Book Title: Essence and Substance of Yoga
Author(s): S M Jain
Publisher: S M Jain

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________________ is the case now because of the indiscriminate destruction of forests, then the problems like green house effect will be created. If it is balanced then the interdependence is symbiotic. Same is case with other natural resources water, soil, minerals etc. Humans produce waste which is necessary for numerous micro organism, insects, animals, birds and other life forms which recycle the waste and balance the intake and off take, if numbers and consumption are optimised to the limit of carrying capacities. This is automatically regulated in all mature and climax eco-systems in which there is perfect symbiosis. The problems are only in imperfect, immature and succession and retrogression stages Humanity must endeavour to proceed and achieve maturity and sustain it. This will be idea yoga. 3. Realising Responsibilities and Duties : Human beings individually and collectively should realise that they are responsible for their wrong and bad action which harm others any life from or natural resource and that it is their duty to rectify. People generally complain about dirt and squalor on roads, drainage and water systems and blame municipal workers only for the malaise. The fact is that all dirt, squalor and pollution is created by every human being. If they do not generate undue and excess waste and handle its disposal properly at individual, family and group level there will be no problem. Waste in every household should be properly segregated in biodegradable and non-biodegradable containers i.e. vegetables etc., metals, plastic, hazardous items such as syringes, medicines, poisonous substances should all be put separately and municipal authorities should then arrange to collect them like wise for recycling. The same waste which is problem will become an useful productive material. Even when there are big containers for waste collection people will not put the waste in them but through it helterskelter on roadsides. There is only a blame game on each other. We in India are very irresponsible and indisciplined. People rearing milch cattle leave them on roads after milking to forage into waste, eat plastics, then suffer, die and also killing many innocents because many accidents are caused by stray cattle. Irresponsibilities are galore in almost every sphere, at every place, in every activity, in homes, villages, towns, cities, offices, institutions, schools, colleges, universities, courts and even in security establishments. It is we who have created problems of squalor and pollution. It is our responsibility and duty to rectify it. We need not wait for incarnation Krishna as promised in Gita (4/7) to come and rectify wrongs committed by us deliberetaly and carelessly. Realising responsibilities and duties is an essential component of Ideal Yoga. 4. Rationality : Rational beliefs, attitudes, thoughts and actions are necessary to invoke and reinforce realisation of duties and responsibilities. It is antidote of superstitious, blind false imaginary and unrealistic beliefs, attitudes, thoughts and actions. Rationality implies proper understanding of the phenomenon of

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