Yog is the coincidence of ‘para’ and ‘apara’ Studies

Health related infrastructure facilities have been the most debatable subject in the world for the last 1.5 years. All the medical scientists have been striving hard for the research of effective vaccines to develop the immune system to fight viruses in the body. Hundred percent authentic and effective is yet to come. Surfacing of viruses with new variants coupled with capacity of transformation put all the scientists in difficulty. But we believe that we will finally find a solution. But it has been proved that new diseases will continue to surface and our best science will take some time to find its treatment system. Till that time, the majority of people would have lost their life. Then a question arises that what’s the solution for it? There are four main parts of disaster management—preparedness, response mechanism, mitigation and prevention. Corona is a virus borne global disaster. Such type of disaster has already wreaked havoc in the world. We have to face various types of difficulties in checking such types of pandemic. Because it needs creation and expansion of all these arrangements which are beyond speculation. In such conditions, there is only one alternative to develop unbreakable security apparatus to check disasters. Boosting the immunity system in the body is the only alternative to get rid of health-related disasters. Yog proposed by our ancient knowledge tradition is the best tool in this regard.
Since ancient times in the Indian culture, balanced personality has been termed as the objective. It’s yog which completes the intended. Many direct evidences of rishi tradition prove it. Yog is the fundamental element of Indian philosophy, spiritual culture and civilization. Yog is the centre of our life and the universe is the periphery of life. Yog study is the main source of para-apara studies and spiritual study. Yogdarshan, Gita and Upanishad are the prominent scriptures of yog study. However, every scripture in the entire Indian cultural journey is filled with the importance of yog.
Yog focuses on both apara and para studies. According to the Mundakopanishad, people are advised to be expert in both apara and para studies for the ultimate knowledge. In the modern time too, many scientists and researchers of all the science branches have accepted authentically that coordination of science and spirit should be the inherent part of knowledge. Particularly, when we go beyond the physical theories of Newton (which defines material based universal esoteric) and try to understand the reaction of nature’s various elements on Einstein's Theory of Relativity and mutual transformation of energy-material based theories of quantum physics. Then knowledge of rishi tradition of coordination of para-apara study becomes meaningful on the current ideological benchmark. Entire concept of yog is based on this coordinated power.
Patanjali’s Yogdarshan describes eight points like ‘yam, niyam, aasan, pranayam, pratyahar, dharna, meditation, samadhi’. First four points are essential for abhyudaya and last four points are essential for nihshreyas. In the Indian knowledge tradition, the body is not considered as a machine. It has been seen as infinite intention assets and knowledge capacity. In that context, only a healthy body is not called health. Instead, the people staying healthy at their soul level are called health.
In the Prashnopanishad, vital energy is called the main factor for the body. There are five dharak deities of the body—sky, earth, water, air and fire. Similarly, there are 14 prakashak deities- five sense organs, five sex organs and four internal organs (mind, ego, intellect and soul). The ultimate god controls it. Rishis are of the view that the body is the impact of ‘material and wave’. Therefore, a material-based treatment system can’t be enough for making the body healthy. Only those systems which can concentrate on both ‘material and wave’ focus on the essentiality of mutuality of both the subjects. If we say in the language of today’s science, the health fostering system must be based on the formula of upto date quantum physics instead of Newtonian Physics. Yog fulfils its emotions completely.
We try scientifically to see the importance of yog with the approach of Zoology. All the Zoologists are of the view that the human organism is made of over 50 trillion cells. There is great coordination and labour division among these cells for various activities in the body. Some cells contribute in nervous system, respiratory system, digestive system, reproductive system, excretory system, while others play an instrumental role in the formation of skin, muscles, skeleton, etc. Some cells get decayed and others get created. Membrane is situated on the outer periphery of cells, followed by DNA/RNA and mitochondria. Cytoplasm protein situated in the middle of the membrane. ‘Receptor protein’ and ‘effector protein’ are situated at the outer and inside platform respectively. Protein contains a set of amino acids. These are positive and negative charges like electromagnetic energy. whatever outer signal it gets, receptor protein grasps it and dispatches it to effector protein. It makes vibration in the middle of charged ends and gives reaction to the effector protein which conducts its activities.
There are two activities like ‘growth and protection’ in the human organism.
Whenever the cells feel outer danger, the hypothalamus gland situated in the nervous system alerts the master gland pituitary gland which asks adrenal to provide protection. Adrenal gives a message to all the cells related to gland and they move towards the body parts which need safety. Naturally, other activities of the body get slowed down and the power of cells gets centred on the protection system. This process is called HPA Axis (Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal).

Another process of protection is that when a harmful virus or bacteria enters into the body due to internal fear, then the immune system of the body fights with it. For this, some groups of cells have to work hard.

When the human cells get freed from the protection process, then they are engaged in the development and functional process of the body. Naturally, it’s essential for the cells to be free from outer and internal danger for complete health of the body and strong wishes so that they can run various activities properly. It’s yog which makes coordination among our entire cells and ensures that there should be no deformation in the soul so that neither energy of cell movement of the body get decayed nor its speed gets stalled under HPA Axis. In that condition, entire elements of the body are competent enough to dispel any internal fear and they function properly as per their labour division.
Maharshi Patanjali’s Yogdarshan mentions ‘yog-discipline’ in the beginning of the discourse-

Yogashchittavritti nirodhah II

Yog is nothing but stopping the functioning of the body.

Tada drashtuh svarupoavasthanam II

The soul finds its original shape in case of stopping the functioning of the body.

Vriti sarupyamitaratra II

In the different state that arose out of opposition to body functioning, the soul gets unified with functioning.
It’s yog which helps people attain the ultimate god. According to Yogdarshan,

Kleshakarmavipakashayairaparamrishtah purusha visheshah ishwarah II

The soul devoid of hatred, duty, aim, etc is the god. Giving priority to yog, the Gita (2:48) says that ‘samatvam yog uchyate’ means those who remain unchanged in happiness-grief and success and failure. ‘Yog karmasu kaushalam’ means that yog provides skill for all the duties. It’s only yogi who can devote his energy selflessly for the public welfare.

Vidur Niti (4:52) also mentions that ‘shanti yogen vindanti’ means that yog can provide strength to the human being.

‘Vidya yogen rakshyate’ (Vidur Niti- 3:29) means that yog protects study.

Clearly, it’s yog which paves the way for abhyudaya and nihshreyas. Yog is the centre of the science of spiritualism. Yog is the very basis of complete health.
In this corona pandemic, Yogrishi Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj has been working tirelessly to provide better health to the people through ‘yog’. He along with Acharya Balkrishna Jee Maharaj is doing hard work for making the country healthy, competent and self-reliant on the basis of ‘yog, ayurved and indigenous’.
Every Indian has to adopt ‘yog religion’ for getting rid of present and future pandemic including devastating corona. People will not only get physical prosperity, spiritual bliss apart, etc but also boost their economic condition. Therefore, the entire nation will prosper and invest its energy in the other sectors for the development. Otherwise, we have to spend half of our economic assets on medicines and treatment. The county will have to spend lakhs of crores of rupees on the health sector.
Yog is not related to any religious cult. It paves the way for every section of the society irrespective of social and economic criteria to avail better health facilities. Therefore, let’s adopt yog to make a contribution for ourselves, nation and entire humanity. Adding crores of people with yog, Yogrishi Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj has done a tremendous role in this direction. We have yet to work hard in this direction.

India has exported ‘yog culture’ to the entire world. Let's pledge on the occasion of International Yog Day (June 21) to make India ‘Yogi Nation’ and provide better health facilities to the entire world reeling under various diseases.