit’stheonlypathwhereinyouarefocussingonyourself.Spiritualityanddevotionaccordingtomeareentirelydifferent.Becausedevotionmaybeseenasdifferentperspectivesindifferentsectorsandreligions.OneexampleisthewayweworshipGodlikesomeworshiplingaorthemoorthiwhatwesay,butsomeseethesamedevotionwiththeirworkasBasavanna,renownedsaintsays“kayakavekailasa”andmanywouldalsoexpresstheirdevotionbyreligiousfastingasweseeincasesofMuslimsduringramzan,bydoingcertainnumberofcircumambulationtoGodintemples.All thesearetrulygoodforapersonwhoisinthedivinepathofGod.Butinthecaseofspiritualityitisattributedassamethinginallthereligions.Thatisunderstandingtheveryowncauseofyourbreathintothisworld. Imeanthecauseforyourexistence.Thisistheonebeautyofspiritualityasitcanneverbereligiousasincasesoftoday’ssciencebutitisalwaystruth-seeking.Whenyouactuallyunderstandthistruthyoustartlovingeveryonearoundyouinthisworldnomatterwhetherhehasdonegoodorbadtoyou.ThebasicprinciplethatallthereligioustextsnomattertheBhagavadgitaorQuranorTheholyBiblehavesaidthesamething,Toloveoneandall!!Butinourtoday’ssocietywithoutknowingthistruthwesocallededucationistsarefightinginthenameofreligionsinsteadofacceptingoneanotherandliveinharmonywhichcouldactuallyhelpinournation’sprogress.IguessYogacouldhelpyoualltounderstandthistruthasitbringsforth