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YOGA
Before we enter the subject of ‘Samadhi Pragya’ it would be useful to understand the word ‘Yoga’ & it’s origin…
What is Yoga? Why Yoga?
The word ‘Yoga’ means ‘unity’ or ‘oneness’. It is derived from the word ‘yuj’, means ‘to join’…
Merger of Individual Consciousness with Universal Consciousness !
Why this Unification ? Have we gone far away from
our Source ? Religion : Returning to
Source Remember : Re – Member Yoga : Unification, to Re – Join (not mentally but
existentially)
Believing &
KnowingWhat is the
Difference ?
Yoga is a journey towards Knowing & Experiencing The Self !
What is Self ? Self is also known as ‘I’…
What is this I ?
Body
MindHear
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ss
TheStructure
OfSelf
# Personality # Individuality # Divinity
* Instinct * Intellect * Intuition
Yoga is a journey towards
Self – Discovery !
It is a journey from : # Ignorance to Wisdom # Unconscious to Super
Conscious # Instinct to Intuition # Seed to Flower # Human to Buddha hood # Darkness to Light # Death to Deathlessness
Truth # Objective # Subjective
Journey
Inwards Outwards
SubjectiveScience
ObjectiveScience
Scientists View Point “ Science cannot solve the
ultimate mystery of nature, that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of nature & therefore, part of mystery that we are trying to solve.”
- Max Planck – (Quantum Theory)
Different Branches
of
Yoga
Yoga can be divided into 4 main branches :
# Pipilika Yoga : Related to 6 Chakras
# Sankhya Yoga : Yoga of Pure (Kapila yoga)
Consciousness
# Sahaja Yoga : Yoga of Spontaneity
Consciousness & Chakras Consciousness express
itself through Seven Chakras :
# Muladhara – Body – Karma (action)
# Swadhishthana – Senses– Bhoga (sensual enjoyment)
# Manipura – Prana – Breath Contd..
# Anahata – Heart - Love # Vishuddhi – Mind - Thoughts # Agyna – Am-ness - Meditation # Sahastrara – Soul - Samadhi The humanistic psychologist
Abraham Maslow proposed the theory of hierarchy of human needs as per the growth of the individual.
Contd..
Hierarchy of Needs: Maslow‘s Theory
# Biological needs # Safety needs # Affiliation, Love needs # Self-Esteem, Sense of worth
needs # Cognitive, knowledge needs # Aesthetic, needs for order,
beauty # Self – Actualization need
Pipilika Yoga It is of Six types & are related to Six Chakras :
i) Karma Yoga : Muladhar Chakra
ii) Tantra Yoga : Swadhishthan
Chakraiii) Hatha Yoga : Manipur
Chakra
Pipilika Yoga iv) Bhakti Yoga : Anahata
Chakra v) Gyana Yoga : Vishuddhi
Chakravi) Dhyan Yoga : Angya
Chakravi) Sankhya Yoga : Sahstrar
Chakra
KarmaYoga
The journey of Consciousness from the lowest chakra (muladhara) to the highest chakra (sahastrara) through karma (action) is called ‘Karma Yoga’….
Consciousness express itself through ‘Action’……karma..
This path is suitable for people who
are very much ‘action oriented’… Through this they can scale higher states of consciousness…
Man cannot live without action, his needs motivate him to work. Work leads him to desires. Desires may or may not be fulfilled… This creates misery….
If the desires are fulfilled then there
may be a possibility of the ‘Ego’ to flourish… which also may brings misery..
Human needs, Motivation & Work
Karma Yoga is the way to get rid of all misery & live a harmonious, fulfilled & fruitful life…
How our day to day actions (karma) can become Divine or
Yogic (karma yoga) ? Rx.
# Act with Self-Awareness # Act as a witness without the
notion of the Doer or Ego
# Act surrendering to the Divine Existence or God
# Act with love & gratefulness & accept the resultant fruit
(negative or positive) with grace & thankfulness.
Wisdom from the Scripture Geeta
“ The human right is for action only, never for the resultant fruit of action. Do not be desirous of the fruit for thy action, neither allow thyself attachment to inaction” Ch. 2 # 47
The three aspects of
Karma
# Goal # Action # Result
Future Present Future (Past)
Karma Yoga says Goal should be there, the Action should be total but as per action the result should be there, this expectation should not be there….
Work : Joy : Worship “If you work without love you
are working like a slave. Your work is your joy, your work is your dance. Your work is your poetry, and when you work with love you bind yourself to yourself, to another & to God.”
--OSHO--
Work based on Love
Novelist John Irving, who would work 12hrs. a day on a book for days, said :
“the unspoken factor is Love. The reason I work so hard at my writing is that it is not work for me”….
Q. You have been working at least 15 hrs. a day, every day, for the last 50 years.
Don’t you think it is about time you took vacation ?
Ans. ‘I am always on
vacation’… --Mahatma Gandhi--
The Great Sage Patanjali has called Karma Yoga as Kriya Yoga…..
The Stages of it :
i) Tapah (great effort) (tarikat)
ii) Swadhyaya (self-study) (shariyet)
iii) Iswarpranidhana ( act dedicated to God (tasya vachaka pranava)
Pragya Geet
Karmsthal ban jaye mandir, ghar ko aashram ban jane do..
Har saans bodh ke saath chale, Har baat bhajan ban jane do..
Tantra Yoga
(The Path Sensual Awareness)
Tantra Yoga The journey of Consciousness
from the ‘Swadhishtana Chakra’ (2nd Chakra) to Sahastrara Chakra is the path of Tantra Yoga…..
Consciousness express itself through ‘indulgence’ (bhoga)….
It is most suitable for people who
are very much ‘sensuous’…
How our sensuousness or indulgence with the
senses can become Divine or Yogic ?
Rx.
# Indulgence with Self-Awareness
# Awareness of sensual experiences (touch, smell, taste, balance, sight & hearing) & Awareness of the one who is experiencing it….
Great scripture of
Tantra
It is called ‘Vigyan Bhairav Tantra’….It consists of a dialogue between ‘Shiva and his female consort Devi Parvati’ or ‘Shakti’, the active aspect of the ultimate Principle.
In this Scripture, Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Maha Yogi Lord Shiva imparts 112 techniques of Meditation to his consort Devi Parvati for Salvation.
Tantra Yoga Eight main Branches
* Darshana Yoga : Enjoying beautiful sights with Self - Awareness
* Shravan Yoga : Enjoying music with Self – Awareness
* Gandha Yoga : Enjoying fragrance with Self – Awareness
* Sparsha Yoga : Enjoying a touch or Sex with Self – Awareness
* Swad Yoga : Enjoying a taste with Self -Awareness
* Madir Yoga : Enjoying imbalance with Self – Awareness
(Tantrikas)
* Aghore Yoga : Enjoying horrible situations with Self –
Awareness * Vibhuti Yoga : Enjoying Yogic
powers with Self – Awareness
Pragya Geet Saaki rakh gayee bhari botal
hai jaam saja mere aage Sab rind jama ho pooch rahe
Jo aaya bhoge ya tyage..
Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga The Journey of Consciousness from the Manipuri Chakra (3rd Chakra) to the 7th Chakra (Sahastara) is path of Hatha Yoga…
Consciousness express itself through breathing (prana)…
Founders # Lord Shiva known as Great Yogi
# Sri. Matseyndranath # Maharshi Patanjali # Great Guru Gorakhnath # Swami Swatmaram
Hatha Yoga
It is a path of Breathing with Self - Awareness. Hatha Yoga has the following segments :
i) Asanas ii) Pranayamas iii) Mudras iv) Bandhs v) Shat Karmas
Asana Asanas are body postures,
regular practice of the same makes the body healthy, flexible & graceful…
It should be learnt from a competent teacher…
It easier for a person with a healthy body to move inwards & scale higher states of consciousness….No. of main Asanas -
84
Pranayama It is made of two words : Prana : Vital life force or
energy Ayama : Expansion or Extension It is a technique by which the life force
can be activated & regulated to go beyond one’s normal boundaries & limitations…..Main Pranayamas : i) Inhalation
ii) Exhalation iii) Internal retention iv)
External retention
Mudra Mudras are an integral part of
the science of Yoga. Certain Mudras along with Pranayama helps a great deal in harmonizing the Body-mind. It affects the Physical, Mental & the Pranic Bodies directly….
Some of the Mudras : Pran, Apan, Vyan, Gyan, Vayu, Khechari, Bhairavi, Kaki, Vajroli, Akash etc.
Bandha The Sanskrit word Bandha
means to ‘hold’, ‘tighten’ or ‘lock’. The aim of it is to lock the ‘prana’ so that it is pulled up to higher ‘Chakras’ to activate them. They are :
# Moola Bandha # Uddiyan Bandha # Jalandhara
Bandha # Maha Bandha
The Shat Karmas The aim of Hatha Yoga and
Shatkarmas is to create harmony between the two major pranic flows, IDA & PINGLA. Shatkarmas purifies the body & it is also balances the three doshas in the body : kapha (mucus), pitta (bile), & vata (wind).
Contd..
The Shatkarmas are : # Neti : It is a process of cleansing
the nasal passage. (Jala neti & Sutra neti).
# Dhauti : It is a process of
cleansing the in side of the mouth & small intestine.
# Nauli : It is a process of
massaging & strengthening the abdominal organs.
# Basti : It is a process of washing and toning the Large Intestine.
# Kapalbhati : It is a breathing technique used for purifying the frontal region of the Brain.
# Trataka : It is a process of intense gazing at one point or at a flam or at the picture of one’s Guru. It makes the eyes powerful & helps to develop concentration and ESP.
Pragya Geet
Sab ek saal me ek baar holi ka parva manate hai… Yogi saalo bhar mastee ka gulaal-abeer udate hai..
BhaktiYoga
The Journey of Consciousness from the 4rth Center, (Anahata Chakra) to 7th Center, (Sahastrara) is the path of Bhakti Yoga…
Consciousness express itself through ‘Love’…
It is most suitable for people who are very much ‘emotional’,
Heart oriented…
Love & Meditation Meditation directed towards
others becomes Love….
Love directed towards oneself becomes Meditation…..
From Love to PrayerThe 4 -Aspects
i) Love towards younger ones, it is called ‘Sneha’.
ii) Love towards the same age group, it is called
Friendship or Love.
iv) Love towards the Guru or Master, it is called ‘Shraddha’.
V) Love towards God or the total
existence, it is called Devotion or Bhakti.
When Love is attachment, it
is impure Love & when love is free from attachment it is Bhakti or Devotion.
Bhakti or
DevotionThe Two Types
# Gouni Bhakti (The Beginning)
# Para Bhakti (The Peak)
Gouni Bhakti It is the first step on the path
of Bhakti Yoga ……. Idol worship, Studying
Scriptures, Visiting Temples, All kinds of worship, To be with a Guru etc. are part of Gouni Bhakti. In Gouni Bhakti Duality exists between the Seeker & the Sought, Form & Formless…… and Self – Awareness dose not exist …..
Para Bhakti In Para Bhakti the object of
attention is The Formless…. All pervading Consciousness…. The totality of Existence…. Not on any particular object , With Self – Awareness & the Awareness that the Whole existence is showering it’s blessing on you….
Bhakti YogaPoints to remember
# Mundane Love (out going) without self-awareness leads to Blind attachment
# Mundane Love with Self-awareness leads to Prem Yoga (no ego state), Freedom. Shraddha, devotion with self –awareness leads to higher states of consciousness
# Shraddha, devotion without Self-awareness leads to Blind Faith or slavery
# Love, devotion towards the Formless Divine Existence or Omkar with Self-awareness leads to Liberation
Pragya Geet
Jag kahata usko dusharitra, jo pyaar kisi se karta hai.. Aour sacharitra kahata usko jo rookha-sookha rehta hai..
Gyana Yoga orSannyasa Yoga
The journey of Consciousness from the 5th Chakra (Vshuddhi) to the 7th Center (Sahastrara) called Gyana Yoga…
Consciousness express itself through the ‘Mind’….
It is most suitable for people who are ‘head’ or ‘thinking’ oriented….
How Thinking, Contemplation,
Self-Analysis etc.
can be a door to Self-Realization ?
Rx.
# It is a path of Self-Study, Contemplation, Deep thinking with Self-Awareness.
# It is to Understand the Mind & it’s ways of functioning minutely …..
# It is not repressing the nuances of the mind but becoming aware of the same
# The Art of moving beyond all Dualities
Gyan Yoga is an ideal path to remove the Six main obstacles of the mind called ‘shat ripus’…
They are : Desires, Anger, Greed, Attachment, Jealousy & Hostility
Desires : It is expectation of results as per our objective or expecting from others to act as per our wish. Such desire is rooted in fiction that favorable results are good & unfavorable results are bad for us. If we drop our fiction then we will be able to get rid of the miseries created by our expectations.
Learning from others experiences & Learning from one’s own understanding… Contd..
Anger It usually arises whenever there is a
failure in meeting our expectation. There are three types of anger :
# Anger of the Past (accumulated anger)
Antidote : Catharsis # Anger of the Present Antidote : Awareness (Moment to
moment) (Engaging oneself in Creativity) # Anger of the Future Antidote : To know our Ghost
Greed It is wanting more & more…..
It leads to ‘hoarding’… The root cause of many of the social evil, problems, poverty etc. is Greed.
Antidote : Sharing, Charity
Attachment It is clinging to our possessions,
to be possessive. Attachment is one of the main reasons of misery in our life. Attachment with things, people etc. Antidote : Deep understanding of life & Self-love : In life every thing is perishable, short lived, this understanding, realization will help us to get rid of miseries created by attachment. To be in love with the Eternal in us.
Jealousy We become jealous whenever we
find some one in a better position than us. We do not respect others & their achievements.
Antidote : Self – Respect & Respect for others. Acknowledging the fact that others are successful because they deserve it, they have worked hard for it.
Hostility Hostility is thinking ill of
others, whom we do not like or those who have done some harm to us. It is very surprising that we think more of our enemy than people whom we love.
Antidote : Forgiveness & putting our energy in Creativity.
Pragya Geet Mandir, Maszid, Gurudware me jaa kab tak sheesh jhukaoge.. Kab tak Ramayan Geeta se, apne man ko bahlaoge ???
DhyanaYoga
Or Raja Yoga
The journey of Consciousness from the 6th Chakra (Angya) to 7th Chakra (Sahstrara) is the path of Dhyana Yoga…
Consciousness express itself through ‘Awareness’….
From the 1st center to 5th center i.e. from Karma Yoga to Gyana Yoga the seeker uses Choice full Awareness. But at the 6th Center he uses Choice less Awareness ….. The seeker is free to choose any one of the above mentioned path…
How our Dhyana or Awarenesscan become
Dhyana Yoga ?Rx.
Let us understand the word
Meditation ! What
is Meditation ?
Awareness, Dhyana or Meditation has three parts :
i) Objective Awareness
ii) Subjective Awareness
iii) Total Awareness
ObjectiveAwareness
It could be understood in the following steps :
FirstStep
1)a) To become aware of the objects, events around us
b) To become aware of the Space in which the objects or events are
2)a) To become aware of the feelings, reflections (in the inner space) of the outside objects, or events
b) To become aware of the Inner Space where these are
happening
SecondStep
Who is becoming Aware of all these ?
(Outer space, objects, events
out side & it’s reflections, Feelings etc. inside & also the Inner space)….
Observer or Knower !Can you become aware of the knower ?
ThirdStep
The Observer or the Knower is witnessing or knowing or Observing the ‘Inner Space’ only without any content in it…
It is called ‘Meditative
Awareness’… The Zen people call it a ‘No Mind’ state….
ForthStep
ii) Subjective Awareness :
It is a state in which the Observer is only aware of itself… the ‘Subjectivity’..
It is also called ‘Tathata’ ‘Such-ness’…
Fifth Step
iii) Total Awareness :
In this state the Observer is aware of itself and also the outer world i.e. Objectivity… the ‘Observed’…
It is also called ‘Double Arrowed Consciousness’…
Pragya Geet Kitna aapadhapi dhan ka, pad, maan, kamini, kanchan ka… Yeh doud kaha le jayegi kya saar yehee hai jeevan ka ?.......
SankyaYoga
orKapila Yoga
Specialty of Sankhya Yoga From Karma Yoga to Dhyana
Yoga ‘Awareness’ has been added to some medium (action, sense indulgence, breathing, love, thoughts etc.), whereas Sankhya Yoga proposes that only ‘Awareness’ is enough, it is an end in itself…
From Karma Yoga to Dhyana Yoga there is a duality of the Knower & the Known, the Observer & the Observed….
But Sankhya Yoga proposes the
Non-Dual aspect from the very beginning…. It says one is already THAT… TATVAMASI.. for which one is aspiring for…
Founders of Sankhya Yoga
Maharshi Kapil Maharshi Ashtavakra Sage King Janaka Sage Mahakashyap Maharshi Raman Sri. J. Krishnamurthy
The Zen people say it beautifully :
“Sitting silently doing nothing the Spring comes & the Grass grows by itself..”
‘Sudden Enlightenment’
Zen
Awareness at it’s Peak ‘Neither there is any path nor
any journey.. You are already there.. Just break your false identities with the body-mind-emotions…
Just remember that you are pure ‘Awareness’… Identification with pure Awareness is ‘Liberation’…
Sage Ashtavakra
Experiment
&Experience
Sit with closed eyes….
Become aware of the body… Who is becoming aware ?
Become aware of the thoughts.. Who is becoming aware ? Become aware of the emotions & feelings…. Who is becoming aware ?
Who am I ?
Sit with closed eyes : Take some deep breaths & exhale
deeply…Now take deep breath & hold it for some time… & look into your closed eyes… this is inner sky…just like the vast sky out side.. Go on looking at it… it will be seen as three dimensional…
Identification with this ‘Form less, Limit less sky’ & to live according to it’s wisdom is the path of ‘Sankhya Yoga’…..
Pragya Geet Kuch log jama hai mandir me, kuch log jama maykhane me..
Kuch ulajh gaye hai pooja me, kuch ulajh geye paimaane me…
Sahaja Yoga
The Yoga of Spontaneity
The word ‘Sahaja’ has two
meanings. Both are meaningful !
i) Simple ii) Born together
i) We were born as very simple beings, but we have become very complex…
ii) We are born with the Divine Sound ‘Omkar’..
We have gone far.. far away from ‘Omkar’… To return to it is the path of Sahaja Yoga…
Sahaja YogaIt has got
SixVariations
!
# Surati Yoga : Merger with the Soundless Sound
# Nirati Yoga : Merger with
the Divine Light # Amrit Yoga : Merger with
the Deathless aspect
Contd..
# Divya Yoga : Merger with the Divine Taste, Smell, Ecstasy & Energy
# Ananda Yoga : Merger with the Divine Touch & Bliss
# Prem Yoga : Merger with the Love aspect
A Road map to Sahaj Yoga
i) Naam Swadhyaya ii) Naam Satsang iii) Naam Guru iv) Naam Deeksha v) Naam Shravan vi) Naam Sumiran vii) Naam Samadhi
Pragya Geet Ab ek paheli boojo to jaanu too bada sayana hai… kya vastu guru deta jisko santo ne amolak maana hai…