Types are as follows:
- Aim or commonly known as goals are what matters for shipping up of human life. What is the purpose of individual life, what goals does one have withing himself will define the way one chooses to live life. People choose money, relatives and friends , status, growth as a goal. But if asked why have you kept them as your goal, they will simply reply is that is what motivates them. This might be true, but in real life there are no parameters to measure the proportions of these factors as to how much will create what the feeling of satisfaction.
- Now we come to an exact term, i.e. “SATISFACTION”.
- Is this what a living being strives for, earns for, lives for, fight for. A sense of satisfaction is the point where desire can be said as fulfilled. It is the sense which is not easily achieved, it has to be strived for, 100% efforts to be put in. Rest all desire and lust needs to be left back. In short efforts needs to be put in with complete soul to achieve the sense of satisfaction . Them a human being is said to be achieved something .
- Now that can be termed as a state of ” SAMADHI”. A state of mind which is void of any desires , where it is not touched by any sort of thoughts , accepts life as it is though staying in complete awareness. Complete consciousness is there still void of materialistic and worldly matters. It can be achieved when soul is poured in at a aim of expertising Astana which helps keep physical body strong and capable to sustain every effort , pranayam which helps regulate the mind as regulation of breath directly affects the thoughts . So the mind can be calmed down by regulating of thoughts . With practise of of Dharna i.e. withdrawing of senses from external world to inner self . This helps reducing the samskaras which get provoked by external factors. Dhayana helps canalize energies to a single aim or point of focus.
- The above means asana, pranayam, dharna, dhayana or samadhi can be said as body of Yoga which can be seen externally. But the foundation on which it stand are Yamas and Niyamas.
- Yamas are the code of conduct with self which help shape up the character to lift the life. Where as Niyamas are the factors which defines how an individual should behave in a society. Yamas consist of 5 sub angas as Ahimsa, satya, asteya, bhrashtramhacharya and aparigraha. Where Ahimsa means non violence not only with other living being but also self. Even not thinking of any sort of violence. Satya means being truthfully not only with speech but with behaviours also, Asteya means non stealing in every view. Brahmacharya which not only means devoid of sexual pleasures. It also means to control every desire as sexual desire is known as the most strong desire of every living being. Aparigraha means to keep only as much is required. No election of unnecessary objects.
- Following the yamas help to shape up a character which does not attract or fall prey to undesired issues as it shapes up the human character which strives for good habits and fruitful things. It even nullifies the effects of sanskaras which are the true source of pain in a human life.
- Now coming to Niyamas which tell us how should our code of conduct be in the society with other living beings. Niyamas can be further sub divided as Tapa meaning the suffer through the process. Conducting every step with shear dedication and truthfulness. Second is Swadhyaya which means self study or study of self. The study which is cones from within, from self experience is true study. Third comes Ishwar pranidhan which means complete surrender to god. Fourth comes Soucha which means cleanliness not only from outside but also inside. Cleanliness of body and mind. Fifth is the Santosh which means contentment or inner happiness.
- Following the five Niyam as, one adhers to living with contentment dedication, truthfulness, and happy which makes society want him to stay and flourish with them.
- Thus we can conclude that the route of achieving Satisfaction is the following of Yamas and Niyamas.
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- Nikhil
Nikhil 