Yoga can take us to Higher Consciousness like Dante’s Divine Comedy
https://www.himalayaninstitute.org/wisdom-library/5-steps-turning-inward-meditation-process/
In the movie “Don’t Look Up”, it might have been called “Don’t Look In,” director Adam
McKay does an ongoing critic of human nature. Dante wrote, “Human history can’t
change until human nature changes.” It can be read as a Yogic journey of transformation
of human nature to higher consciousness, fulfillment, discipline for wisdom, intuition.

Spiritual grounding can help bring inner change for deeper environmental awareness
https://www.news9live.com/art-culture/books/the-living-mountain-amitav-ghoshs-new-book-is-a-fable-about-ongoing-climate-catastrophe-166888
US & Kolkata-based English writer, Amitav Ghosh’s, The Living Mountain, tells the
story of ignorance, aspiration, greed and display of false power that has led to much
of the environmental crisis. He says, that the modern industrial, consumerist model
of existence has quickly become unsustainable and is just delusional. Folks who can
connect with the spirit of the mountain, and folks who can’t, thus exploit from misery.
Yoga can help understand sustainable organic architecture ideas like Laurie Baker
https://www.stirworld.com/inspire-people-a-symphony-in-brick-and-humility-the-work-of-architect-laurie-baker
Architect Laurie Baker, implemented ideas like minimizing usage of energy inefficient
building materials, thus, reducing damage to building sites, and seamlessly merging
with the surroundings. His designs were cost-effective, energy-efficient, uncluttered.
In, Economics & The Public Purpose, John Kenneth Galbriath emphasizes on restraint.

Yoga can help close gaps in GDP like pollution, relationships, crime, lifestyle diseases.
Bhutan came up with GNH model with 9 Domains to Measure: 1. Psychological
Wellbeing 2. Material Wellbeing 3. Good Governance 4. Health 5. Spiritual Education
6. Community Vitality 7. Culture & Resilience 8. Balanced Time Use 9. Ecology which
Yogic Practice can help materialize this for Living a very Conscious and Purposeful Life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lc_dlVrg5M
(Bhutan isn’t just carbon neutral — it’s carbon negative | Tshering Tobgay)
Yoga can help realize that more discipline leads to more freedom to realize the Spiritual
Constitution. As one does one’s duty with self-discipline, the rights appear naturally and
so does freedom as a by-product with self-responsibility; thus, the Spiritual constitution
within; like a kite flying in the air in freedom, controlled by a steady disciplined hand.
Spiritual ambition, wisdom of the heart, helps counteract that of limited self-interest,
without undermining human liberty. As Madison said, “Ambition must be made to
counteract ambition”. Yoga and Democracy are in many ways rooted in finding
harmony within, harmony with the world all around. The citizenry should have Mind
training on Wisdom, character, to be awakened, disciplined with high self-control.
It is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. Democracy, as Lincoln said in
his Gettysburg speech, is government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Yoga can help reach depths of Truth with the rise of Higher and Deeper Consciousness
Einstein said striving for truth, beauty, justice can preserve us from feeling isolated.
Yoga says, with strict discipline towards developing the body, mind, spirit, diet, lifestyle
gradually leads to higher evolution into Truth, Purity, Serenity, Clarity, Discipline,
Orderliness. One can then find expressions of this Wisdom in classical music, poetry,
dance, martial arts, writing, ecology, start connecting with the consciousness of sages.
https://yogasol.com/science-boost-mental-focus-endurance-and-resilience-with-90-minute-yoga/
Dr. Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist professor at Stanford university, studies mental
focus in his lab; says low intensity (30-40% level 30-60 seconds hold), micro stretching
is most effective for integrity & health of the neuromuscular system & connective tissue
network; like in Yoga to develop awareness, deal with heat, cold, pain, stress, reduces
tumors. He mentions that it raises the gray matter, insular cortex from deep relaxation.
It can help step out of our comfort zone for real growth, switch off the auto-pilot mode.
Slowing down the neurons, releases serotonin, leading to contentment, Oneness, thus
moving into happiness; Firing up the neurons, releases dopamine, can lead to pleasure
seeking to get the next high, thus fall into addiction, behavioral and substance abuse.
https://www.womanandhome.com/health-wellbeing/walking-meditation
Yoga can help increase resilience to handle discomfort, heat, cold, raise capability to do
more with less, have higher perception, increase sustainability, reuse, recycle, align with
nature, as what we release, the trees breathe and vice-versa; see the woods as part of our
living lungs, increase ruggedness, oneness, develop a repair culture & circular economy.
Stopping by the woods on wintry holidays can be quiet, meditative, along with pursuing
activities mindfully like music, dance, communing with self and nature; thus increasing
inner resilience, relaxation, awareness & insight. In the journey of Life, it is important
to be active with increased awareness. Hence the commitment to increase one’s spiritual
focus daily, can prevent deviations, for true rest, to progress towards fulfilled promise.
https://poets.org/poem/stopping-woods-snowy-evening
A warrior, once a warrior, will always be a warrior; speaks from the pure heart & mind,
is one of great discipline; has not the luxury of excuses; recognizes differences between
the meaningful and trivial; cannot afford fear, learns how to defend before an attack.
Yoga can remind that each day can be the rebirth of wisdom with increasing restraint
The Stoic philosopher Seneca said, “Begin at once to live, count each separate day as a
separate life.”  It says, life is fleeting, the world is unpredictable, every problem should
hence be treated as an opportunity, to be tackled with restraint, mindfulness, humility.
Thus, recall the past, plan to live in the moment, live today; Yoga can help in the gradual
increase of focus, patience, mental and emotional inner power for change little by little.
https://everydaypower.com/stoic-quotes
Leonardo da Vinci said, “Learning never exhausts the mind. Nothing strengthens
authority as much as silence. While I thought I was learning how to live, I have been
learning how to die.” Yogic mind training can help change our attitude to step out of
our comfort zone for real growth, be prepared for discomfort, switch-off the auto-pilot
perceived mode of order, avoid inner stagnation to face challenges for lifelong learning.