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Midsummer Weekend

Posted by Swami Saradananda on June 20, 2010 at 12:16pm

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Loving greetings on thisauspicious Midsummer weekend

I’ve just returned from a few daysin Dorset at the Midsummer Festival that was organised by the Independent Network.

I’d like to say a special “thanks” toBhavani, who drove me down and back. I always enjoy the drive to Dorset. Soon after leaving London, you come to the awe-inspiring Salisbury Plains. One can imagine why it was a holy place in ancient times. The view and feeling of spaciousness is still exciting today, especially when you come

In The Taste Of The Day (The Idler part 1)

Posted by Christopher Stewart on June 18, 2010 at 1:40am

("Upward" - detail from an old kindergarten painting)

The Idler was born of a combination of concepts discovered while exploring various domains of knowledge during the second half of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s.

« The idler who does not arise when it is time to arise, who is full of sloth though young and strong, who is lazy and weak in thought and mind, does not find the path to insight. » – The Dhammapada

I was developing an interest in Buddhism, and from the works of Jung, in the c

Bhakti Yoga

Posted by Sita Chaitanya on June 17, 2010 at 4:03pm

"What is really required of us in this yoga is that our thirst after the beautiful should be directed to God. What is the beauty in the human face, in the sky, in the stars, and in the moon? It is only the partial manifestation of the real, all-embracing Divine Beauty. 'He shining, everything shines. It is through His light that all things shine.' " Swami Vivekananda

Equanimity

Posted by Sita Chaitanya on June 15, 2010 at 4:30pm

Equanimity is equality or evenness of mind or temper. It is balanced mind in pleasure and pain, success and failure, honor and dishonor, censure and praise. Equanimity is composure of spirit, especially calmness and steadiness of mind, amidst trying circumstances... Samatvam or equanimity is Yoga. ~Swami Sivananda.

Love

Posted by Sita Chaitanya on June 14, 2010 at 5:06pm

“...fear is not love, dependence is not love, jealousy is not love, possessiveness and domination are not love, responsibility and duty are not love, self-pity is not love, the agony of not being loved is not love, love is not the opposite of love any more than humility is the opposite of vanity. So if you can eliminate all these, not by forcing them but by washing them away as the rain washes the dust of many days from a leaf, then perhaps you will come upon this strange flower which man always

Positive Overpowers Negative

Posted by Sita Chaitanya on June 13, 2010 at 4:27am

Positive overpowers the negative. A positive thought drives off a negative one. Courage drives off fear. Love destroys hatred. Unity annihilates separateness. Magnanimity destroys petty-mindedness (jealousy). Generosity drives away miserliness and greed. Keep yourself always positive. You will have wonderful meditation. ~Swami Sivananda

Acupressure in Gurgaon

Posted by Surender choudhary on June 10, 2010 at 6:17pm

http://www.yogasanjivani.com/acupressure.html

Acupressure is an ancient Chinese healing method that involves applying pressure to certain meridian points on the body to relieve pain. The human body has fourteen "meridians" that carry energy throughout the body. These meridians start at the fingertips, connect to the brain, and then connect to the organ associated with the specific meridian.

Acupressure deals with all the aspects of a person as a whole: body, emotions, mind, and spirit as one, not

about yoga in gurgaon

Posted by Surender choudhary on June 10, 2010 at 6:14pm

About Yoga?

Yoga means the union of body and mind where body is the individual soul and mind is the Universal spirit. Yoga is the restraining of mind-stuff (chitta) from taking various forms (vritti).

Yoga is an ancient system of health and fitness which originated in India. Today yoga is accepted as a comprehensive exercise to promote control of the body and mind. Yoga has become accepted as one of the best ways to achieve health, fitness and balance.

Yoga is a hard word to define, because it cove

Yam and Niyam ( Thought Revolution Movement)

Posted by kishore kumar on June 10, 2010 at 5:43pm

Yam and Niyam is a base foundation of Yoga . Maharshi Patanjalis Yoga is a Way to Attain the Spiritual Goal.It starts from Yam and Niyam. these two things purifies the inner and outerself of the men and makes him ready for spiritual journey. Shrutis and old scripturs also says a lot about Yam and Niyam,

Yam --- Ahinsa, Satya , Asteya , Brahmacharya, and Aparigrha.

Niyam ---Sauch, Santosh, Tap, Swaddhyay, Ishwar Pranidhan.

www.awgp.org

http://literature.awgp.org/

Modern age self proclaimed gurus......... do you know, the disqualifications for this post? So how 1000's every day are becoming gurus?

Posted by Chandan Bandyopadhyay on June 9, 2010 at 12:37pm

*A list of disqualifications for a person intends to be a Guru:

*(As per ancient guru sutras)

Himsa (injury)	sinning	bad reputation	devious mind	cruelty (Krura)	selling gold
thieving	plagued with troubles and worries	bad character	adulterous	foul language	deformed
sensuous	deceiver	adharma	talkative	greedy	miserly
liar	hyperactive	lacks reverence	devoid of acaras	many blemishes	money-minded
Consumption (TB)	Skin disease	diseased nails	diseased teeth	deafness	cataract
bald	lame	deformed	extra body parts	conjunctivitis	halitosis
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yoga for corporate in gurgaon

Posted by Surender choudhary on June 9, 2010 at 12:01pm

Today's work environment is demanding, to say the least. The increasing pressure in the workplace and employees working longer hours lead to stress-related problems such as anxiety, depression, headaches, hypertension, back pain, insomnia and fatigue.Yogasanjeivni has started "Stress Mangement Programs" which tries to bring down the stress level via this program they try to enhance your memory power & increase the level of self confidence.Companies are beginning to realise that their employees n

yoga for women in gurgaon

Posted by Surender choudhary on June 9, 2010 at 12:00pm

In order to balance the work pressure, hormonal changes in body & self development, women need the help of yoga to keep themselves fit & fine a lot of working and housewife women have indulge themselves with yoga practices & felt drastic changes in there life. During pregnancy period it is necessary to do yoga cautiously & carefully. it reduces the level of stress from the body. Through the medium of fit & fine program from YOGA SANJIVANI women can take full advantages of yoga exercise.This yoga

Jnana and Bhakti are the Same

Posted by Sita Chaitanya on June 8, 2010 at 8:06pm

"The eternal, unbroken, natural state of abiding in the Self in Jnana. To abide in the Self you must love the Self. Since God is verily the Self, love of the Self is love of God; and that is Bhakti. Jnana and Bhakti are thus one and the same." Sri Ramana Maharshi.

Thinking about Ishwara-pranidhana

Posted by Swami Saradananda on June 8, 2010 at 5:46pm

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Recently, I've been working with the principle of "ishwara-pranidhana". The last of Patanjali's niyamas is usually translated as "self-surrender" or "surrender to the Lord". This is a hard one for many modern yogis, many of whom don't seem to be inclined to surrender to anyone or any teaching.

You may feel that you do not relate to the concept of "God" — or that you do not really know who or what God is — or even whether God really exists. You may (understandably) be loath to commit to doing th

Sadhana is the main medicine for giving up “Being Self” (Ahankar)

Posted by Kriyananda Maharshi Dayananda on June 6, 2010 at 10:30am

Sadhana is the main medicine for giving up “Being Self” (Ahankar)Being “Self” or “Me” (Ahankar) looks a very small word yet it is very unhealthy for those who are in fact on the path of getting spiritual knowledge. It always comes in front of a Sadhak and obstacles to reach on the further stage. So a sadhak should always think these all kind of shortcomings and must try to give up gradually through sadhana.So until and unless a sadhak is pure (chaitanya) from his thoughts, words and deeds (Mann,

Discouraged

Posted by Sheila K. Dixon on June 4, 2010 at 8:32pm

Hello, I have just been certified as a yoga teacher at the 200-hour level. My certification is from a local studio. I chose them for convenience sake as they are less than a mile from my house and the structure agreed with my life right now. The training has been a real internal struggle for me. I have been practicing Sivananda yoga for twenty years and found that my understanding and experience of yoga is very different from that of my teachers. They seem to view asana practice as the whole of

Gatha for arriving home

Posted by ૐ Lakshmi Devi on June 4, 2010 at 1:34pm

Gatha for arriving home: I have arrived, I am home, in the here and now.I am solid, I am free. In the ultimate I dwell. My mind can go in athousand directions. Now I walk in peace. Each step a warm breeze.With each step, a lotus blooms.

Study in India

Posted by Stefano Notarbartolo on June 4, 2010 at 12:52pm

Namaste,

I am planning to spend at least one month in India to study and take a TTC, I am interested in both Yoga and Yoga Therapy, any suggestion? Anyone knows or had direct experience at the Yoga Institute in Santa Cruz, Mumbai?

Thank you in advance

Sadguru Swaroop

Posted by Kriyananda Maharshi Dayananda on June 3, 2010 at 11:26am

Appearance of a Sadgurudev.doc

Durga Puja or Navaratri

Posted by Sita Chaitanya on June 2, 2010 at 6:21pm

The festival of Navaratri ("nine nights”) is a worship of the divine mother Durga in several forms. Each night a puja is held, and there is chanting of the Navarna Mantra, "Om aim hreem kleem chaamundaayai viche namah". Durga also helps you to protect your spiritual practice from the distractions and pitfalls that you encounter regularly in worldly life. This link http://www.dlshq.org/religions/navaratri.htm is to Swami Sivananda's explanation of Durga Puja or Navaratri.

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Midsummer Weekend

In The Taste Of The Day (The Idler part 1)

Bhakti Yoga

Equanimity

Love

Positive Overpowers Negative

Acupressure in Gurgaon

about yoga in gurgaon

Yam and Niyam ( Thought Revolution Movement)

Modern age self proclaimed gurus......... do you know, the disqualifications for this post? So how 1000's every day are becoming gurus?

yoga for corporate in gurgaon

yoga for women in gurgaon

Jnana and Bhakti are the Same

"The eternal, unbroken, natural state of abiding in the Self in Jnana. To abide in the Self you must love the Self. Since God is verily the Self, love of the Self is love of God; and that is Bhakti. Jnana and Bhakti are thus one and the same." Sri Ramana Maharshi.

Thinking about Ishwara-pranidhana

Sadhana is the main medicine for giving up “Being Self” (Ahankar)

Discouraged

Gatha for arriving home

Study in India

Sadguru Swaroop

Durga Puja or Navaratri

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