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OBJECTIVES OF YOGA
There are two main objectives of yoga:
Happiness, harmony and peace in this world Salvation i.e. eternal happiness
The first objective implies good physical and mental health of not only an individual but also of his family, society, nation and of all on this globe which has now become almost as a single village in which all are closely interconnected. Epidemics anywhere can spread all over because of growing connectedness.
सर्वे भवन्तु सुरिपनः सर्वे भवन्तु निरामया ।
सर्वे भद्राणी पश्यन्तु या कश्चिद दुःखभाग भवेत।।"
"Every one, everywhere be happy and healthy, of good character and
without sorrows and miseries."
“साम्यं स्वास्थ्य समाधिश्च योगस्त्रणी निरोधनं । शुद्धप्योग इत्येते भवन्त्येकार्य वाचका ।।"
“All be healthy, happy and of good character."
“ओउम् द्यौः शान्तिरन्तरिक्ष, शान्तिः पृथ्वी शान्तिरायः शान्तिरोषधयः शान्तिः । वनस्पतयः शान्तिर्विश्वे देवाः शान्तिर्ब्रहम शान्तिः सर्व, शान्तिः शान्तिरेव शान्तिः
सा मा शान्ति रेधि । ओउम् शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ||36 / 17 ।।
- Yajurveda
"There be peace every where in the Universe, in the entire cosmos, in environment, on the planet earth, in medicines, in all plant forms .....”
“योगः कल्पतरू श्रेष्ठो योगाश्चिन्तामणि परः ।
योगः प्रधानां धर्माणां योगे सिद्धं स्वयं गृह । 11 / 37 ।।"
- Haribhadra Suri's Yogbindu
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