Can Yoga increase my Intelligence?There is so much intelligence manifesting everywhere in nature.
For the most part it is automatic. We can see complex tasks being
performed constantly in the plant and animal kingdoms, not to mention
the sustenance of our own complex human bodies.
If we take the point of view that intelligence is an infinite
reservoir residing within all of creation, then the answer to your
question is easy. Yoga opens our nervous system to what lies within
us. Here in the lessons we call it inner silence, pure bliss
consciousness, the witness, and many other things. It can be called
infinite intelligence also -- the very thing that animates all of
life. So, can yoga increase intelligence? Theoretically it seems to
be so. Not only that, experientially it seems to happen. Over the
years, there have been numerous studies on meditation that
demonstrate an increase in IQ. The Transcendental Meditation
organization has done a lot of work in this kind of research. See
www.tm.org for many studies on meditation as it relates to improving the quality of daily life.
Click on "Main Lessons" above to learn to open the nervous system to what lies within
or read more here:
Intelligence, bhakti, and geniusAt the forum:
I.Q.
