It is said that Mukti or Moksha is the ultimate goal of yoga and it is attainable by very few people. So what implication does it have for ordinary people who may never reach this stage of practice?
It is a reality that the ultimate goal of yoga is to enable the person to move in the right direction and attain Moksha or Mukti, which is the ultimate merger into the divine by the attainment of salvation. This is also extremely difficult to attain. So it may be rightly said that the path may not reach to the ultimate for everyone as it entails immense involvement and continuous and dedicated effort. But this should not hearten anybody because yoga offers immediate and long term benefits to all who practice it. The Pranayama and practice of asanas makes a person truly fit in the body and mind. The practice of meditation also enhances the power of concentration, sharpens the memory, increases the creativity and gives stability to the thought process. This is very beneficial in the modern context because the life is becoming so fast paced and interspersed with strong competition everywhere that stress has become so omnipresent. Yoga practices can be safely used by everyone to have a bet
