Drive Enlightened: The Yoga of the Road Paperback – April 19, 2021
$22.00
I have been practicing Yoga for over 10 years, and I have been driving for over 11 years. However, it was not until more recently that I realized the profound connection between the two. Yoga is well-known for developing mindfulness and cultivating self-awareness. Driving is infamous for doing just the opposite. Millions of people are becoming more mindful and more self-aware with Yoga, while millions more are driving mindlessly with minimal self-awareness. What is the connection? Paradoxically, the connection is the disconnection. Specifically, it is the widening disconnection between consciousness and unconsciousness when people get behind the wheel. Even some of the most conscious and loving people demonstrate the most unconscious and aggressive behavior on the road. Why is this the case? Why is the collective driving behavior so dysfunctional and fragmented? Why has this problem not been fixed? Delving more deeply, why does it appear as if no one even notices this huge issue? My answer to these questions and more ended up becoming this book. Although this collective behavior has been here for some time, it took me a while to see it for what it truly is, as well as for why it occurs. This is a deeply rooted problem, and it requires some intricate psychological surgery. It requires polishing the lens of perception. Lastly, and most importantly, it requires the embodiment of some key principles of Yoga.