Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Yogic Truths
...th Samkhya, Yoga also believes spiritual liberation is achieved when the self (purusha) frees itself from the bondages of matter (prakriti) that are a direct result of the selfs ignorance and illusion.
Yoga attempts to reverse this order and helps the self re-enter its original state of purity and consciousness. As soon as the aspirant learns to control the mental activities of the mind, and succeeds in ending all attachment to material objects, he is able to enter samadhi i.e. a state of deep concentration that results in a blissful, ecstatic union with u...more
mantra and Vajrayana Tantrik Practice
..."Whichever mantra one recites, the recitation should be divorced of the faults such as reciting it too quickly, to clearly, too unclearly, reversing the long and short accents, being interrupted by other conversations, and the mind being distracted."-Yamantaka tantra
In Vajrayana Tantrism mantras are the substratum of all kinds of tantrik yoga sadhana. Deity yoga is none other than mantra yoga. Mantras are said to be deities itself. Generally mantra is considered as a sutra in which potential of a deity is hidden. Mantras are arrangements of specific syllables which form a body of a sound and considered to be indescribable. Some mantras are of the nature of statements in which some secret meanings are hidden while some are meaningless and are only sound-forms. For example- Om mani padme hum the most popular mantra is an statement, which says that there ...more
Yoga for kids: Holistic Approach to the Health of Our children
... Ayurvedic medicine have dieting practices based upon a persons constitution or dosha. This same classification can be made for exercise routines. An Ayurvedic doctor will, most likely, recommend specific exercises based upon a patients dosha.
The entire approach of Yoga and Ayurveda is based upon preventative measures. There are also solutions for damage control, when a person has an existing ailment, but any doctor can agree that many of todays health problems are preventable.
Lets look at global obesity. The public is very tired of hearing about obesity. Your spam filters are working overtime to pull all of the Instant weight loss methods out of your Email box. If you read through the sp...more
Yoga Instructor Ethics
... recognize the point where they are not trained enough to assist yoga students with their needs. On the other hand, instructors should not abandon or neglect students.
Students should always be referred to another instructor, or class, to allow them to get the most from their yoga instruction. The yoga studio needs to be a safe place for everybody, regardless of where they are in their own lives. The instructor is responsible for creating and maintaining a safe environment.
The yoga sutras, which are at the core of yoga ethics, have eight branches, or a...more
