Consciousness

The world celebrated International Yoga Day on the 21st of June, and the media was abuzz with hundreds of people gathered to perform yogasanas, not only throughout the country but also the world over like China, USA, Canada, France, Japan, South Africa and several other countries. 180 countries participated with the Jawans performing Yoga in temperatures of -25 degrees at 18,000 ft. The celebrations continue with Dubai celebrating Yoga Day with over 15 thousand people participating despite the severe heat and the Ramadan fast. In response to Prime Minister Modi’s  request  the UN had declared June 21st as  International Yoga Day in 2014 and it was a proud moment for us because after all Yoga has originated in India. Anupam Kher had the privilege of doing the honour of illuminating the UN Headquarters in New York and addressing a select audience consisting of delegates and well known Yoga Gurus. We had Modi along with 51,000 people, perform yogasanas in Lucknow and s...

Consciousness simply means awareness of oneself as a Spirit entity, which is the essence of the Ultimate Spirit force, the Supreme Being. It is the awareness that man is the microcosm of the macrocosm . The knowledge that the spirit is separate from the mind and body and the awareness that the 'body’ is not 'I’ is essential. The root cause of one's darkness and suffering is the ignorance of one's true self, a complete and absolute identification with the physical body and the material possessions that are acquired with the false notion that the possessions would bring one happiness . In order to find true happiness one must know the secret of life, the real goal, the ultimate reality. ‘Know thyself‘ is a commonly used dictum propounded by many seers, but few have absorbed its core message and the manner in which to achieve it. Man seldom looks within and searches for that treasure of success and happiness enshrined within himself. Hence, one needs t...

Ecology Consciousness Is consciousness in any way related to ecology? The answer would be in the affirmative. As we mark World Environment Day on June 5th, we need to ponder and introspect seriously whether we are in sync with our environment. Being ecology conscious involves awareness of the environment, an awareness of how our actions are going to impact nature. The headline, ‘US faces isolation as Trump readies Paris Pact pull out’ in the papers is proof enough that countries are not even ready to consider their responsibility towards sustaining  the environment. The befitting rejoinder to the US pull out came from the French President who said, "There cannot be any Plan B as there's no Planet B". Global warming, air pollution, water pollution, and the resultant destruction and diseases are staring us at our faces but we choose to ignore all indications. Isn't it time we took  note of the warnings and became environmentally​ conscious? Should we wai...