Why Are We Changing Maps?

The point of showing this video on MyLifeYoga is to illustrate the difficulty in creating accurate maps. We love our maps because they are so useful, but sometimes we forget that maps can be inaccurate and misrepresent reality.

From the point of view of Yoga, it is important to understand the role of maps in how we learn about reality. Everything we see and know about the external world is interpreted by us based on the models we have in our head. These models are like maps of reality that we have in our head. But because maps are only a partially accurate representation, what we think we know about reality may not be the whole truth.

One of the aim of yoga is therefore to seek direct experience without the aid of a map. This is so that we may know truth directly, without it being distorted by interpretation. The only thing that can be directly experienced without interpretation is consciousness itself. The direct experience of consciousness is called meditation, and is a great way to do yoga.

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