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All vayus are related to what? |
The five universal elements: Apana (earth/anamaya kosha/anatomical sheath, Samana (fire/mañanaya kosha/mental sheath), Prana (water/pranamayakosha/physiological sheath), Udana, air element, vijnaya kosha (intellectual sheath) A |
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What are the main nadis or energy channels and their anatomical associations? |
Ida-- para sympathetic nervous system Chandra nadi moon begins in brain lunar plexus and links hypothalamus cooling regulating temperature Pingali--sympathetic surya nadi sun solar plexus and rises Susumna--central nervous system kundalini fire + water = kundalini only awakens when Divine energy Opens to grace |
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Name the kleshas or afflictions according to associated anatomical area |
Avidya and ashmita --intellect Raga and dvesa --emotions Abhinivesa --old brain |
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What is Darsana? |
Darsana is a thorough enquiry, investigation, and reasoning on essential nature. Darsana also means seeing, looking and vision. |
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Patanjali codified the teachings of yoga found in the Veda over 2500 years ago in the form of aphorisms in his what? Pg 70 Basic Guidelines |
Patanjali's codification of yoga is in his Yoga Darsana Patanjali's Yoga Sitras |
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Yoga lays great emphasis on what aspect? Page 70 Basic Guidelines |
Yoga lays great emphasis on Sadhana or practice. It is a spiritual endeavor and the sadhana of yoga is to build up stillness in the citta. Then to silence it to merge with the individual soul- The individual soul merges with the universal soul - this way yoga enables one to attain the pure state of consciousness for realizing the self. Hence yoga is a Darsana |
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What is yoga? |
Yoga is a Darsana that through sadhana builds up stillness in the citta to merge with the individual soul which merged to the universal soul to attain pure consciousness to realize the self . Therefore, it is not only an art and science it is a philosophy. It guides and cultivates good habits to lead a righteous life. As a science it deals with the health, strength, and conquest of the body as a philosophy it equips one to attain poise and face all the vicissitudes of life's sorrow and joys with equanimity. It is a practical subject; a direct and experiential rather than discursive. It's practice brings a scattered and incoherent mind you coherent reflective state. There are three paths Jnana manga, karma manga and Bhakti which blend into one path. It has 8 limbs |
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What is sadhana? |
Sadhana is commonly translated as penance or austere practice. It is an effortful and effectual endeavor to reach a goal no matter what the impediment or obstacles. It is a skillful process of ever increasing efficiency for accomplishing the chosen path. It is a 3-fold practice of tapas, svadyaya, and ishvarapranidhana kriya sadhana as explained in Patanjali's sadhana pada and the 8-limbs are practiced by the sadhaka in three levels bahiranganga, antaranga, antaratma sadhana outer inner and inner most quest |
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Link the gunas with the part of the body they have central control. See page 189 LOY |
Sattva(harmony), ragas(mobility), tamas(inertia) are MATTER BORN and BIND FAST. All are qualities that stem from the brain, and sometimes one quality prevails and then others. Head: center of sattvic qualities which control discrimination. The trunk centers raja sic qualities which control passion, emotion, action. Below diaphragm tamasic qualities which control sensual pleasure sex |
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What is yoga? |
Yoga is an art, science and philosophy. It is equanimity and skillful action. It is a path to self realization. It connects the individual soul with the universal soul. According to Patanjali it is discipline athayoganusanam and the stilling or restraint of the fluctuations of consciousness. It is to be experienced abhyasa and vairagya. Yoga is restraint of the sorrows. |
