AARAVAM - E Magazine from JCI Arayankavu (April 2018)
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elationships, is bombarded with many types of thoughts. These thoughts, if one fails to<br />
manage, will certainly make the calm waters of the mind turbulent. They are mentioned in<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> Sen Rajesh Panicker<br />
National Trainer<br />
YOGA<br />
F O R H E A L T H<br />
World Health Day - <strong>April</strong> 7<br />
Human mind is like a water body; say for example, a lake. A calm lake with clear water is like<br />
a mirror. You will be able to see your reflection in that, won’t you? What about if it is turbid<br />
and with lot of waves or whirlpools? Will you be able to see your reflection?<br />
A mind in today’s competitive world, because of different types of transactions of<br />
yoga as “Vritti”.<br />
So yoga is all about stilling (nirodha) this whirlpool (Vritti) of turbid mind (Chitha). "Yoga is<br />
the silencing of the modifications of the mind”.<br />
Same is the case when you try to see the bottom of the turbulent lake. You will be able to<br />
see the real ‘satta’ (the juice) of you only when the mind is calm. You will be able to look<br />
deep into yourself and see the depth of your consciousness only when your mind is still.<br />
Yoga is the method which helps you to do this and realize yourself.<br />
W H E N Y O U S M I L E , I T I S L I K E T H E S U N<br />
C O M I N G O U T F R O M B E H I N D D A R K C L O U D S ,<br />
A N D L I G H T I N G U P Y O U R E A R T H .<br />
S O S M I L E . . . ! B O T H I N S I D E A N D O U T S I D E !<br />
How to practice inner Smile ?<br />
Continued....<br />
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