Yoga and life
I have been a Yoga lover for more than two years. I like it not only because it is good for body-building but also because it can calm down my mood and bring me mental tranquility. For a long time, I was enchanted by various difficult poses Yoga coaches performed and took for granted that the more difficult pose we can do, the higher level we have reached. But it is not the truth. Last night, I went to Yoga gym earlier than usual and had chance to chat with my coach. She told me that the highest realm of Yoga practice was meditative practice and all poses are just the base for meditation. I was so surprised and asked for detailed examination. The answer is that we practice Yoga poses to relax and stretch our body(our joints, bones and muscle, glandular organ and etc.) and only when our body is deeply relaxed and stretched can we sit down and begin a long time meditative practice. At that time, we can sit still for a long time without any body discomfort and impetuous mind disturbance. I feel that there are some common grounds between Yoga and life. (1)Simple life, like real meditation, is a kind of luxury we may meet but can not be asked, and life can become simple only when we are satisfied with many things, such as job, marriage and etc. The reason that we feel life is too complicated is that we have too many unfulfilled disires£¨2£©Body training in Yoga practice is a hard and long time process. At the beginning, we feel tried, painful and are easy to be hurt, but if we keep up, our body will pay us back and become soft and flexible. Life is the same, the more we pay and the more we get. Comfortable life comes from arduous efforts