5 principle....Celibacy????

It has been questioned the role of Celibacy in Yoga. Patanjali has described as "Brahamcharya pratisthanam virya labha". Brahamcharya is mostly interpreted as Celibacy or abstaining the sexual activity, prathistam means occurence, Virya is again translated as semen and labh is gain. So with this textual translation it concludes as the presence of Celibacy gives the benefits of semen, Some commentors have expalined as establishment of celibacy leads to vigour.

But the question arises  how the loss of semen affects the path of yoga? What we are supposed to do with sexual absenteeism? Religion and  Celibacy are closely related, in all religions whether Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism etc mostly the priests are not allowed to get married or supposed to have commitment towards life long so called virginity. Religion believes the energy should move always upward towards head so just to stop the down flow it prohibits  sexual activity.Hindus were so fanatatic to this concept that they made Patanjali like human from Face and upper body but tied him as Fish form below navel to hold his celibacy in esteem. They have said that he was never born he just fall from sky, so erased all the sexual events even in pictorial form.

Yoga holds a different opinion from religion towards, it doesn't  states external celibacy, it talking more on transformation. Patanjali needs a positive use of this  energy rather than destructive, armies are kept apart from their families, their sexuality have been hindered, which leads them to for the destructive nature. They can only kill when this sex force pushes them and make them insane, it makes them blind as it is trying to find a way to penetrate, it comes in bullet penetration. Almost more than ten times I heard the sexual abuses done by most of highest religious authorities in almost every religion.

Vigour is defined as a power to forgive, and only braves can forgive. In fact Patanjali was not interested in sexual celibacy, he is most likely interested in mercy, forgiveness and misdirected transformation of energy. In India most of the scandals also in yoga school, hindu temples, have shown sex abuses, they are preaching the uses of this. The real essence of celibacy lies on satisfaction, and this is closely related with energy moving from root chakra. In ashtanga all are talking about Mulabandha but still they are far from undertstanding the resl significance of it. Just contracting the pelvis and perinium will not to attain the goal.

It is a drving force, that have to be well balanced and directed, not complete absenteeism or excessive indulgence will lead to goal.

Continued.....

3rd principle- Non stealing? "Steal an apple"- Patanjali

Asteya is considered as in row third Yama or principle of yoga. Asteya is a word that is translated in english as non -stealing in Yoga. Not to steal is translated by many books as Patanjali definition of Asteya.

Every parent in the world teach their kid this as basic ethics in life. No parents in the world want to see their kids as termed as theif or robber. So the question arises does Patanjali is trying to teach the community of theifs?. India was a developed society even in 2600 years ago, and the period of Gupta empire was existed at that time. 3 to 6 century CE was considered as the Golden age of India. India has Florished itself in science, economy, technology, 0 was discovered, philosophy, mathematics and people like Buddha, Mahavira, Patanjali, Kalidasa(a great author), Aryabhatt( Mathematician and astronomer, famous for 0 and decimal system), Vatysana(Author of Kamasutra) have born.
It is said in Indian history people dont lock their doors when they are out from the house even, as their is no theft.

So what makes Patanjali to  add Asteya as a main principle of yoga. Is he just trying to prevent the chances of becoming theif in society. All western translation of yoga, have missed the cultural heritage and essence of atmosphere in their works. They have just wrote a commentary with their western frame of mind.

Non stealing cannot be a big deal for yoga, a mother is enough to teach it. Kings or Goverment are more responsible for thefts than yoga schools.

Now we have to understand Patanjali frame of mind while using the word. Patanjali have always emphasis on Contentment or satisfaction. Any loss in satisfaction or lack of it prompts man to take some action to serve his desires well. Lack of satisfaction is the result of desire. Patanjali was a keen psychologist and he felt that as the society will get prosperous their will be a new desires will form. Unlike Buddha he believes nothing is absolute.

Maslow have given his need hierchy theory in last century but Patanjali was more aware of it even that well developed time. He belived as physical needs will get satisfied meta physical needs will arises. To steal a physical object wont be a problem for him, as you will get satisfied once you get it irrespect of the way. To steal a apple or a gold will not effect as the person is still far away from the base stage.

He was trying to stop the stealing at the higher level. Buddha said every man is Unique. Vajrayna tantra says kill the Buddha before you meditate. And Patanjali is doing nothing he is trying to stop the theft of this Buddha from one man to other. Man always try to steal something, in the child hood it is an apple, then a pencil, toy, as he grows it will be a car, money, gold etc, but once he become physical secure he start stealing the thought, personality, ideologies. These abstract factors are stolen without knowing their relevance in ones life. And one it happens man forgets his true nature, thus the first principle of Truth get defy, later living in another influence, philosophy he start killing his real self, so Violence step up.

Yoga ask to be true to yourself, without stealing external matter either physical or abstract. It is easy to stop a man to steal a physical entity by putting hin jail, but all abstract factores have no rule yet. And till the man doesnt know how to live with his own nature, accepting himself, he will be always conditioned.  

Ahimsa the second principle......

Sanskrit is a very old language, and to translate exact it to other language is not possible. Every language carries its own expression in the form of cultural factor. Sanskrit has moulded itself for thousands of year to define the subtle laws easily.

Non Violence is the close translation but not exact. As in english it means not to do violence. Ahimsa is sanskrit terminolgy close to non violence but not exact. We are going to talk on Ahimsa in detail as it connects all the  principle. Non Violence in nowdays it represent as as not to hurt anyone.

Let check what does Patanjali says about Ahimsa(Non Violence), "by practising non violence, ones own presence creates an atmosphere in which hostility doesnt exist or ceases". Simply it means that if one is non violent to other living entities, his presence will bring peace and hostilities will come to an end.

Non Violent refers not to hurt, kill, attempt or desires to harm other. But Is that possible to attain this state easily? For the Humans it not as easy as a human mind is covered with dust of passions. Even I have seen many spiritual institutions, religious organisation and even the yoga teachers are trying to find a way to create hostilities.

Buddha, Jesus, Mahavir, Socrates they all were following non violence, .they preach non violence as a firts step for enlighment, but even Buddha was insulted and several attempt to kill him had done. Jesus was Crucified, while teaching the principle of love. Mahavir was stoned by masses and Socrates was forced to drink the cup of poison. So one can argue how Patanjali was correct. All these above figures met hostility that took their lives.

Patanjali is not mentioning here simple non violence, he mentioned Ahimsa. Ahimsa is word that Aham and Sa. Ahm is Ego and sa means to dissolve it. But the word "i"  means awareness, and thats the bridge. Buddha has a Cousin named Devdatt, who is in competition with him always. When he heard the glory of Buddha, he was jealous, envied, and tried to kill him. While Buddha was in meditation he tried to roll down a big rock through the mountain on him. But the rock changed the direction by itself. Later Buddha said  that rock has more conciousness than his cousin.

Sameway we people gather more rubbish in our mind, we keep collecting ideas, and they just become a heap of garbage. And when we pass through an existence like Buddha we could not feel it, we are no more concious to feel the presence of divine.

Ahimsa here signifies that the concious presence of mind. If we are concious, aware the violence will not take place. Just by stop eating the meat or eggs one cannot be qualified for a Tag of  non violent. Scientist have proved that Plants release a chemical to attract bigger insects to eat the small flies and parasites around it. J C Bose a noble laurate Indian scientist have proved in 60's that plants have conciousness.

For Patanjali to kill a plant or an animal doesnt differ alot. Jain is a religion folled by Mahavira, their followers wait for a plant to drop the fruit, to eat.

When Jesus is asking his followers on last day eat the bread as if you are eating me, and drink the wine as my blood, he was trying to make them one with himslef through conciousness. The time when the master get dissolve in his students.

Patanjali just meant to say negative thougths and emotions for attachment lead to violence, knowing or unknowingly. It is hard to be non violent in sense of Patanjali, in terms of yoga but the key is awareness. Tao has simplify it just act with full awareness.

5 principles of yoga: Truth (Satya)

With the practice of yoga, we always meet the philosophy behind it. Yoga without the philosophy will be equal to Gymnastics as we are doing asanas withouth knowing their relevance. In the book by Patanjali on Ashtanga yoga or Raja yoga, he start with eight limb path.

Let begins with Yama the first in order. Yama means that the principles of yoga. But here the word principle applied in a different sense than west. In east principle means just to watch and to live with that awareness. West has 10 commandments but none of the eastern religion have commandments. Therfore principle are not taken from outside they have to be nurtured within yourself.

Satya, truth is the first principle of Patanjali yoga. Truth is GOD, Quran says. I have read many english translation of Patanjali yoga sutra, but most of them are misguiding as they represent Satya, as TRUTHFULNESS. There is a big difference between truth and truthfulness. Truth needs no proof or screening while truthfulness have to be proved at every point. Thats why many of western translations describe it as to be truthful with word, action and thinking.

But Patanjali is not teaching how to be moral? He not guiding the moral standards, as  yoga has no specific rules on morality. Morality exist at the level of mind, but yoga is meant to go beyond mind. So it is incorrect that Patanjali has tried to make us more moral.

Trurth in sense of Patanjali implies to be true with yourself. There should be no fallacy, no extra covering of perceptions and desires. He just want us to be in a  true state in which we are. He condems wilful and forceful transformation. Just as Tao, he means that change is temporary but transformation is eternal.

Truth is not easy to understand, many of us try to change the world, we need to bring the revolution at the external level, Patanjali marked that world is too vast, it is almost impossible to bring a commendable change. Therefore he adviced a easy way that transform yourself and the worl will change. It just needs to be what we are not what we ought to be.

Truth means to accept yourself as you are without any delusions. It is not easy to accept yourself with an animal instinct or the worse mode of state. Therefore we try to change ourselves sometimes by changing the color of bedroom, changing the lifestyle or converting to an another religion. Many people couldnt even felt transformation with Yoga, so they have tried to change yoga also, sometimes doing it faster, slower or now in hot rooms. But at last we find that nothing have changed, because we are always same inside and never let to accept ourselves.

A basic requirement for a yoga practitioner is to accept himself as a truth rather than with delusions. Before reading the more depth of yoga philosophy the Truth have to be established as it will bring the benefits of inner riches rather than an Egoistic barrier.

In next we will talk about benefits of being truth. 

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Be a Spider in Life....

Researches have given a theory that woman are scared of spiders due to their genes ! They can be afraid unless they don't become spiders in their life........

In India Hindus avoid to kill spiders, they believe that spiders belong to Higher Brahmin's caste, that seems little ridiculous but that's they believe......

Well here in blog I am focusing on positive features of spider, that is perseverance. Mahmood Ghajni who attacked India continuously and finally won on the 17th attempt. In initial years when he was attracted by wealth of India, he attacked India he has to face 5 severe defeats. He was disappointed and considering to go back. Suddenly while pondering on his thought he saw a small spider who was trying to climb the wall but falling every time and on his 15th attempt he succeeded, this inspired him that when a small spider cannot leave trying how he can.............Thus he continued his attack and won at last on 17 attempt........

In Life we miss this attitude there are only only few who are determined to succeed like a tortoise, majority is like a rabbit................

In yoga also success cannot be guaranteed unless you are not a spider....only spiders can attain success in yoga as its requires toil and perseverance without loosing the motivation......I have many students but only few of them like Veronica can be labelled as spider.......

Being a spider will deduct all the obstacles like injuries, old age, diseases, time limits, fatigues, lack of motivation and new world of happiness will be unveiled.............

Do you carry boats at yoga sessions??

An interesting questions ! how does the boat and yoga can relate?? Indeed they can.....

I heard about Hernando cortéz, he was a great spanish explorer who took Mexico for Spain. When his fleet of army reached the coast of Mexico, they have to go through a fierce battle with Mexicans. The battle was taking place uphills so they need to march up and fight to conquer the top. But when he saw his army was meeting disaster and on the verge of losing the battle, he asked his subordinate to burn all the boats. Once the boats are burned, they win the lost battle miracally..........

It is just because the army have come to know that their no way back.........same way in life we have many boats arounds and some highly optimists called them as Alternatives......Ask yourself that how many times in life you have step with half hearted or fears in mind.......you always have these invisible boats around you when pressure builds up on you.........we have try to escape the situations and circumstances with a reason that this was not good for me....

Many of us carry these boats in yoga classes.....we always try to find a way to escape what irritates us or challenges us.....challenges are the teachers that brings the grace under pressure...

I have seen while teaching Crane pose(Bakasana) many students place cushions underneath even they are not going to fall.....and some of us leave those challenges for future.....

Once I was teaching an exclusive class of yoga in depth on Paschimottan asana(Sitting forward bend), there was girl who was doing less but looking at other people more....when I asked her that why she is not trying....she answered that when she will get flexible then she will do it...

I was astonished that she might take some capsules to make her flexible :) unless you dont try how can you get flexibilty.....likewise some are there theyare enough flexible to break their last day record but they have alternatives around and they stay for years on same level where there were five years ago........

These boats also never let us to grow in life....as we always attempt things with half calibre and capacity......we are never sure of our capabilities whether we can achive it or not. We always have an attitude of giving try.......Like we have in India for Sports so we lag at last on medal tally even we are more than a billion.....

If you trust your yoga teacher and the teacher has no records of injury to students then you can try to walk uphill and set everyday a new standard and a challenge for you.....Yga relects in life as life reflects in yoga.....

Try to count your boats and put them at bin..........

So leave your boats and try to break your own set mental limits.......

Love your irritations in Yoga and Life?

In Yoga:
As we know Yoga is not just a physical science it has a psychological part also. Irritations we have it in daily life and also at yoga classes. It can be that any particular Asana or Pranayama or any other technique irritates us. Many teachers also have irritations to a particular pose, like I used to get irritated with eagle pose(Garuda asana). For many years I try to escape this pose and I was not able to open my planters and knees well. But later in MBA I heard a speaker talking on irritations and ask to love them. I started with it during my studies in few months I started loving this pose. In ashtanga style people use to escape of Viniyasa's.

Let understand what causes irritation? Irritation is caused of two reasons when the person is not interested and forced to do it. And the second reason is ego, when ego doesnt want to accept of chance of failure or uncomfort. If you are on the yoga mat the first cant be the reason surely.

So yoga is all about dropping the ego at right point and to get rid of fear, yoga has no excuses it is just victory of Mind over matter as Mr Colin Hall said , my first boss in Ananda Spa.

In Life:
Colin is a unique man of interesting character, I thought he never read any book on yoga ever but his lifestyle is showing many hidden wisdoms of yoga. I learned the concept to love your irritations as they are actually giant oppurtunities. He always aksed us to do things that irritates us in begining and later we fall in love with doing that. I remember in that Hotel there was general set up of mats and orange shawls in a small colloseum. I hate that work in begining but when he pushed then after few days my creativity revealed more and it become interesting.

I learnt the issues that makes us angry are our biggest gift and we should be grateful to them. Love them. These circumstances start making us from ordinary to extraordinary. They actually reveal your limiting believes, fears and false concepts.

Even Carl Jung said that whatever irritates us about others can help us to understand ourselves better.

I think in my last 6 years of life experience in 4 countries with many nationality I met very few Colin's who take responsibilty rather than blaming themselves for their irritations.

So stop blaming your muscles, Knees, back, injuries, and many more.......just get in irritations and things will be achieve easily in yoga and in life.....

"I have learned silence from talkative, toleration from intolerant and kindness from unkind, yet strange I am grateful to those teachers" ---------------Khalil Gibran

6 simple steps to develop your Ashtanga yoga practice..

Dear yogis there are just 6 simple steps to make your practice alive......

1. Listen to your body and have faith in yourself.........I learn while working with Radisson hotels...YES I CAN !
2. Never forget alignments, wrong flow or practice of ashtanga viniyasa can cause injuries in back and knees....so please ask your teachers for correct and alternative way to do asanas......every body is a unique temple (Even many great ashtangis refer to book named light on yoga)
3. Practice more and correct Pranayamas.....yoga monasteries in India believe pranayama as most important part of yoga.....intense breathing can unlock or open the body easily, at last breath is your real master........(read swami Vivekanand or Yoga nanda)
4. Question your teachers about doubts...this is your right to correct knowledge...Osho referred " Patanjali said more you have doubts on yoga more you will be successful...you need to experiment to believe the truth"....No Blind faith......
5. Practice regularly with patience and dedication, yoga is a life long non competitive practice of years.......
6. Try to avoid excessive attachment, hatred, fears, laziness and jealousy......they will ruin you as human and at last you will be a mere gymnast.......

"If mind is the king of senses, the breath is the king of mind"- Swami Svatmaram

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