Heartfulness proposes meditation on the heart with an aim of attaining subtler levels of consciousness. The heart is not merely a pump for blood circulation – its role goes far beyond that. References in ancient Indian literature on Yoga, especially that from Sages like Patanjali,…
The Art of Living celebrated IDY with the session on ‘Yoga for Humanity’. Later in the evening, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji shared his message of ‘The Purpose of Yoga’ with the world.
“The purpose of Yoga is to have unconditional love, an uninterrupted peace and total bliss. This is what a Yogi strives to achieve. Pleasure that doesn’t need the other that is yoga, that pleasure, that joy beyond the senses, only intellect can capture that. This extreme happiness, this super joy is beyond the senses. That is what Yogis strive to achieve!!”