Lord Krishna ...proclaims Self-realization, true wisdom, as the highest branch of all human knowledge-the king of all sciences, the very essence of dharma ("religion") for it alone permanently uproots the cause of man's three-fold suffering and reveals to him his true nature of Bliss. Self-realization is "yoga" or Oneness with truth- the direct perception or experience of truth by the all knowing intuitive faculty of the soul.
Yogananda
Yoga is the direct route to the end of suffering and that is why I practice it. It takes us out of habit minds and the tendencies of the "little me", to the truth of who we really are. What is the cause of man's suffering? "Me" is. "Me" is between consciousness and consciousness. Huh? We have created this needy, fearful and easily disturbed psyche and plopped it right down in our spacious inner world. It seems to have created a wall that, as space, we cannot see beyond. It has become so distracting we are constantly compelled to focus on it. This wall isn't real, we just come to believe it is. And as long as consciousness is focusing on "me" with all its desires and its aversions...it does not see Itself. It isn't aware of Its own Oneness. Yoga helps to get this "me" out of the way so awareness meets awareness once again.
More than that it is said, by the masters, to be the direct route to Bliss. Getting beyond suffering to Bliss is not my goal right now. It seems like something beyond what I am seeking. But who knows, maybe someday, with steady practice, I will realize, not only the absence of fear, but just how blissful Life can be as a truly Self-realized human being. Maybe someday I will have a joyful and direct experience of truth as the soul.
All is well
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