Why do people moan? They moan both when they are suffering pain and relishing pleasure. Moaning lessens pain and increases pleasure. In other words, it always increases pleasure. Which goes a long way to explain the sacred word, “Aum.” Its origin is physiological. Put differently, there is nothing spiritual about it. All the long stories about the origin of the sacred word and its spiritual meaning are pure gibberish. Deep down, it is nothing but good old moaning. What goes for the sacred word, goes for yoga in its entirety. And that is the beauty of it. It is physiological to boot. There is no bullshit about it whatsoever. Now, try telling this to the yoga aficionados east or west. They would take you for a pathetic moron, no less.