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the other as generally interpreted e.g. while doing any work proper posture and cancentration is necessary and simultneously 'Yama' Niyama, Pranayam (proper breathing) and 'Pratyahara' (control over senses) cannot be relegated or abondoned. All the eight steps are simultaneous, continuous and essential every moment, every activity.
B.K.S. Iyenger, disciple of T. Krishnamacharya in his book "Pranayam Deepika" with introduction by Yehudi Menuhim, has compared the eight steps Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahar, Dharna, Dhyana, Samadhi with the roots, trunk, branches, leaves, bark, sap, flower and fruit of a tree respectively and the yoga with the tree. All parts of a tree function simultaneously and not one by one, step after step. Likewise all the eight yoga steps are simultaneous. It is in the interest of mankind to understand, imbibe and follow the fundamental principle of 'Symbiosis (mutualism)' and inherent ingradients and steps of Ideal Yoga. Anthropocentvic attitude that only human beings have exclusive rights of life and pleasure have not worked and will not work and if not abondoned, the life for all life forms will continue to be more and more miserable. "We all sail or sink together" is the cardinal principle not only for human beings but also for all life forms and all natural resources. Mutualism or interactions of all constituents of nature for mutual benefit must be understood, accepted and followed by one and all for lasting peace, and happiness in real perspective of space and time to merge, sustain and progress in harmony. World is systematic whole and not a motley crowd of independent elements every single element expressing through a complex web of all constituents animate and inanimate, in their differentiated unity. Ideal yoga is this spectacle of unity in which each aspect of reality is in consonance with other aspects.
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"All living beings inherently, intrinsically and by nature, are non-violent i.e. symbiotic (mutually beneficial).
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