Yoga therapy = Pujya Gurudev

Yoga therapy for psycho-complexities

=Pt. ShriRam Sharma Acharya

The psychological evolution of human mind appears to have been stagnated in the mirage of insane passions and egotist-obsessions in the present times. The mental complexities generated thereby have not only hindered and hampered the elevation of personality, but have also shaken and cracked its inner structure and stability. The situation is really pathetic; we can hardly find anyone around whose mind remains balanced and is always free of tensions, stress and worries.

The shadows of cultural anarchy, tribulations, fright and disharmony seen on the social fronts are also the collective reflections of the inner disharmony, fear, desperation, insecurity, despair, jealousy, discontentment and suppressed desires, etc at the individual levels. Communal clashes, riots, corruption, burglaries, rising incidents of violence, rapes, suicides and murders, etc, are common happenings in every part of the world, which is perpetually frightened and stunned under the threat of global terrorism. At the root of all these devilish drives lie the ghostly complexities of the ignorant, perverted, and shattered minds. The accelerating rate of psychosomatic diseases and personality-disorders are cause of serious concern and have posed an unprecedented challenge to human intellect and consciousness. 

The psychological-crisis of this age is perhaps the severest of the crises human race has ever faced. Neurosis, Psychosis, Sizophrenia, Alzheimer disease, Amnesia, Aboulia, etc have become common terms these days. According to a survey, 80 to 90% of the diseases including those having symptoms manifested only in the physical body are consequences of the internal disharmony, disintegration and splitting of the human psyche. Harmonious integration of mental and emotional faculties, aspirations and deeds is essential for healthy development of personality. Because of our extrovert attitude, most of us, including the experts of modern medical sciences, have neglected this essential facet of healthy and hearty life. Pointing at the severity of the psychological complications found in majority of people today, noted psychiatrist Dr. Progoffe remarks that unless we recognize the urgent need of internal transformation of the shattered psychology, it would be difficult to reverse the subtle but fast decline of human health (and hence the existence of human civilization) towards pathetic extinction.

Several other experts and farsighted reformers have also initiated mass awareness programmes and remedial measures from the philosophical, religious and scientific platforms. However, there are limitations of such efforts, more so because of their own prejudices and narrow approaches. Philosophical attempts are by and large nothing more than intellectual exercises and lack practical applicability. Efforts from the religious fronts suffer the drawback of rigid belief systems, prejudices of blind faith and unscientific attitude. Scientific efforts are driven more by the contemporary trends; for example gene therapy and cloning have become the all-promising keys of frontline biomedical research today - what was perhaps the case with early research in antibiotics a century ago. Hardly anyone feels the need to consider the risks of going against Nature or of adopting an integrated approach incorporating the sublime layers of consciousness; they don't even consider the role of mind and emotional core on sound health.

 Despite the plethora of ever new technical terminology and advanced research, the single-tracked scientific approach is only scratching at the superficial layers of some sub-systems of human body alone. In reality, even the physical body of a human, in its living state, is much more than simply a highly evolved biochemical system. The body-mind duo is only a tool, a medium of expression of the consciousness force of the human self; a human is also a psychological and, above all, a spiritual being. The psychological studies of the modern times have no doubt been of great importance in elucidating the importance of mind.

Thanks GOD, Thanks Sadguru,

Shiv Sharma