Yoga means communion with the self and the divine. Till the time we connect with the self, it is not possible to reach the divine,” said Chidanand Muni of Parmarth Niketan while addressing a gathering of Yoga enthusiasts on the third day of Yoga Kumbh on Thursday. “To experience the ecstatic state of Samadhi, one must follow the path of Yoga on a steady basis,” he added. However, the spiritual teacher Paul Moo-Young from Portugal left everyone spell- bound with his talks on Yoga and chants of Sita Ram Jai Jai Ram. The foreigners singing the verses from Ramayana were a sight to behold.
Hundreds of sadhaks (devotees) and yoga enthusiasts came from Rishikesh to Haridwar to participate in Yoga Kumbh on the third day. Chidanand Muni further said, “Yoga is a science and it transcends religion. It is rather an art of living. It has many therapeutic uses which can help keep life style diseases at bay.”
Just as the Himalayas are supreme amongst the mountains Yoga is likewise supreme amongst all the philosophies, policies, rules, religions and dogmas and the systems prevalent in the world, said Portuguese seer Mooji. “Through yoga we transform our sensual urges rather than suppressing them,” he added.
Yoga is a science to be realised and not just a theory to be philosophised, admitted one of the participants. Bruce H. lipton, a cell biologist who performed groundbreaking stem cell research at Stanford University in US and is the bestselling author of ‘The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness’ was one of the participants at Yoga Kumbh. Besides, in
recognition of his scientific contribution to world harmony, Bruce received the 2009 prestigious Goi Peace Award
in Japan.
Speaking to The Pioneer, lipton said, “I never knew the therapeutic benefits of yoga till I came on this holy path”.