Chakras depend on the following eight fold path, laid by Patanjali in his Hatha Yoga Padipika.
1. Yamas- Behaving with restraint: non violent, truthful, honest and kind manner. Purity of thoughts, deeds and mind. Eating moderately.
2. Niyamas- Having spiritual and devotional attitude towards everything like prayer, austerity etc. Following few rules discipline in life.
3. Asanas- Practicing yoga postures/asanas regularly. It will lead to a meditative stage when the mind will become still.
4. Pranayama- Developing prana/breath control.
5. Pratyahara- controlling the senses so that they do not disturb. Preparing the mind for concentration, focus and visualisation.
6. Dharana- Firm belief, will power, concentration, focus.
7- Dhyana- Practicing meditation so that the mind becomes still, thoughtless and does not wander. You become calm and uninterrupted by thoughts.
8. Samadhi- The final goal; bliss/transcendent consciousness. Mind, Body and Soul becoming one.
thgh I'm not much of a person for yoga....this post was not bad :P
ReplyDelete@ Megha. thanks.
ReplyDeleteYoga....very interesting !
ReplyDeletei feel very bad about myself. I being in India I don't know anything about yoga. I think i should join yoga class.
ReplyDeleteWell I make my sketch by using the Photoshop software. Its very easy. I learnt photoshop in just two months.
Through the years I have learned bits and pieces about the Hindu lifestyle and philosophy, and it is amazing to me to see how much more there is to know.
ReplyDeleteI find Yoga boring compared to aerobics. Attended Yoga only once :)
ReplyDelete@ indianpie. it certainly is.
ReplyDelete@ santoshi. do join a yoga class. like photoshop, you will pick it up fast and then sketch those beautiful pics of yoga asanas.
ReplyDelete@ agnes. India has very rich heritage. There is a lot to learn. I am still learning.
ReplyDelete@ manasa. it happens. at one point of time, i had the same opinion about yoga and aerobics. there are phases when you like one form over the other.
ReplyDelete:) Kiran : do listen to Sri Sri's commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. It explains the entire eight fold path in beautiful depth using very simple exposition.
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@ random. i heard that. really nice.
ReplyDeleteI never tried yoga, but I always wanted to. Maybe now is the time to start? :)
ReplyDeleteOh this knowledge is simply amazing !!
ReplyDeleteHow beautifully have we got all the answers from the ancient texts
and what fun implying them
Keep dancing , diva :)
flash soul and spirit inter winding .. the last one is good..
ReplyDeleteeven i haven't tried yoga. and those involving the spiritual senses seem almost impossible to me. but as they say nothing is impossible, may be someday i will begin with learning yoga.
ReplyDelete@ leo. You must give it a try.
ReplyDelete@ Bhawna. Thanks dear
ReplyDelete@ Chriz. Thanks
ReplyDelete@ rahi. tomorrow never comes. Try it today.
ReplyDelete@ femin. Thanks
ReplyDeleteIt was extremely interesting for me to read that post. Thanks for it. I like such themes and everything that is connected to this matter. I would like to read more soon.
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