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Why We Need to Get Connected to God

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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

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