Yoga Demystified

Yoga has transformed my tennis

Like it has transformed everything else.

From the Sutra

I learned to focus on the ball

With single-pointed concentration

To the exclusion of all distractions.

From the Gita

I learned to play hard

Like Arjuna the Warrior

While detaching my ego from the results.

From the Upanishads

I learned cosmic exultation

That all these diverse molecules

Can do all these wondrous things together.

I no longer throw my racket

When I miss an easy shot.

I no longer stay depressed for days

After losing a tough match.

The only problem is

Today I was beaten badly

Because I was distracted

Writing this poem in my head

While I played.