Yoga and Nature, My Life(나의 삶 요가와 자연) 2(영문판)

1. 이 책의 취지

최근 몇 년동안 요가(yoga)는 다이어트나 몸매 다듬기에 좋은 운동으로 오해받아 오다 사실은 명상을 포함한 광범위한 수행체계라는 것이 점점 알려지고 있다. 또한 수행에 관해서 혼자 깨달음을 얻어 자족하는 삶이 아니라 부처님이나 예수님 등 모든 인류의 성인이 그러했듯이 나누고 베풀고 함께하는 삶이라는 인식이 점점 퍼져가고 있다. 이러한 인식의 변화를 이끌어오는데 한 몫을 해온 지은이가 "요가는 삶의 철학이자 과학이다."라고 천명해온 자신의 일관된 삶의 모습을 보여주는 요가명상 수행에세이가 바로 2007년에 나온 저자의 책 『나의 삶 요가와 자연 1~2』이다.

이번에 이 책의 영어 번역본이 나왔다, 저자는 외국의 여러 나라에서 서양인들을 대상으로도 워크샵을 다수 진행한 경험이 있는데 국내에서도 오랫동안 저자에게 요가를 수련한 함께 했던 서양인 제자들 중의 한 사람이 이 책을 영어로 번역하여 서양사람들이 본다면 신선한 자극이 될 것이고 서양인들이 가진 한국의 요가와 동양정신에 관한 궁금증을 조금이라도 해소하는데 도움이 될 것이라며 권유한 것이 계기가 되었다. 20여 년이 넘게 요가를 수행해온 지은이의 인생 및 수행여정과 요가수행 철학을 엿보며 책을 읽는 영어권 독자들에게 '생활 속의 수행'을 어떻게 실천할 것인가에 대한 실마리를 찾을 수 있는 책이다.



2. 책의 구성 및 주요 내용

제 1권

제 1장 어머니, 내 삶의 화두 - 지은이가 수행의 길로 들어서게 된 인생의 계기가 된 어머니의 죽음, 부모님의 모습에서 보고 배운 생활 속의 지혜와 가르침은 특별한 것이 아니라 우리 부모님과 조상들이 생활 속에서 터득하고 실천해온 삶의 지혜임을 알려준다.

제 2장 건강에 대한 재해석 - 요가를 비롯한 동양의학과 자연건강의 관점에서 바라본 건강의 개념과 잘못 알려진 건강의 상식에 대한 바른 견해를 제공한다.

제 3장 큰 욕심 하나 - 수행하는 삶을 살고자 하는 제자들에게 보내는 정신적인 가르침과 삶의 교훈을 준다. 지은이는 마음의 평화와 깨달음을 위해 많은 인류의 스승들이 '비우라, 버리라'고 가르침을 현대적으로 재해석해서 오히려 큰 욕심 하나를 가지라고 한다. 세상사 물질적인 무수한 욕심을 버리고 진리를 구하고자 하는 큰 욕심 하나만을 가지라고 말이다.

제 2권

제 1장 요가의 주제는 사람과 자연 - 요가의 철학적인 원리와 이론적인 바탕에 관한 강의내용을 정리하였다. 또한 요가의 철학이 우리의 음양오행 론에 다름 아님을 잘 설명하고 있다.

제 2장 나의 수행여정 - 지은이가 수행을 위해 세계 여러 나라를 순례한 경험은 단순히 외국 풍물기행이 아니라 정신적인 체험을 기록하였다. 이 부분은 요가책으로서는 흔치 않은 것으로 누구라도 겪는 일상생활에서 자신의 내적인 칼날을 세우는 모습을 볼 수 있다.

제 3장 봉골에서 띄우는 편지 - 자연 속에서 사는 지은이가 회원들에게 전하는 마음의 편지로 사시사철 변화하는 자연의 섭리와 마음의 평화를 위한 메시지이다.



-일반인들이 현혹당하기 쉬운 기(氣)와 기를 운용하는 방법에 관한 잘못된 인식을 명쾌하게 설명

-요가를 비롯한 자연적인 방법으로 건강을 지키기 위한 원리를 통하여 육체적인 건강과 정신적인 건강이 음양(陰陽)의 조화를 이루어야 함을 강조

-요즘 유행하는 명상(冥想), 선(禪), 젠(zen)에 관한 원칙적이며 실질적인 충고

-요가를 수련하는 모든 일반인들에게 지침이 되는 건강과 지혜의 메시지

-요가 지도자가 되고자 하는 사람이나 현재 요가 지도자로 활동하는 사람들에게 주는 정신적인 지침

-요가라는 단어를 떠나 자신의 삶에 의미를 부여하고 더 나은 질적인 변화를 추구하는 모든 이들에게 던지는 마음편함의 메시지





1. Purpose of the book



While yoga has been misunderstood that it is only of use for losing weight and good appearance over the past years, it has increasingly come to light that yoga is also a comprehensive training system embracing meditation.

Also, the public perception of true yoga has heightened it is not only for self-satisfaction with spiritual awakening by oneself but for the life along with others through giving and sharing as shown in the life of all the spiritual leaders including Buddha and Jesus.

Seungyong Lee, the writer who has done his important part in such perception change, wrote an essay book on yoga and meditation demonstrating his consistent life with a slogan of "Yoga is a philosophy as well as science of life"

This book represents not only the author's personal episodes but also his life as a disciplinant with a subject of 'Practice within daily lives'. Through the writer's life story, philosophy and practice experiences over the past 20 years, the readers should find the clue to practice within their lives regardless of their gender, age and religion.



2. Preface for [Yoga and Nature, My Life] English Version

This book was published in 2007 November in Korea, which was for an affectionate suggestion from a Buddhist priest. The priest had already published several books then on his practice in Korea and made substantial contributions for popularization of Buddhism, hosting a radio broadcast.

One day, he and I talked about this and that and I came to tell him why I started yoga practice with interests in issues of life and death and what I had experienced while visiting many countries around the world and practicing yoga. After listening to my stories, he asked back.

"Why did you not write those good stories in a book? If I were you, I would have made several of them already. Moreover, Mr. Lee has such abundant and various spiritual experiences in practice beyond a religion with humane experience overcoming challenging health problems not as a monk but an ordinary person. It would be a good stimulus and precedent to many people who find 'practice in everyday life' only difficult if you let them know those experiences. Why don't you write them down in a book?"

Until then, I had never thought of writing a book with my very personal things but I started to think differently after that. If my experiences would be of a little help to those who are with difficult health problems, find yoga difficult and feel a thirst for spiritual issues, it would be to perform my mission just a bit in this world. Thus, this book came out to the world 7 years ago.

Couple of years ago, however, one of my foreign students who could speak and read Korean suggested translation for this book into English, saying that it would be very fresh to Westerners among other lots of books on yoga around the world and it would also be a good source to introduce and make them understand the diversity of yoga in Korea. Upon hearing that suggestion, I came to have hopes and expectations that what had been missed due to lack of smooth communication with foreign students could be made up for.

After all these stories, the book is published in English and ready to meet English-speaking readers. I hope this book would be helpful for readers around the world who are interested in yoga and meditation, natural health and life with practice. Lastly, I appreciate everyone sparing no efforts for publishing the book.



March, 2014 in Seoul, Korea

Seungyong Lee



2. Contents of the book



Volume I ISBN 978-89-86748-22-2 04690



Chapter 1: Mother, My Lifelong Topic

The mother's death made the author find his way into yoga practice. The chapter also describes that the wisdom of life is not special but learning from any ordinary parents and ancestors.

-Hidden Virtue of Parents

-Babe in the Woods

-Mother, the Biggest Task in My Life

-Priest, Buddhism and Connection

-Four Pillars, Eight Characters and Schopenhauer

-Power of a Baked Sweet Potato

-Mother and Udambara

-Bongsun Sitting with Vajrasana



Chapter 2: New Concept on Health

The chapter provides a concept on health from the perspective of oriental medicine and natural healing correcting false information about health.

-Reinterpretation on Health

-Sources for Human Food are on Heaven and Earth

-When Stomach Meets Meat

-Mechanism of Cold and Cough

-Brilliantly

-Life Being Also of Principles of Screw

-Contemplation on Vitality

-Practice to be Exact and Practical

-Yoga, Trapped in Alternative Medicine



Chapter 3: One Big Desire

Reinterpreting the message of spiritual leaders for peaceful mind and enlightenment, the chapter presents the life lessons for disciples to have one big desire - to head forward to the truth leaving all of secular greed behind.

-Let's Have One Big Desire

-Study to be Done in One's Youth

-Where to Go After Using Up This Body

-Change Yourself

-Good Cause and Positive Mind

-Ought to Have Spiritual Pride

-Devotion only to Shine in Teaching Practice

-Are You Guys Happy Now?

-Katya's Visit to Korea?HerSpiritualHometown?after10Years

-After the HawaiiYogaTraining

-After the Pilgrimage to Himalayas



Volume II ISBN 978-89-86748-23-9 04690



Chapter 1: Human and Nature Theme of Yoga

Philosophical and ideological lessons which is related to yoga. The chapter also explains yoga as a path to harmonize Yin-Yang and five elements (i.e. wood, fire, earth, iron and water) from the perspective of oriental philosophy.

-Hold Tight in String for Practice

-Creative Interpretation on Scripture

-Yoga Being Harmony of Yin and Yang

-Yoga, the Path to Be a Man

-What is a Human Being?

-Pratyahara, the Stage before Meditation

-Consumption Culture and Pratyahara

-The Product of Experience is Not of Substance

-Meditation is Not a Trivial Dream

-Yoga, the Revolution of Consciousness

-There is Nothing New either Under the Sky or On the Ground



Chapter 2: My Practice Journey

Pilgrimage essay which is rare for yoga books showing the writer's mental experiences gained from the practice journey to overseas countries.

-Yoga Holiday on HydraIslandintheAegean

-Path of Nietzsche

-Pilgrimage to Ksitigarbha Shrine on Jiuhuashan(九華山) in China



Chapter 3: Letters from Bong-gol

Message from the writer who is living in the nature to the general public. In a form of letters, the author conveys his message about provision of nature and peace of mind.

-Without Regret

-Wish You Good Luck on Onset of Spring

-Bluebird Delivering Principles of Health

-Duty that One Should Settle

-Way to Empty

-Look Back in This Fall

-You Should Take the Magpie's Karma Instead

-Wild Bird

-Dying Year, Coming Year

-On a Deepening Winter Day

-On New Year's Morning

-Winter Rain

-On March 1st, the IndependenceMovementDay,MeditatingtheMeaningofIndependenceYet

Again

-As Strong and Simple As Magnolia

-For Whom the BellTolls

-We Do Not Know Spring Even When It Has Already Come

-On the Day When The Great Disciplinant of Mankind Comes Down

-Sending Off Yellow-green Spring

-Hearing Drum Beat of Different Drummer

-Why Are Cicadas Fanatically Chirring From Early Morning?

-Silence! Vitality Laid Inside

-Noble Death of Dying Year

-Are We Making a True Start?



- Clear explanation about energy by which the public are easily bewildered. Accurate manner of energy management rectifying general misapprehension.

- Natural principles to maintain health with the balance of physical and mental fitness and Yin and Yang.

- Principled and practical advice on meditation and zen.

- Lessons on health and wisdom for the public who practice yoga

- Spiritual guidelines for the disciples who act as or want to be yoga instructors

- Message about inner peace for the people who search for meanings and qualitative changes in life

Recommendation

Preface

Preface for English Version



Human and Nature-Theme of Yoga

· Hold Tight in String for Practice

· Creative Interpretation on Scripture

· Yoga Being Harmony of Yin and Yang

· Yaga, the Path to Be a Man

· What is a Human Being?

· Pratyahara, the Stage before Meditation

· Consumption Culture and Pratyahara

· The Product of Experience is Not of Substance

· Meditation is Not a Trivial Dream

· Yoga, the Revolution of Consciousness

· There is Nothing New Either Under the Sky of On the Ground



My Practice Journey

· Yoga Holiday on Hydra Island in the Aegean

· Path of Nietzsche

· Pilgrimage to Ksitigarbha Shrine on Jiuhuashan in China



Letters from Bong-gol

· Whithout Regret

· Wish You Good Luck on Onset of spring

· Bluebird Delivering Princhiples of Health

· Way to Empty

· Look Back in This Fall

· You Should Take The Magpie's Karma Instead

· Wild Bird

· Dying Year, Coming Year

· On a Deepening Winter Day

· On New Year's Morning

· Winter Rain

· On March 1st, the Independence Movement Day,

　Meditating the Meaning of Independence Yet Again

· As Strong and Simple As Magnolia

· For Whom the Bell Tolls

· We Do Not Know Spring Even When It Has Already Come

· On the Day When The Great Disciplinant of Mankind Comes Down

· Sending Off Yellow-green Spring

· Hearing Drum Beat of Different Drummer

· Why Are Cicadas Fanatically Chirring From Early Morning?

· Silence! Vitality Laid Inside

· Noble Death of Dying Year

· Are We Making a True Start?

이승용(Seungyong Lee) 저자 이승용은 '요가'하면 인도만 떠올리던 약 이십여 년 전 이미 요가의 고향인 히말라야는 물론 세계 여러 나라의 요가연구소와 요가센터에서 수행하고 대체의학 분야를 연구?수학하였다. 귀국 후 정통요가를 우리 한국인의 체질과 정서에 맞게 보급하기 위하여 홍익요가연구원을 설립?발전시켰다. 이후 올바른 요가지도자 양성을 위해 사단법인 홍익요가협회를 설립하였다. 특히 한국인 최초로 외국인 요가지도자(미국, 캐나다, 폴란드)를 길러내어 국내외에 정통요가를 널리 알리고 있다.

■현재 사단법인 홍익요가협회 명예회장, 홍익요가연구원 고문

■저서 『음양요가』,『오행요가』,『요가, 건강과 지혜의 길』, 『네 몸의 독립군이 되어라』, 『Yoga Guide』, SK생명 미니북『생활요가』, 『강아지똥(권정생 著)』 폴란드어판 후기
그 외 [조선일보], [경향신문], [문화일보], [주간동아], [신동아], [한겨레21] 등의 언론에 칼럼 및 인터뷰 게재
■ 주요강의경력
? 방송 : KBS-TV, MBC-TV, EBS-TV, BBS-라디오 출연. 충주MBC-라디오 [출발! 새아침(요가와 자연 건강법"코너)]에 고정 출연(2001.9~2002.9). 강원교통방송 [TBN 차차차("나른한 오후의 피로를 풀어주는 이승용과 함께 하는 홍익요가"] 100회 진행(2005.4~2005.7). 불교방송 [아름다운 초대](2005.5). MBC-라디오[변창립의 세상 속으로](2006.6.3).청주?충주MBC-TV [도종환의 사랑방](2007.10.17). 춘천?안동?충주 MBC [MBC-TV특강"이것이 요가다"](2007.11.19) 외.
? 신문 및 잡지 : 조선일보, 중앙일보, 문화일보, 서울신문, 경향신문, 스포츠서울, 일 간스포츠, 주간동아, 신동아, 한겨레21, 한국경제신문, 법보(法寶)신문, 월간 해인 (海印), 등 다양한 언론매체에 현대인을 위한 자연건강에 관한 인터뷰와 칼럼을 기 고, 경향신문 [생활 속 요가와 명상] 연재 중(2007.1월~현재) 외.
? 기업체 및 관공서 : 국가인권위원회, 행정자치부 산하 전산원, 한국증권업협회, 보건 복지부 산하 의료보험조합, 청주시청 공무원 연수, 공군비행단(조종사를 위한 요 가), (주)삼성반도체, 삼성카드, 현대투자신탁, 동국제강(주), 웅진코웨이 (2002.7-2003.12), (주)현대캐피탈, 현대캐피탈배구단, (주)한국크로락스, (주)필립 스코리아, (주)한진해운 등에서 임원 및 사원연수 초빙교수 외.
? 학교 : 대한불교 조계종 중앙승가대학(선재연구회 초청), 해인사, 천주교 서울 서교성당 및 충주 목행성당, YMCA, 캐나다인들을 위한 요가 워크샵(2000년), LA교민을 위한 자연건강특강(2009.4.5/미국 한미교육재단), 폴란드인을 위한 음양요가 워크숍(2012.10) 등 다수
? 종교 및 사회단체 : 대한불교 조계종 중앙승가대학(선재연구회 초청), 해인사, 천주교 서울 서교 성당 및 충주 목행성당, YMCA 외.

Seungyong Lee has practiced and taught yoga at various yoga institutes and centers from Himalayas, the birthplace of yoga, Asia, and even across America and Europe. He established the Hongik Yoga Institute, the Hongik Yoga Association, and the International Meditation Center Nae-aneui Ddeul in order to propagate orthodox yoga and natural ways to keep fit. He has also fostered foreign yoga masters (in the US, Canada, Poland, etc.) Transferring his post to disciples, he currently concentrates on meditation in a red clay cave which is located in the International Meditation Center.

Present post
Honorary president at Hongik Yoga Association, Adviserat Hongik Yoga Institute

Major lectures
Via broadcast
MBC-TV Jonghwan's Sarangbang (2007.9.17 at Cheongju), TV lecture?"This is Yoga"
(2007.11.19 Joint production of Chuncheon·Gangneung· Samcheok· Pohang·Andong · Chungju·Mokpo·Yeosu MBC)
MBC-Radio Start a New Morning ? Regular appearance at the segment of Yoga and Natural way for Health (2001.9?2002.9), Into the World by Changrip Byun ? "What is the True Way for a Yoga Master"(2006. 6), Happy Report ? Special Guest on Thursday "The Way for Orthodox Yoga Master"
BBS-Radio Beautiful Invitation ? Orthodox Yoga and Pseudo-Yoga(2005.5.5), Special Guest on Saturday(2007.12.22)
Gangwon Traffic Broadcasting TBN Car-Car-Car "Hongik Yoga with Seungyong Lee(2005. 4, hosting for 100 times), etc.
On newspapers and magazines
Kyunghyang Shinmun Emptying of Selfis the First Step to Yoga(2006.5)/Yoga and Meditation in Everyday Lives(2007.1-2008.6)/Yin·Yang Yoga series(2008.7), Series of interviews and columns on yoga, meditation and natural healthy in American Hankook Ilbo and Joongang Ilbo Special Lecture on Natural Health for Korean Residents in U.S.A.(2009), Monthly Oriental Medicine and Health(2007.12?2008.6/2010.12?2011.2), Monthly Country Life(2012.1)
In government offices and enterprises
Visiting professor for training employees at National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Computerization Agency within Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, Medical Insurance Association within Ministry of Health and Welfare, ROKAF 19thFighterWing(Yoga for Pilots),SamsungSemiconductor,SamsungCard,HyundaiInvestment&Securities,SBS,DongkukSteelMill,Coway(2002.7?2003.12), HyundaiCapital, Hyundai Capital Volley ball Club, Korea Clorox, Philips Korea etc.
At universities
Special lectures on yoga philosophy and natural health for faculty members and students at Yonsei University, Ewha Womans University, Konkook University, Gyewon School of Art, Kyungwon University, The Catholic University of Korea etc.
At religious and social organizations
Joong-ang Sangha University within Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (invited to Seonjae research association), Haeinsa, Seogyo Catholic Church in Seoul and Mokhaeng Catholic Church in Chungju, YMCA, Yoga Workshop for Canadians(2000), Special Lecture on Natural Health for Korean Residents in L.A., U.S.A.(2009.4.5), Workshop for the Poles(2012.10) etc.
Others
Postscript for Polish version of 『Puppy Poop』(written by Jeongsaeng Kwon)

Books
『Yin·Yang Yoga』, 『Five Elements Yoga』, 『Yoga, the Path for Health and Wisdom』, 『Yoga and Nature, My Life 1-2』, Booklet 『Yoga in Life』 published by SK Life