Traditional Hatha Yoga talks about a beautiful concept called “Pinda-Brahmanda Siddhanta”, Micro-Macrocosm Principle. It states that every micro unit is a part of a macro unit, every macro unit has a micro unit within and so on. These units are not mutually exclusive but are essential parts of each other and together, in their union, are a whole integrated system. We can see this principle in action evidently in today’s world. The micro unit, individual person’s confusion, creates societal chaos and the macro unit, societal intolerance, in turn initiates individual insecurity. We cannot separate the individual and the society, they are complimentary. Together, these two units shape each other’s character and this is how civilizations emerge, prosper, rise and fall. Before we blame and point fingers at the government, culture and society as a whole, let us ask if we ourselves are manifesting the change in our own micro-self that we demand from the macro-whole. Prasad Rangnekar
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:27:01 +0000