Showing how the principles of yoga can be used to promote a healthier life that respects the environment is the guiding line of “Muco: contradiction in tradition”, which premieres this Friday (8) on the national circuit.
The documentary shows the relationship between yoga and veganism and how they can contribute to combating global warming and ending cruelty to animals.
“Yoga is a spiritual discipline that begins with mental balance. We understand that we need to have control over what we produce as thoughts. It is important to have a vigilant mind so as not to fall into toxic, self-destructive thoughts and, above all, that generate conflict with the external environment” , says Oberom, yoga teacher and director of the documentary.
Meditation and asana practice — body postures that develop skills like balance, strength and flexibility — are features of yoga that help develop self-awareness, control and well-being, says Oberom.
In the documentary, he shows how principles that guide the practice, such as not violating and not lying, relate to the agenda of climate change, respect for animals and veganism.
“Any relationship in which we obtain some benefit from animals involves their exploitation, whether going to the zoo or having a silk cloth. In any product of animal origin, we have the violation of the basic principle of yoga of non-violence “, says Oberon.
To establish these relationships, the director leaves Soledade de Minas, a city located in the south of Minas Gerais, to talk to spiritual leaders, activists and specialists in the United States and India. In the Asian country, Oberom and his brother, Samadhi, explore myths and traditions involving the consumption of dairy products and the way cows, considered sacred animals in India, are treated.
“The yoga community, especially in the West, has a view that everyone in India practices yoga and is vegetarian,” says Oberom. “Definitely not like that. That’s one of the strong points [do documentário]: to show that it’s not a bed of roses”, says the director.
According to him, although the documentary is based on yoga principles, these are general ideas of good coexistence in society that can be practiced by all those who seek well-being and a more ethical way of relating to animals and the environment.
“It doesn’t matter if people do miyoga, what matters is that they have information. And that information is important because our planet is experiencing a climate imbalance to the point where the world scientific community is talking about a sixth mass extinction”, says Oberom .
The documentary opens in Porto Alegre (RS), São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Belo Horizonte (MG), Caxambú (MG), Brasília (DF) and Salvador (BA).
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