Being a Yogi

Many of us believe that being a yogi has to do with someone who practices the postures of Yoga deviced by the great Indian sage Patanjali. Some may believe that being a yogi would be to renouce every luxury in life. But being a true yogi has 2 aspects.

3 Face Yogi Seal from Harrappa Civilization

One is the physical aspect which requires us to follow the path shown by Patanjali and practice the postures of Yoga. This helps us calm down, keeps our body fit, get in a meditative state, try to find God in ourselves and in others.

Second is the mind. We need to empower our mind to be free from bondages of happiness and sorrow with our actions. 

Detachment

We hear the words "Detachment" being thrown around a lot. But what does it mean ? Well as per any English dictionary, it would be not being attached to anything. But what does it really mean ?

Lets do a deep dive and see what we get !

In Sanatan Dharma (Hindu) scriptures, it is quite common for us to compare God, Gurus, Devtas or any respectable personality to a lotus. 

Commandeer your Mind

Swami Vivekananda once compared the mind to a monkey. The mind asks for things, things that make us and things that break us. It is an extremely powerful tool that everyone has at his or her disposal.

The mind gives us strength when we are down. The mind gives us nightmares when we fear something bad may happen. The mind lets us achieve great heights and the mind drives people to their misery. 

कबीर बैरी सबल है, एक जीव रिपु पांच
अपने अपने स्वाद को, बहुत नचाबै नाच।