Being good is a yoga!

The word 'yoga' comes from the word 'yuj' which means 'to join'. Yoga then should mean the act of being united with something.

Yoga is one of the most famous Sanskrit words. It is also one which is quoted to express varied meanings. One among these is 'aasanam' which actually is an 'angam' of the 'ashtaanga-yoga'

Ashtaangams form a way to attain the sate of mind where in one will be uninterruptedly united with the object of meditation. But the big question here is "why one should be united at all to an object?" The answer to this is so obvious that we are tempted to easily overcome it. Love, anger, sorrow, fear, etc. are all product of we being wanting to be united with things, either sensually or mentally.

'yoga-shaastram' or 'bhagavath-geetha' is the sole reference for the philosophy of yoga. While it stresses on the need to pursue yoga, it also gives us many easier ways to do it. One among them is being steadfast in performing what that is ordained to a person. The dos and the don'ts. And this is nothing but being good.

We need not have to be following the rigorous practises prescribed in the ashtaanga-yoga. We could still be yogis!

SriKrishnaaya ParaBrahmane Namaha