Friday, June 17, 2011

Spiritual Discipline is Key Element in Yoga

Yoga has been gaining popularity for recent years as a stretching exercise. May be it is gaining popularity due to present days lifestyles. However, yoga has been in practice not only in recent past but since centuries. Many people who are not even spiritually connected to the principles that yoga teaches are interested in it as a physical activity. But, who follow yoga really believe that it is not just a way to improve ones flexibility, but on the contrary, it is a spiritual discipline.

The word yoga means “union”, that shows a proper union between person's body, mind, and spirit. Here spirituality refers to the ability to use the mind to control one's body, such as getting out of all manifestations of anger or other negative emotions.

Yoga practitioners believe that spiritual people do not feel there is fanaticism or depression or even manifestations of negative emotions such as anger or fear. On the other hand, people who believe in God personally prefer to vent out negative emotions through prayer.


Spirituality is defined as having well-developed satisfaction in overall physical well-being, adjusted for mental sharpness and emotional balance, which in turn can bring material prosperity.

Exercise helps people feel good and feel divine by emptying the mind and body and thus providing relaxation. Yoga is considered suitable for any age or fitness level. Emptying the mind of religion is a true challenge to yoga practitioners, as it is the key to true spirituality. It really gives evil or bad thoughts instead of good thoughts, as people naturally tend to negative things based on the country they belong.


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