Role of Yoga in Understanding the Self Abstract: Our self identity is who we are? What we think about ourselves, how we look at ourselves and our relationship to the world? By understanding all these things we would be able to examine ourselves that who we are and what we want to be? This paper presents an idea about self concept/ self identity & self esteem and role of yoga in understanding the self. Key Words: under standing the self, Yoga Introduction: Who we are? This is the basic question to find out. What we think about ourselves, how we look at ourselves and our relationship to the world? all these things help us to examine ourselves that who we are and what we want to be? It is very necessary for a child or human being to know …show more content…
Self concept is not inherent. It is shaped and reshaped by the people around us, the people who influence us directly or indirectly. Self concept of a child depends upon the description provided to him by these people e.g. parents, teachers, peers etc. it may be correct or incorrect as it is formed by the people, how they see the child e.g. if the family members tell the child constantly that he / she is lazy, the child starts to see himself/ herself as lazy. However due to the subjective opinion of family members it may not be correct …show more content…
On the basis of their experiences they organize and define the world to understand its structure and functions. World view includes one’s perception of everything that exists around to him/her e.g. society, culture, earth, universe, life etc. As we are also an important part of this world so the answer of our basic question ‘who we are?’ also affected by our own world view. The World View is a global concept. It defines our standard of how things are or should be in the world we live in. It makes up our rules of how we and others should act and our values and morals to behave in the world. For most of the people, the world view is a vague set of rules that we have unconsciously adopted from the society. Generally our family, religious groups and society seldom allow us for making creating our own. Through our intellect, we can create aspects of our world view. In short the World View is a filter through which we make judgments of others and ourselves. Self
According to Carl Rogers (1959) self concept has three different components: The view you have of yourself (Self image); How much value you place on yourself (Self esteem or self-worth); What you wish you were really like (Ideal self). These ideas of self concept do not necessary have to reflect the reality of what is to be known as truth to the outside observer. Such as in the case of those who struggle with anorexia. Though they may appear to the observer as being extremely underweight through the eyes of the observed they find themselves to be overweight. This is believed to be related to concept of self image. Baumeister (1999) provides the following self concept definition: "the individual's belief about himself or herself, including the person's attributes and who and what the self
Name and briefly describe (2-3 sentences each) the four worldviews discussed in Chapter 1 of the Creswell text. Describe which one (or combination) most closely aligns with your own worldview and why. How does one’s cultural worldview impact the research process?
Taking a global perspective will lead me to see that different places have different cultures. A culture can be defined as the ways of thinking and acting, along with the material objects that make up a people’s way of life (Macionis, page 54). I need to understand that people I meet may have grown up in different cultures and have different beliefs or values. If I take a global perspective, I will be able to better respect and value the cultures of the people I come into contact with. Learning about different cultures is one way to learn about people’s history. Everyone’s pasts and futures are linked by their culture (Macionis, page 54). As I prepare to go to college in the fall, I think about all the new people I will have the opportunity to meet. I will have the chance to interact with people from other countries. I will have the chance to not just learn more about them as...
As human beings, our perception and viewpoints of the world are inclined to change as we develop as a society.We are easily influenced by each other, and learn to adapt to our surroundings
Self-concept is who you think you are and the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of your self, not only the physical features but also including emotional states, talents, likes, values, roles.
A worldview is a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world. Everybody has their own opinion of a worldview. To me, a worldview is the perspective in which one person views the world. Norman Geisler and William Watkins see a worldview as this, “A worldview is a way of viewing or interpreting all of reality. It is an interpretive framework through which or by which one makes sense of the data of life and the world.” When they say “an interpretive framework” they are talking about seeing a worldview as a pair of glasses. When you put on your pair of glasses you see the world clearly. When you put on someone else’s glasses you may not see things as well as they see them. If the prescription for the glasses is someone else’s, then you would more than likely see through them distortedly. Now if you have the proper prescription, the glasses will help you see the world clearly. This is analogous to worldviews. Prescription glasses can either hurt or help your eyes, as your worldview will either hurt or help your mind as it tries to understand the world. If your worldview shows the truth of God’s Word, then that worldview will help you see the world clearly as it is supposed to be seen. If your worldview is that there is no belief in God, then when you look at the design in nature, you have to see something other in design. You have to see an accident that happens to look like a design. Just an example; when you look at Mount Rushmore, do you see design, or do you see an accident? You have to see design, because there is no way that the rocks that are carved out of Mount Rushmore just had accidentally happened. A worldview can tremendously influence the way someone lives there life. If you are looking from t...
Worldviews and the human condition are intertwined. Worldviews are inherited and developmental, they can be influenced and change overtime. An individual’s culture, religion and society influence their worldview. Worldviews are significant to the human condition because they are the structure of beliefs, values and assumptions regarding the way the world operates. A worldview also makes an individual challenge their beliefs and views of reality. Worldviews make people question where they come from and the meaning of life. Giving an individual meaning, purpose and a connection to the world.
My personal worldview explains the way I view and live life through the assumptions and beliefs I hold in response to the world around me. I believe I was created for a specific reason and purpose.
A person’s worldview is subjective. It works for and is meaningful to them alone, though others like them, might have a similar take on the world and how it is viewed. My hope is to impart to the reader my personal worldview; why I believe it to be true and how it applies to my day to day life.
In order to understand how one perceives situations and how they can determine the way one communicates; we first must understand the value of self-concept. Self is easily defined; it is one's beliefs, attitudes, feelings and values. It is who one is and what one stands for. Self-concept, is a relevantly stable set of perceptions and emotional states. It is the way one sees and understands oneself, and contributes to how one perceives oneself and perceives situations. One's self-concept may alter their perception, and either enhance or impede one's communication effectiveness. The way one sees oneself can influence the way they see their social surroundings. Only after one become aware of oneself can they be aware of their physical and social surroundings, which will allow one to perceive situations and people with a truer idea and create a more positive outcome.
Humans have struggled for decades to understand humanity itself and the divergent thinking and understanding of life. All humans are different and it’s hard to understand what we are because we have all had different experiences throughout life. Our view of the world is caused by the society and millenia we grew up in. Our worldview is not something that we can just have in one day it is something that we’ve been surrounded by our whole life and that has shaped the way we see the world now. Although we may not be conscious of it we do know that it is within us. Everyday is a change of our worldview whether it be good or bad it is constantly changing from experiences, family, culture, society and social media. It’s hard to distinguish my influences that shaped my worldview but the three that have impacted me the most are my experiences, family and friends, and the community I grew up in.
Just like lots of arts and sciences that are deep, beautiful, and powerful, yoga has endured from the divine deficiency of the present day world. It has been trivialized, watered down, or reduced to clichés. The profound and eternal substance of yoga has been misrepresented and packed for the personal gain clever people. As a result of some, the yoga has been reduced to the position of yet another exercise program on videotape. In other contexts, yoga has been offered as a cult religious beliefs, aimed at appealing to "devotees." Such a haze of distress has been created across the clear and natural idea of yoga that it's now essential to redefine yoga and clarify its interpretation and purpose.
Finding yourself can be a long journey people follow on, sometime life surprises our cognitive intellect of how we see thing, but for people want to know the reasons why. By going through Erickson’s identity formation, and Maslow’s model of self-actualization. Throughout studying those two concept, many individuals can know the reason of their behavior in life, not only that, also working improving ones cognitive resolution.
An ancient physical and spiritual discipline, yoga has become widely popular as a way of life – the perfect medium to attain ultimate freedom. The word yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word “yuj” – which is the harmonious union of the body, mind, and soul to achieve personal freedom and balance in life. Found over 5,000 years ago in India, yoga is increasingly being adopted as an activity to bring about a state of equanimity, better physical health, improved mental control, and self-realization.
How does one create the “self”? How do we form as individuals? Whether a person is male or female, white or black, rich or poor, tall or short, pretty or ugly, fat or skinny, the most important factor is the development of the “self”. The self refers to the unique set of traits, behaviors, and attitudes that distinguishes one person from another (Newman 283). To distinguish between oneself from others, one must be able to recognize their unique traits and characteristics. One must be able to differentiate between one’s own physical appearance and another’s. There are many components such as gender, race, ethnicity, and social class, which shape and influence our values, beliefs, and impression of life. Understanding the difference between sex and gender allows one to grow into their own masculinity and femininity. Recognizing the history of one’s past in regard to their ethnic backgrounds and struggle will shape the development on one’s self. Having the luxury of money and power will affect the self and the way that one appreciates the value of the dollar or lack thereof. One of the most important factors may be one’s physical features which will eventually influence one’s self-confidence and affect the self as a whole. Once an individual has acknowledged the traits of their “self”, they’re in control of either maintaining their self, or changing their self to satisfy their standards.