Dear Friends,
Namaste!
Having discussed Yoga types and limbs, we are now all set to look at people types so that we know which Yoga type is more relevant for which type of a person.
But before the discussion takes a more serious turn, let’s rejoice and have some fun over the fact that it does take all types to make this wonderful world…
Some people are really so nice
They are very kind even to mice
The problem they find difficult to beat
Is when they feed mice, others retreat
Some people’s beliefs are so very strong
They think it’s not possible to be wrong
There are a few others who are so benign
No wonder they prove, easy targets to malign
Some people are always so very afraid
Even after paying taxes they fear a raid
They ensure before time all bills are paid
And promises fulfilled even before they are made
Some people are often ever so rude
You won’t cross roads if you are really shrewd
The reason why these people leave you perplexed
Is for no reason they are so superiority-complexed
Some people are always extremely formal
To them wearing a tiepin is absolutely normal
Even when they are being extremely unkind
They would make a point to say ‘If you don’t mind’
Some people simply can’t live without action
They are difficult to stop even after applying traction
There are others who continuously brood
Before you talk it’s better to watch their mood
Some people love ever so much to cry
They let tears flow till their eyes become dry
Seldom do they let an opportunity go by
If you make them laugh, they will not enjoy
Some people are bound to laugh
Regardless of a nose-diving graph
Some people will never ever meddle
While Rome is burning, they will play fiddle
Some people are by nature so very shy
They can never be seen asking the question why
If any group you really want them to join
You should hold their hand and goad them in
You and I really don’t have a reason to worry
Unanimously we belong to a different category
There are times when we can’t help being snappy
But we know overall we are normal and happy
Of course, all this is very much in lighter vein and does not describe the human evolution as propounded in Yoga.
So what does the real human evolution path look like? What are the different people categories within the same?
Like Yoga types and limbs, people types also are hierarchical. In fact, different people types underpin the entire evolution path for human beings.
All of us tread this path as surely as natural laws apply - whether we know it or not! We transform ourselves to the next level until we reach our destination. As discussed earlier, the destination is to attain enlightenment, i.e., to acquire eternal and infinite bliss withstanding the external environment.
This evolution of our core is very gradual and subtle. It is believed that it takes several births. When the destination is finally reached, there is no traveling further and we are not born again. After getting enlightened in a human birth, we continue to live just the same way an arrow continues its trajectory after leaving the bow. When the momentum gets over, it drops to the ground. Likewise, we continue to lead a normal/natural life and in due course renounce our body never to be re-born. (“Before enlightenment - cut wood, carry water. After enlightenment – cut wood, carry water.” – Buddha).
Also, we do not have to start from scratch in each birth. We carry on from where we left in last birth – just like the closing account balance for yesterday is the opening balance for today! That’s why no two persons are alike even at a very young age…
Does this mean that each of us is destined to become enlightened and it’s just a matter of time (and number of births)? Absolutely yes!
In Yogic terminology, we have been described as “Jeeva” (literally meaning “one who lives” but also meaning “one who ascends”. There is one more category called “Avataar” or incarnation – “one who descends” – but we will leave the discussion of incarnations for later). All Jeevas progressively reach their final destination. Regardless of what happens in a particular period of the journey.
So, one may appear to be regressing towards rock-bottom or heading to hell but this is a transient phase that plays the same role that “null hypothesis” plays in proving a theorem in mathematics.
It is important to understand these basics before proceeding further but proceeding further to describe people types, their hierarchy and mapping Yoga types and limbs is what we will do in the next few articles.
Cheers!
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