Yoga: A Gateway to Curb Social Evils

Yoga is not just doing some aerobics or any other physical exercises in the gymnasium. Yoga is a system which if adopted can lead to control of mind, body and the soul. It encompasses every aspect of human life, shapes our character and enables the mind to follow the path of wisdom, truth, humanity, love, sacrifice, non-violence and spirituality. Yoga is not a religion. Yoga is Science. Today practice of yoga has become a must and compulsory for everyday. Our society is getting more and more complex. We now feel insecure and uncomfortable for many reasons such as Criminalizations of politics, violence, robberies, economic offences, religious fundamentalism, disharmony and threatening national integration. Excessive consumerism is putting strains on the earth’s resources, damaging our environment and causing possible destruction of our planet. The widening gap between the rich and the poor will make the poor more dissatisfied with their lives, tempting them to join destructive forces for survival. Lifestyle of people has changed drastically. People awake late till midnight and leave bed late in the morning. How can we try to improve the quality of life under such a depressing environment? Greed, jealousy, lust, anger, gluttony, selfishness, laziness and other evils are dominating the minds of many people worldwide. Yoga can solve the above problems. Yoga is capable of solving most of the problems and can bring a dramatic change in our lifestyle. Book describes step by step solution to major evils of society.