You have ample gurus who come over and say, “You know, you do this and then you can do whatever you want to do.” Now the moment you hear this kind of philosophy that Yoga will help you do better whatever you want to do, I suppose one must run away. Because that’s exactly antithetical to Yoga. Yoga is not about doing whatever you want to do; it’s the ego that says that, not the dedicated, devoted, wise mind. That does not come from there.
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Questioner: Good afternoon. It’s my pleasure, and privilege to welcome Acharya Prashant to this BW (Business World) dialogue on Yoga Day, 21st June 2022. Acharya Prashant Ji doesn’t need an introduction, he is a spiritual leader, he is a seeker and a guru and he is now the author of multiple books which are being read by millions of people to seek the right path.
Acharya Prashant ji, we celebrate Yoga Day every year. We go back to our lives, sometimes we don’t incorporate Yoga into our daily lives. Why should one incorporate Yoga in one’s daily living?
Acharya Prashant: Because one is not as okay as one is. Had we been perfectly alright there was no need to change anything, bring something new, or exclude something. And it is not really the body that is not alright, given the advancements in technology, medical science, and the prosperity we have today; our bodies are probably better placed, and we are healthier than we were ever at any point in history. You look at the average age of the human being today, in some countries in Europe, it is going closer to ninety years now. Even in countries like India, it’s shifting towards the eighty-year mark. We have eradicated so many diseases, we are quite in control of much that is physical.
