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 ?

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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…