Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 38

           WhilesomeofthesepracticestendtolookratherHinduintheirderivation,YogaisnotsynonymouswithHinduism,norareallHindusYogis.TrueYoganeithercompeteswithnorprecludesanyotherreligion.YoumayuseyourYoga-yourdisciplinedpracticesofsacredunion-togetclosertoKrishna,Jesus,Muhammad,BuddhaorYahweh.DuringmytimeattheAshram,ImetdevoteeswhoidentifiedthemselvesaspracticingChristians,Jews,Buddhists,HindusandevenMuslims.Ihavemetotherswhowouldrathernottalkabouttheirreligiousaffiliationatall,forwhich,inthiscontentiousworld,youcanhardlyblamethem.

           TheYogicpathisaboutdisentanglingthebuilt-inglitchesofthehumancondition,whichI’mgoingtoover-simplydefinehereastheheartbreakinginabilitytosustaincontentment.Differentschoolsofthoughtoverthecenturieshavefounddifferentexplanationsforman’sapparentlyinherentlyflawedstate.Taoistscallitimbalance,Buddismcallsitignorance,IslamblamesourmiseryonrebellionagainstGod,andtheJudeo-Christiantraditionattributesalloursufferingtooriginalsin.Freudianssaythatunhappinessistheinevitableresultoftheclashbetweenournaturaldrivesandcivilization’sneeds.(AsmyfriendDeborahthepsychologistexplainsit:"Desireisthedesignflaw.")TheYogis,however,saythathumandiscontentmentisasimplecaseofmistakenidentity.We’remiserablebecausewethinkthatwearemereindividuals,alonewithourfearsandflawsandresentmentsandmortality.Wewronglybelievethatourlimitedlittleegosconstituteourwholeentirenature.

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