Consciousness in Yoga for the Transformation of Human Potentiality

Abstract

AbstractYoga is an art and science of consciousness. The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali defines yoga as, “stilling the mind and fluctuations of consciousness”, the nature of consciousness which is personalized or adopted. It means observing and examining all our conscious mental activities, such as correct information, incorrect knowledge, memory, creative thinking, and sleep. Yoga promotes a broad and necessary method of consciousness, which tends to achieve full potential of mankind, union between individual consciousness and universal consciousness, and the Highest goal of life. i.e. Moksha (Liberation). In terms of human factors and ergonomics, all consciousness activities can be used to improve psychological and physiological principles. It is the practise of connecting with others, such as emotions of relatedness to other animals, the environment, and the cosmos, in order to reduce flaws, enhance productivity, and promote safety and ease. For the living being consciousness is perfectly essential for holistic development of an individual. Upanishads proclaims that the finite and infinite consciousness of living organisms coexists and can control arbitrary and involuntary functions. It is arguably one of the most important towering problem and its mysteries and functions which contain theoretical aspects that go beyond Western psychology to a greater extent. Scientists agree to accept the key role of holistic approach of yoga for promoting better physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, and the best way to enhance human potentiality at a multidimensional level. This literary study is to explore the applied part of consciousness for transformation of human potentiality.KeywordsPotentialityMokshaConsciousnessHolisticCognitionTransformation