Yoga: Part 2
Yoga: Part 2: As I was writing about the various starting points of yoga, several abhangas came to mind. These are basically statements made by saints who had dared to connect their human selves with the universal consciousness. These lines serve as pointers to some important considerations in the practice and fulfillment of yoga. The first abhanga that came to mind as I defined samadhi in the earlier post was Sant Soyrabai’s Avagha Rang Ek Zala. The opening line itself describes the state of Samadhi ! I can’t think of any other description of this state that is more beautiful than these four simple words. The entire abhanga describes the state where the practice( effort, action)comes to a standstill and there is direct experience of the oneness of total consciousness. The lines between a single individual and the universe are completely blurred. The Abhanga was described in its entirety in the sixth in the series of posts about the Saints of Mangalvedhe. Here just a couplet...
