ಅಸಮದಲಿ ಸಮತೆಯನು ವಿಷಮದಲಿ ಮೈತ್ರಿಯನು |
ಅಸಮಂಜಸದಿ ಸಮನ್ವಯ ಸೂತ್ರ ನಯವ ||
ವೆಸನಮಯ ಸಂಸಾರದಲಿ ವಿನೋದವ ಕಾಣ್ಬ |
ರಸಿಕತೆಯೆ ಯೋಗವೆಲೊ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ||
asamadali samateynau viShamadali maitriyanu |
asamanjasadi samanvaya sUtra nayava ||
vesanamaya samsaaradali vinOdava kaaNba |
rasikateye yOgavelo - mankutimma ||
To find similarity in the dissimilar, To forge alliance with the uneven
To seek principles of reconcilation with the irreconcilable
To see humor in the grief filled, sorrowful world of family
This aesthetic sense itself is yoga - Mankutimma.
ಅಸಮಂಜಸದಿ ಸಮನ್ವಯ ಸೂತ್ರ ನಯವ ||
ವೆಸನಮಯ ಸಂಸಾರದಲಿ ವಿನೋದವ ಕಾಣ್ಬ |
ರಸಿಕತೆಯೆ ಯೋಗವೆಲೊ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ||
asamadali samateynau viShamadali maitriyanu |
asamanjasadi samanvaya sUtra nayava ||
vesanamaya samsaaradali vinOdava kaaNba |
rasikateye yOgavelo - mankutimma ||
To find similarity in the dissimilar, To forge alliance with the uneven
To seek principles of reconcilation with the irreconcilable
To see humor in the grief filled, sorrowful world of family
This aesthetic sense itself is yoga - Mankutimma.
Translator's note: 'Yoga' is a commonly known generic term for physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines found in various forms in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Aurobindo describes 'yoga' as "a large, flexible and many-sided system with various elements, which
are all successfully harmonized by a sort of natural and living
assimilation"
The Bhagavad Gita uses the term "yoga" extensively in a variety of ways. In addition to the traditional yoga practice, including meditation, it introduces three prominent types of yogas:
ReplyDeleteKarma yoga: The yoga of action.
Bhakti yoga: The yoga of devotion.
Jnana yoga: The yoga of knowledge.
And goes on to state -
"Thou, want not! ask not! Find full reward
Of doing right in right! Let right deeds be
Thy motive, not the fruit which comes from them.
And live in action! Labour! Make thine acts
Thy piety, casting all self aside,
Contemning gain and merit; equable
In good or evil: equability
Is Yog, is piety!....
..............................
......Abandoning desires which shake the mind−
Finds in his soul full comfort for his soul,
He hath attained the Yog− that man is such!
In sorrows not dejected, and in joys
Not overjoyed; dwelling outside the stress
Of passion, fear, and anger; fixed in calms
Of lofty contemplation;"
(As translated by Edwin Arnold)
The Islamic conception of 'haleem' shares in certain aspects the characteristics of 'yog', as it has the following connotations - to be forbearing, clement; to be forgiving, gentle, deliberate; to be leisurely in manner, not hasty; to be calm, serene; to manage one's temper; or to exhibit moderation. Having "hilm" can be understood to have a wisdom and a forebearance that allows a person to control their anger.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to note how all faiths advocate a better way of human living!!