Wednesday, October 22, 2008

TRANSFORMATION OF MIND !!!

Yoga transforms Life; Yoga means union of Atman with Paramatman means the union of a human being with almighty God. These are the definitions of Yoga what I had so far known about Yoga. But yoga can transform life this I had experienced for the first time in a small village in Howrah District of West Bengal.
In a small village called Deulpur and the area Shalashi Bou Bazar in Howrah districts of West Bengal two hours ride from Kolkata city in the interiors of Howrah district a man called Gopal Aadok transformed his life altogether by Yoga,Hatha Yoga.
It was in the year 1988 when water of the nearby Hoogly river create havocs in the life of small farmers and artisans most of them zari artist of this area. Young Gopal anyway was successful in saving his family and himself from the flood…Although not an experienced swimmer Gopal with his whole body under water only head outside helped lots of people of his small village by saving their lives, although he was not a good swimmer at that time, but later on when he found that as this area is adjacent to Hoogly river and can anytime create havoc he started learning Swimming…and helping people with Yoga and Swimming became the mission of his life,for keeping his body fit Young Gopal started regular bodybuilding and Yoga and this yoga and swimming for 2 hrs became his daily routine.
With this constant sadhana for last 20years he achieved remarkable feat to float his body on the water surface and perfectly displaying almost all the yogic postures which are so hard to perform normally.
Gopal is now a known man in the locality but the world outside doesn’t know him even the city of joy which is so near to him doesn’t acknowledges this unique son,who claims to be the first person in the world who can perform almost all yoga asanas on the water surface perfectly.
Yoga not only transformed Gopal’s personal life but he is known in the locality more for his social work…he with the help of local lads started so many educational institutions, built roads and had installed bulbs on the narrow and jungle roads in Deulpur.He has many stories in his stocks. He had stopped cutting trees in his locality by the mafias because he believes tree saves our lives giving abundance of oxygen. In doing so he has to go through several threats to his life. Although nobody is able to stop this man of great zeal and mission.
Gopal Aadok wants to be someone who can be remembered even after his death for his contribution to society and people.Gopal is although old now but he has the stamina to mobilize people and society and that is what he acknowledges as the transformation of Mind by Yoga…

Joydeep Dasgupta / Kolkata / 22nd Oct 2008