Yogi

History of Breath Practice The history of breathe practice is well known and documented and breath and breathing have been essential elements of Asian philosophies since ancient times. According to Tadashi Ogawa, a Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Kyoto University, “Ethics is essentially a way of life through breathing”. (Hackenberg, Skof, p 201). According to the Soto Zen monk and teacher Shunryu Suzuki, “What we call ’I’ is just a swinging door, which moves when we inhale and when we…

In an interview commenting on his trip, Harrison said, "I had this lingering thought that just stayed with me after that and this thought was 'the yogis of the Himalayas '" (George Harrison). He had never thought about them before or anything related to it. That thought lingered with him until 1965 when David Crosby introduced Harrison to Indian classical music and a man named Ravi Shankar. Shankar…

Art, Culture and literature form the foundation of a typical Bengali society and a Bengali household without music and literature is somewhat unimaginable. Music is the soul of Bengal and the traditional folk music mirrors the image of rural Bengal. The folk music has its origin as early as the 4th century with the advent of the invaders in Bengal and other provinces of colonial India. Bengali folk music has poetry, drama, epic, folktales, ballads and proverbs etc. The ethnic folk music forms…

Since amendments were made to the ‘British Nationality law’ in the 1940s, people from the commonwealth islands (including India) had been immigrating to the UK for nearly 20 years – this meant that people of the Hindu and other religions had already introduced these faiths into British society and the world was already changing to be more cultural before the Beatles choice to follow them. The band only created higher popularity for these faiths amongst the population. Also their views on…

life should be knowing one self. Kabir Das says it dosen’t matter what you wear. Your external appearance is of no use. Whether you wear animal skin or go naked, nothing matters until you know your inner self or the inward ram. He talks about the yogis who roam around in the forest wearing saffron clothes in order to attain union with the Supreme. But if roaming in the forest in saffron could unite one with almighty then the deer who is saffron in colour would be the first to unite with god.…

Understanding intersectionality is something that is important in the practice of social work. One must be able to understand and deal with one’s clients and their specific positions in life and understand how all of their different identities and places in society interact with each other. However, before one can understand intersectionality in others, one must examine the different areas of one’s own life and how they interact to form a unique identity. I will examine my specific roles in life…

but lonely. Nagaraj is resilient and accommodating. He enjoys the easy pleasures of his humble life. He is encircled by people engrosses on worldly and materialistic pursuits. He watches them alongside the tranquil notice and non-attachment of a yogi. There is Talkative Man, the busiest man in Nagaraj’s road who wanders Malgudi town the finished date in yearn of a little hot pursuit, nevertheless he has his large familial house and plenty money. In sharp difference to Talkative Man is Sambu,…

1.1 Pregnancy and Childbirth Pregnancy period is one of the wonderful phases of a woman's life. Each and every moment during this period is very precious for them. They spend each and every day in pleasant anticipation, waiting for a normal delivery. Pregnant women will face a lot of emotional issues, mainly due to hormonal changes. This will result in unusual mood swings. When a woman is pregnant for the first time, the fear will be more, as she is not aware of many things. This is the time…

"Well, use your head, son," he said, smiling. Which really meant, "That's all I'm going to tell you," or "I don't know the answer, so don't embarrass me." A Partnership Is Formed The next morning, I told my best friend, Mike, what my dad had said. As best I could tell, Mike and I were the only poor kids in this school. Mike was like me in that he was in this school by a twist of fate. Someone had drawn a jog in the line for the school district, and we wound up in school with the rich kids. We…