Yoga and equality in the light of Śrīmadbhagavadgītā - In Recent times/ সাম্প্রতিক সময়ে গীতার আলোকে যোগ ও সাম্য

Abstract

Yoga is mainly the science of practice or application. And like any applied science, yoga is a guru-oriented science, although it can be said with certainty that yoga has been practiced since the Vedic period. The Atharva Veda talks about the basic meaning of the word yoga-

মূর্ধানমস্য সংসীপ্যাথর্বা হৃদয়ং চ যত্।

     মস্তিষ্কাদূর্ধ্বঃ প্রেরয়ত্ পবমানোধি শীর্ষতঃ।।

(অথর্ববেদ সংহিতা, ১০.২.২৬)

That is, it is this Supreme Being that drives consciousness in all bodies like a warrior. The Supreme Being itself exists as the principal of the brain and heart. Apart from this, yoga is the stability of the senses according to the Katha Upanishad. The periodic words of yoga words mentioned in the Amarakoṣa are: convection, way, meditation, harmony and reasoning. The link says: যোগশ্চিত্তবৃত্তিনিরোধঃ. That is, yoga is the way to inhibit or inhibit the instincts or actions of the mind. Habit is the care to keep the mind steady and persistent. On the other hand, non-attachment to worldly and supernatural things is Vairāgya. However, unable to control the instincts of the mind, the organism is always engaged in addictive work. In this way, the living being is once on the path of death while doing addictive work. In such a situation, the doubt of whether one should leave karma can arise in all of us. In this context, the Śrīmadbhagavadgītā describes the philosophy of welfare and equality through the renunciation of karma through the work of the scriptures.

‘‘যোগাস্ত্রয়ো ময়া প্রোক্তা নৃণাং শ্রেয়ো বিধিস্তয়া৷

জ্ঞানং কর্ম চ ভক্তিশ্চ নোপায়োऽন্যোऽস্তি কুত্রচিত্॥’’

Therefore, the philosophy of equality is achieved through the three types of sādhana – Karmayoga, Jñānayoga and Bhaktiyoga. And it is also possible to achieve the ultimate goal of life only if there is a philosophy of equality.