Yoga in its True Essence - Breaking the Limited Perspectives
Yoga has become a buzz word these days. Having reached the pinnacle of its popularity with people of all ages looking up to it as their fitness mantra, even yoga mats, yoga costumes and other yoga accessories have also become important. However, the current situation is the limited perspective the masses have towards yoga. Unfortunately, yoga has become too 'posture oriented' these days. It is not merely Asanas, Asanas and Asanas. We have to re-look and re-frame our mindset towards this great ancient science in order to truly understand it and imbibe it in its fullness. Yoga traces its origin to the Vedas. The rituals in the Karma Kanda have Pranayama which forms an integral part of it. The Upanishads elaborate on various meditation techniques. The Yoga Vasistham is an ancient text on Yoga from the Ramayana, where Vasistha teaches Rama Yoga. Later texts like the Bhagavad Gita, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Siva Samhita also