Why We Need to Get Connected to God
Times of India
The word religion is derived from the Latin word religare that
means," to connect"; the word yoga is derived from the word yuj that
also means the same. So spirituality is all about getting connected
to God.
Yoga is now a universally sought-out medium and spirituality as a
subject has become part of the curriculum of leading B-schools in the
US. What is the reason for the resurgence of spirituality?
There are three interpretations: One school cites that in the modern
era an organisation needs to innovate continuously to survive for
which every individual stakeholder in the organisation needs to
leverage his creative energy by connecting to God's own creative
energy. The other school feels that the sudden eruption of numerous
corporate scandals worldwide is due to the lack of an appropriate
value system. Hence the need to incorporate spirituality in the
business curriculum apart from outlining the need for an evolution in
the field of corporate governance. The third school says that yoga
explains the connect of mind to body and this helps tackle today's
serious problems of stress at the workplace, home or even school.
How necessary is it for us to"know"God? Do we establish a direct
connection or should we leave it to the operational expertise of
middlemen like pundits and priests? There's this story of a sadhu who
goes to the Himalayas and brags that he, a mere mortal, knows its
strengths and glory while it (the mountain range) is still ignorant.
The mighty mountain replies that it is content just"being"The
Himalayas rather than"knowing"About the Himalayas. Obviously one
would prefer to get connected than obtain mere knowledge. But how
does one know that one is connected? And why get connected at all?
Modern conceptions about the mind and consciousness do not go beyond
the ability to perceive through the senses as the result of bio-
chemical processes of the brain. But Indian scriptures mention that
Kundalini is the super intelligent energy behind consciousness and
therefore is the evolutionary mechanism that determines the capacity
of the brain. The key to achieving higher levels of awareness or the
way to get connected to God lies in tapping this latent energy in an
individual. By rousing their Kundalini energy, kings of yore made
available to themselves a far more potent source of power vis-a-vis
their adversaries and in order to enable them to deal better with day-
to-day administrative affairs and to look after the welfare of
subjects. The founder of Sahaja Yoga, Mataji Nirmala Devi, sums up
the approach succinctly: "Just as an egg gets transformed into a bird
or a seed into a plant, Sahaja Yoga helps transformation of a person
to a higher awareness level. This is accomplished when a dormant
force within a person (called Kundalini) which resides in the sacrum
bone is awakened and drawn through various energy centres, which
describe awareness levels in the subtle body. It can be accomplished
in a practical and simple manner — a Sahaja yogi would facilitate
this — and the resulting state is both verifiable (in the central
nervous system) and consistent...”
Such an evolution can facilitate one to feel the chakras in his
nervous system and go about correcting imbalances and curing
diseases. This will enhance balance in the central nervous system
leading to stress relief and mental relaxation. It will also improve
concentration and communication skills and will help one in
developing the technique of managing by detached involvement.
Obviously there is merit in getting connected to God even for
managing one's day-to-day activities
Why We Need to Get Connected to God
Times of India
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