When you utter the word yoga, people generally interpret it with religious connotations. In fact yoga means ''to unite''. What to unite is a serious question we must pose to ourselves.
If you closely observe yourself, there are different layers of ego. You
feel different from your body and mind. The real Self always
wants to excel in every activity but the inspiration to pace up body and
mind to that level is always a daunting task.
It is almost a daily struggle both to layman and knowledgeable man.
One must cultivate to find union within his/her Self on daily basis
A glib talker can't find balance in his/her daily
activities. He/ she is always a nuisance to others. They distract
attention of others in work premises. It is more a sort of compulsive
behavior over a period of time without
an inward look of what's problem.
There is a saying to interpret this phenomena : The heart of fool is
in his mouth and the mouth of wise man is in his heart. It means one
should not talk whatever he/she wants. The talking stuff should filter
through the eye of discrimination. One sure way to achieve balance is Daily
vow of silence.
In fact, observing silence is not a new concept.
Your system desperately needs on daily basis to come out from trifle
thoughts/impulses. If you read the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi - My Experiments with Truth - you could
find how Gandhi strictly adhered to this practice of silence. He says
that Experience has taught me that silence is part
of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth.
This attribute of silence
is one of the 13 Virtues of Benjamin Franklin, one the Founding Fathers
of United States. While elaborating this virtue in his autobiography,
Benjamin states that :Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself.
Avoid trifling conversation.
I think there is no greater yoga than silence.
Just close your eyes and sit still for certain amount of time daily
and it empowers you and take you o new levels of awareness.
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