The Science Of Patanjalis Yoga Sutras
The 2,500-year-old Patanjali Yoga Sutras is the earliest treatise on yoga. Sage Patanjali enunciates in cientific manner how to control thought process which makes the mind warful enough to focus on any subject; nce the result is complete knowledge. The book, divided into four sections, msists of 195 sutras. The first two actions give instructions on how to do ga for control of thought waves; the ird section is on physical powers that ogi obtains by practising yoga and e last section is on how to get liberated om the cycle of birth and death. was of the universe Thus in Vibhuti Padas of Yoga Sutras, tanjali talks about how by concentration various subjects like akasha pace) or various parts of the body, a gi understands the laws of the universe d human body and gains mastery over natural forces so that he attains super powers. He could walk on water, fly in space or enter another body at will, for instance. However, at the end of Vibhuti padas that has 56 sutras, Patanjali discusses the concept of space and time in two sutras with uncanny resemblance to what Einstein talked about almost 2,500 years later. Patanjali says, "By making Sanyam-combination of concentration, meditation and samadhi-on a single moment and on the sequence of moments, a yogi gets vive, exalted knowledge, so that he can comprehend all objects in the universe simultaneously, irrespective of their location and sequence of change." In other words, the Mind of God! Theory of relativity An expert on relativity, John A Wheeler says Einstein's theory of gravitation can be simply stated as "Events and the interval between events build space-time. “The geometric nature of space-time gives rise to gravity, tells the mass how to move, and is the basis of the universe and the movement of all heavenly bodies. Similarly, there are other sutras that bear close resemblance to modern scientific theories. For example, in the first section, Patanjali describes God as a special entity beyond time and space, identified by the original word or sound. According to existing scientific theories about the origin of the universe, the firstling that came out was sound-even before light and matter. Later commentaries on the Yoga Sutras talk about this sound as Aum, but Patanjali never mentioned Aum-he just mentioned authat it is the original word or sound. Again in Vibhuti Pada, he says thaby doing Sanyam on the hollow of throat, one overcomes hunger and thirst. Recently scientists have discovered that by stimulation of the vagnerve, hunger pangs can be suppresseVagus nerve is concentrated near the oesophagus tube-close to the hollow the throat. Last year, the US Food andDrugAdministration (USFDA) approva devices, which can electrically stimulathe vagus nerve so that the brain gets the signalthat the stomach is full. Knowledge space The comparison of Patanjali sutrawith modern science is neither to belitthe latter nor to glorify our ancient traditions (both are important in theiown way), but to showthat all great thoughts originate from the same Knowledge Space irrespective of person and time of their discovery.
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The Science Of Patanjalis Yoga Sutras
The 2,500-year-old Patanjali Yoga Sutras is the earliest treatise on yoga. Sage Patanjali enunciates in cientific manner how to control thought process which makes the mind warful enough to focus on any subject; nce the result is complete knowledge. The book, divided into four sections, msists of 195 sutras. The first two actions give instructions on how to do ga for control of thought waves; the ird section is on physical powers that ogi obtains by practising yoga and e last section is on how to get liberated om the cycle of birth and death. was of the universe Thus in Vibhuti Padas of Yoga Sutras, tanjali talks about how by concentration various subjects like akasha pace) or various parts of the body, a gi understands the laws of the universe d human body and gains mastery over natural forces so that he attains super powers. He could walk on water, fly in space or enter another body at will, for instance. However, at the end of Vibhuti padas that has 56 sutras, Patanjali discusses the concept of space and time in two sutras with uncanny resemblance to what Einstein talked about almost 2,500 years later. Patanjali says, "By making Sanyam-combination of concentration, meditation and samadhi-on a single moment and on the sequence of moments, a yogi gets vive, exalted knowledge, so that he can comprehend all objects in the universe simultaneously, irrespective of their location and sequence of change." In other words, the Mind of God! Theory of relativity An expert on relativity, John A Wheeler says Einstein's theory of gravitation can be simply stated as "Events and the interval between events build space-time. “The geometric nature of space-time gives rise to gravity, tells the mass how to move, and is the basis of the universe and the movement of all heavenly bodies. Similarly, there are other sutras that bear close resemblance to modern scientific theories. For example, in the first section, Patanjali describes God as a special entity beyond time and space, identified by the original word or sound. According to existing scientific theories about the origin of the universe, the firstling that came out was sound-even before light and matter. Later commentaries on the Yoga Sutras talk about this sound as Aum, but Patanjali never mentioned Aum-he just mentioned authat it is the original word or sound. Again in Vibhuti Pada, he says thaby doing Sanyam on the hollow of throat, one overcomes hunger and thirst. Recently scientists have discovered that by stimulation of the vagnerve, hunger pangs can be suppresseVagus nerve is concentrated near the oesophagus tube-close to the hollow the throat. Last year, the US Food andDrugAdministration (USFDA) approva devices, which can electrically stimulathe vagus nerve so that the brain gets the signalthat the stomach is full. Knowledge space The comparison of Patanjali sutrawith modern science is neither to belitthe latter nor to glorify our ancient traditions (both are important in theiown way), but to showthat all great thoughts originate from the same Knowledge Space irrespective of person and time of their discovery.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Anil K Rajvanshi kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy : Anil K Rajvanshi Speaking Tree,Times of India