| There are many rewards that follow the disciplined | | | | next pay check. It would be nice to leave a monetary |
| study and practice of Yoga. Among them are finding | | | | legacy behind, but financial wealth is not a guarantee in |
| one's self, tranquility, and the ability to show others a | | | | this life. |
| better way of living. Meditation, relaxation, self-analysis, | | | | You are guaranteed to live in the hearts and minds of |
| and self-awareness do not receive as much attention | | | | others, when you help them. Those who practice |
| as the Yoga postures and physical benefits, but years | | | | Karma Yoga (selfless service) are remembered by |
| of practice grace us with inner peace. | | | | those they help, and those who see their example. |
| After many sessions of practicing meditation and | | | | Although we should not go bragging about all the |
| self-analysis, some of us realize why we are here. We | | | | people we help, our example will inspire others. If we |
| find our life purpose and move forward. Yet, what do | | | | had no examples of modesty and humility, these would |
| we leave behind for our family, friends, and students? | | | | be foreign concepts. |
| Once we have found our life purpose, there should be | | | | Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi serves as one |
| no hesitation on our part, but we should leave markers | | | | example. His deeds are remembered worldwide and |
| along the path for our loved ones and the generations | | | | he still serves as an example of a Karma Yogi. He |
| of Yoga practitioners to follow. | | | | practiced ahimsa and introduced a non-violent civil |
| As you know by now, Yoga is a lifestyle and one | | | | rights movement, which would later be replicated in |
| does not have to attend a Yoga class to practice it. | | | | other countries. Imagine if he had never lived. What |
| Yoga is with you as you walk, talk, breathe, think, sit, or | | | | would India and the world be like today without his |
| eat. It can be described as a science of life, a health | | | | example? |
| maintenance system, an art of living, as well as a path | | | | Therefore, humanity needs people who are living |
| to pure bliss. The fact is: Yoga can be practiced by | | | | examples of loving kindness, tolerance, mercy, and |
| anyone, anywhere, and at any time. | | | | forgiveness. It goes without saying that it is good to |
| When most people think in terms of leaving a legacy | | | | perform acts of kindness anonymously, but the |
| behind for future generations, they think of financial | | | | generations behind us need to see reference points. In |
| arrangements, money, or an inheritance. While a few | | | | this way, the Yogic path might be decorated with |
| of us may be able to do this, others worry about their | | | | street lights. |