Today I acknowledge that the only obstacle to me having privacy in my house of 3 children is myself. I am the obstacle. Consciously and unconsciously we like to give ourselves all kinds of excuses why we cannot commit to our discipline; yet though we are aware of our predicament
1.33 maitri karuna mudita upeksanam sukha duhkha punya apunya visayanam bhavanatah cittaprasadanam Through cultivating attitudes of friendliness, compassion, delight and equanimity towards pleasure and pain, virtue and non-virtue, the consciousness retains its undisturbed calmness. In meditation, the mind tends to be disturbed all the time. This sutra introduced
1.27 Tasya vacakah pranavah He is represented by the sacred syllable AUM, called pranava. Pranava stands for praise of the divine and fulfillment of divinity. In the Upanishads, which are the oldest philosophical texts in India, AUM is the prime means to attain Brahman, which denotes the universal
1.17 Vitarka vicara ananda asmita (rupa) anugamat samprajnatah Distinguished cognitive absorption on an object is of four kinds: (1) gross observation – Vitarka; (2) subtle reflection – Vicara; (3) pure joy or bliss – Ananda; (4) I-ness – Asmita. In this verse, Patanjali discusses the various types of
1.15 Drsta anusravika visaya vitrsnasya vasikarasamjna Renunciation is the practice of detachment from desires. Detachment means letting go. One sees and hears, but there is no craving to possession, or attachment for the objects. In mundane life, we have so many desires and spend a lot of time
1.12 Abhyasa vairagyabhyam tannirodhah Continuous, uninterrupted practice and detachment will stop the mind from fluctuating. The mind is always fluctuating as long as our senses are working. For everything we see, hear, smell, taste, and touch, our mind will start analyzing and fluctuating, creating something called “feeling”. That’s
I heard lately that we ought to call ourselves Masters and not just teacher or instructors of Yoga. Seriously! ok really calling myself a Yoga Master sounded presumptuous, really pompous. I started looking up the dictionary for the academic definition of an Instructor, Teacher and Master . So it says
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The lotus is a pose that has a multitude of benefits and can be done while watching TV, reading, or simply relaxing in the sunlight. It is excellent for meditation and works well preparing for other poses. Below is a good regiment for attempting to get into lotus position.
In a standing position bring the lateral portion of your right foot onto the anterior portion of your left thigh. Bring your right foot as anterior as possible by rotating your rectus femoris externally Innervate your gluteus maximus by squeezing them tight as possible to maintain squared hips and pelvis.
