INDIA, June 21, 2015 (Cinema Rasik): Today is the first International Yoga Day. It is a major event. So we thought it would be helpful to lay out what is yoga, what is the foundation of yoga, why rigorous pronunciation of various Sanskrit mantras are important to yoga, and why Indian Dharmic Thought was the only one to discover yoga.
The foundation of yoga is described best in the simple but profound shloka (verse) from the Katha-Upanishad, one of ten most important treatises on Indian dharmic thought: Understand the atman as the owner/rider of the chariot & the Body as the chariot. Understand buddhi as the charioteer/driver and the Mind as the Reins.
The next time you get into your yoga-asana, remember the chariot analogy. The key to an optimal ride in a chariot is the balance between the driver, the reins & the horses. If you remember and embrace that, then you will begin to get the harmonious balance between your buddhi, your mind and the physiological processes of your body – the true essence of Yoga.
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