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What
is Yoga? Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word 'Yukt' which means to join or to yoke. In a very practical sense of the word that would signify the synchronizing of the body with the mind. But in a deeper sense, though it refers to the bonding, or the marriage of the individual with the universal. Yoga is a Science. It seeks to explain in a very straight forward 'no-nonsense' way what would be the requirements of any seeker, should he embark upon the journey from the Finite to the Infinite. It strives to show the different paths that one may have to follow. It cautions the Yoga Practitioner about the pitfalls he may encounter and also declares the results and outcomes of ones endeavors. In a sense it is the best means by which one can come closest to understand that which cannot be understood... that which can only be experienced. According to yoga the Human being is made up of 3 bodies.
These three bodies are nourished by feedlines called Kosyas --
It is important to note what the bodies are made up of, and only of the specified constituents. e.g. Food & Nutrition make up the Physical body. If food is withdrawn from the Physical body for a prolonged period of time the body will die. Similarly if the middle body is deprived of its specific kosya then that kosya will dissolve and be no more. The whole idea of Yogic practice is to move from the physical state of existence to the spiritual . This can be done only by moving through the Middle, Sukshma Sharira which bonds the two. The 3 Bridges which support this journey are Breath, Mind and Intelligence.
It is interesting to note that all religions at some stage or the other
employ one of these paths, singularly or in combination, to in volute and
experience the Bliss of the soul. All Saints and Prophets have eventually worked on 'The harnessing of the Breath' or 'The Silencing of the Mind' or 'The Awakening of the Intelligence', to experience the Supreme and all religions employ Scientific methods for silencing the mind. A very common example of this is the use of the Japa or the repetitive prayer used by all religious groups. The Christian Mantra is Jesus, Maranatha, or Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me etc., The Hindus Recite Ohm, Hari Ohm, Ohm Namo Sivaya, etc, The Muslims repeat Bismillah, Subhanallah etc. The constant repetition of these types of 'prayer words' can concentrate the conscious mind and occupy it to the point that the subconscious surfaces. The Yogi's and rishi's of the past realized that the introverted mind, in the process of silencing becomes aware of the breath. The major question now was: What if one consciously stays in a state of awareness of ones breath? Bingo! The mind becomes silent
They, the Rishi's, also knew that the only organ in the Human Body that
operates consciously as well as subconsciously is the Diaphragm. They
experimented with various types of breathing, i.e. prolonging,
hastening, retention, smoothening, churning etc. the breath and a
completely new science of 'Pranayama' was born. They have paved the way for us to use. We can learn from their mistakes and the rich wisdom of their experiences. One of the greatest of these sages was Lord Patanjali. He was able to gather all the knowledge and compile it in the four of the yoga sutras............ CONTD. IN THE YOGA SUTRAS BY MAHARASHI PATANJALI. |
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