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Yogic insights into human psychology

Some processes and premises in Yoga

Dr. Alok Pandey

Abstract
The field of yoga may be called as the field of the psycho-spiritual evolution of man. Its base is the
inner subjective space and human body as it stands today. As in any field, yoga involves certain
processes and premises that relate to its field of the psychological evolution of man. We discuss
some of these premises and processes in this article.

The basic premise of yoga places he intends to go or even if he plans to
upgrade his vehicle for other purposes. To
One of the basic premises of yoga is that human know these things he must learn complex
nature moves within a certain spectrum of engineering, depth psychology and speak to
consciousness. It is naturally limited by this the owner intimately. But he neither needs to
magic circle of consciousness and therefore learn these for his limited sphere of work nor
cannot see, understand or know if there is seeks to know beyond what is of immediate
anything behind and beyond our range of concern for his everyday living. His practical
perception, until we break free from this magic understanding is admirable, his work flawless
circle. In fact even what we understand within and appreciable, his skill remarkable. Yet his
this limited range is in fact an ignorance, even knowledge is incomplete, partial, with many
though it works! loose ends and unconnected dots.

To give an example, a mechanic fixing some The different fields of nature
part of a car can do an admirable repair job but
he is unlikely to know the dynamics of that Something similar goes on with all of us. We
part, its constitution, its interconnectedness as a human race have discovered ways and
with other parts, least of all anything about means within the limits of our ignorance to
the designer and the driver! He does not even manage and manipulate our outer lives. But
know or care to know of the owner’s intent the inner fields continue to be what they were.
in buying the car and his further travel plans, We do not throw stones but have replaced it
the tasks he wants to accomplish and the with bombs and hurling abuses and lies. We

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