{"id":568,"date":"2010-06-28T03:44:57","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T10:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/blog\/self-improvement\/yoga-and-self-improvement\/"},"modified":"2010-06-28T03:44:57","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T10:44:57","slug":"yoga-and-self-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/blog\/self-improvement\/yoga-and-self-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga and Self Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yoga is the ancient art of Self-Discovery, and\u00c2\u00a0 Self-Realisation. Yoga is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘Union with God’, – ‘Union with the Highest consciousness’. When we talk of Self-Realisation, it means realising the divine nature of our Higher Self, our Inner Pilot. A Buddhist may call it entering into Nirvana, a Hindu may talk of liberation \/ God-realisation. Ultimately, it is a state of consciousness beyond name and form and the limitations of the mental world. The Upanishads talks of ‘Sat Chid Ananda’ – Existence, Consciousness, Bliss – Our highest Self – a being of pure delight.<\/p>\n

Such ideas may seem very far from our present state! Given the limitations of our mind and nature, a consciousness of unbridled delight and peace seem a far cry. Most of us would\u00c2\u00a0 settle for just a little bit more peace, a little bit more joy. But, the highest teachings of yoga tell us that there is no end to our inner self-transcendence. – All we need to do is realise the divinity within.<\/p>\n

In the West, yoga often invokes images of hatha yoga – difficult postures for calming the physical being and gaining greater peace of mind. But, hatha yoga is only one small aspect of the ancient path of yoga. There is also.<\/p>\n