A Draft of Yoga

Yoga can be described as the use of meditation skills to bring into contact and life the mind, body and spirit in unison. The practice is religious and mostly practiced in Buddhism and Hindu religions. The practice is the centuries old and has been used to bring in harmony the body and soul. It helps understand and know them better. In her book, A New Earth by Eckarhrt Tolleh have described the steps of self-development attained through mediation. These steps help individuals involved have a better understanding of their own self and others around them. The understanding takes place in systematic steps according to the author.

The steps of learning Yoga

The first step in learning and feeling of Yoga in the human conscience is what the author describes as the flowering of the human consciousness or internal feelings. In this particular step, one moves away from the physical body and the world and feels that they are in a new world and atmosphere where everything is admirable and available. In this part of yoga, one attains a spiritual like feeling and relinquishes all the earthly feelings like pain, hunger, anger and other earthly feelings. The author describes this feeling as allegorical evocation. She goes ahead to liken it to the feeling of a flower in the morning as it receives the rays of the sun. She tries to illustrate the feeling of newness and restart of life. The author states that the feeling is the prophetical feeling of the Bible, which promises a new heaven and a renewed spiritual life. To her, the promise of a new life in heaven is not about changing the physical position or residence, but the attaining of a new spiritual feeling that hinders one from noticing all the factors surrounding an individual. She says, “”we need to understand here that heaven is not a location, but it refers to the inner realm of consciousness. This is the esoteric meaning of the word.”

The second part of learning yoga understands the individual ego. This is the understanding of an individual”s sense of self as per the memories and thinking of an individual. The understanding is more in oneself rather than on others. This means that an individual gets away from the thinking of the mob to the thinking as an individual. This starts when an individual comes to terms with their own thinking and life. It is supposed to make one know who they are truly being in the absence of those they hate, love or care for and in different circumstances in life. Performing yoga gets away the insanity brought by the thinking in term of “we” to sanity brought by “I”. The sense makes one feel and understand themselves in respect to others feelings. The author says, “Yoga makes one know more about “I” factor than “We” factor. It makes one come to terms with the” I” against them than “We” against them.

The body pain in yoga is the attempt to understand and come to terms with long-term and time recurrent pain. The pain being referred to, in this case, is both physical and emotional. The attempt to come to terms and get to know the real cause of this pain is what is noteworthy in this step. During the meditation period, the individual drives their bodies togged away from all the other external and internal factors and concentrate on the real pain and its source. In the same capacity, one is able to determine the source and cause. The use of this is to treat both physical and emotional pain. The religious concept of this is to accept the hearting aspects of life and accept them to the full. This is possible through the manipulation of ones consciousness to allow it to change the world by making us feel satisfied by the surrounding and our deeds. It also determines our actions according to the author. This begins and comes to life when one sets up the task of knowing the meaning of mental and physical peace. The author addresses the issues of personal inner space, inner purpose and understanding oneself. In the inner space, one understands own internal feelings and fears. They get to know to oneself Cleary and without discontent. The life involved in making one worth in spirit and soul. The author states “It is all about knowing you and knowing about yourself.” In the actual learning, Yoga sets this clear by allowing one to evaluate their internal feelings and express them internally. It is a time when one knows what they genuinely think of others and themselves.

The fact that one comes to know who they are, it is the same process that they know their purpose. Knowing about yourself and yourself means that one has the capacity to know what they can do and what they can not do. According to the author, “The divine powers outline the responsibilities, weaknesses and strength”. This means that author knows their weaknesses, strength and purpose in life. This begins with seeking of divine intervention to bring out the purpose of one’s life. This step arises from understanding the “I” factor in the initial steps of the whole process. It engages the mind and the body and sets out the true strength of an individual.

The Yoga art is more religious than physical in its involvement. In this case, it is aimed at bringing hope and happiness. The author states this kind of happiness and peace as the true awakening of an individual. He also states that the true awakening is spiritual than physical”. In this case, the true awakening, according to the author and what is observed in Yoga, is that one comes to like an enjoy what they are doing and accept it. The author explains that it is through liking what we are doing that we take responsibility. He states, “We may not like our occupation, but we may take responsibility if we understand deep our hearts what it means. The author, in this explanation, brings out the fact that if we engage our minds and souls in what we do, we come to like and enjoy it. He states that taking the present moment as the pivotal point in life leads to the next step in taking our lives to be what we like and enjoy. The final factor in this is enthusiasm. The author brings out the sense that is also brought out in the yoga art. The idea of being realistic, the author states that, “The true awakening is when one accepts to live in true enthusiasm rather than imagination.”

Conclusion

In conclusion, it is evident that the practice of Yoga as a religious art is one of the true ways of achieving true awakening in our lives. The author of the book, A New Earth can be described as one of the interpreters of this art through writing. The book is in line with what is learnt in class and in the practical yoga in bringing out the true meaning of art. The art can be described as the best way to stimulate the soul and mind of an individual to live harmoniously and in peace with others through everyday life. It is also one of the best ways of bringing both physical and mental healing.