नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न
चायुक्तस्य भावना।
न चाभावयुतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य
कुतः सुखम्॥गीत २-६६॥
How can one be happy without peace of mind?
A
person with a disturbed mind will have disturbed emotions and loss of peace,
without peace of mind, how can a person be happy? Even modern psychology has
identified this fact and started changing its view point. Books like Emotional
Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich, Art of
loving and The Sane Society by Erich Fromm are examples of this reorientation. Acceptance
of World Yoga day proposal by 177 countries within such a short span of time is
a proof that society wants peace of mind to be happy and yoga is a tool which can
give that.
विहाय कामान्यः
सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।
निर्ममो निरहंकारः स
शान्तिमधिगच्छति॥गीत २-७१॥
A person performing all the worldly activities without
desires & attachment in a dutiful way, to his/her true potential, with a
pleasant and equanimous mind would attain peace of mind.
यषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ
नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।
स्थित्वास्यामन्तकाले ऽपि
ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति॥गीत २-७२॥
Peace
of mind leads to Brahma Jnana, climax of Buddhi Yoga; having attained such a
state, a person will never be distracted by worldly activities, would retain it
till the death bed, truly a state of self-realization Brahma Nirvana.
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References:
1. Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, ISBN No. 9789382563792
2. De-schooling society, Ivan Illich, ISBN No. 8898473133,9788898473137
3. Art of loving, Erich Fromm, ISBN No. 1480402001, 9781480402003
4. The Sane Society, Erich Fromm, ISBN No. 1480402052, 9781480402058
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