Yogaayoga, Luck and Destiny

karmaanusaare phalati sarvatra na kva ca vidya na ca poorushaH vidyaa dhanaa stree dhaavanti agre agre||
 Mortals as we are, we are prone to think that our life is beyond our ability to handle and accept what fate decides. We also think there is an unseen hand (kaanada kai), adrushta, that decides our life. it is also called yoga or destiny.
  Another way of dealing is to "let go". "Whatever happens happens, why bother?" is the general attitude. Both of these are good if one is enlightened and knows the futility of the mundane existence; otherwise, leaving everything indolently, ignorantly, without effort is further tightening the noose like a bullock tied to the pole (pashu bound by pasha that is not seeking release invoking pashupati natha for help). This bondage due to avidya is what one has to be careful and remedy it as early as possible invoking divine intervention. In fact all of us are ignorant and suffer.We never aspire to invoke higher power under the strong pull and push of material prosperity.
  All these need certain clarification at intuitional level than rational and logical level. 

  It is scientifically (astronomically/astrologically) proved that all jivas are vibrant energy particles (Soul/Atman). However, the physical body is gross, made up of food and water derived from earth. The subtle aspect of mind is both matter and energy depending on the amplitude, frequency and intensity. Mind and moods changes in man due to vibration at different frequency. Yoga helps to stabilize this vibration and restore it to its pure state. Whatever happens to jiva now is divine experience! Action (karma) done under a vibrant state of mind and changing moods incur fruits (karma phala) that cause misery along with joy, unhappiness along with some temporary feeling of happiness. However, permanent happiness is elusive.

  Thus, we are prone to think that adrushta or destiny plays a role in our life. If we sit back and think how we arrived here after a long journey in life from childhood to old age things become clear. Atmavalokana or atmachintana helps. One who is established in his self (Atma) is the happiest, says the Gita. Atmanyevaatmanaa tishthah. . .  atmatushthaH | More on this will be discussed later.

   The decisions we take at every step in our life, no doubt, decides the destiny. However, destiny is already fixed along with the genes, chromosomes, hormones, and,DNA and RNA chains. More than 70000 types of proteins in DNA decide our qualities and the genes carry our traits.But the Will of God overtakes all these! This divine will operates when our free will is surrendered to Lord's will. All our actions bring success and happiness when the divine will operates on our surrendering to Him (Ishvarapranidana). Thus, we live happily due to yoga!

   Surrender to Higher Force (God) is one of the steps in yoga. Normally, our senses are out-going. Mind operates with the help of buddhi and ahankara using the senses as tools. The senses have subtler attractions such as smell, taste, forms, feeling of touch and experience and sound that draw the attention of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin. Unless these agents are checked, unless their mindless behaviour is controlled, the jiva suffers. Mind by itself is not intelligent; it needs the light of clear intelligence a light derived from prajnya, consciousness. This facility is blocked to jiva since it does not look to consciousness for guidance due to ego. Thus the jiva suffers, When the jiva surrenders to the Higher Self (paramatman) it. The Lord only takes over the reins of jiva's life and delivers it from rebirths, liberates it from bhavasagara, samsara.
Yoginam brahma bhavati sarathy ||
Surrender to the Lord and live as a yogi.
tasmaad yogirbhavaarjunaa|| advises the Lord.