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Yoga
and Tantra are all part of the ancient life-disciplines that have been practiced
in India for centuries. They find mention in the scriptures of the Vedas and
Upanishads. Yoga is the science of the union with the Divine, with Truth Tantra
is the most direct method of controlling the energy that creates the ultimate
union with truth.
The father of Yoga, Patanjali, described eight areas of Yoga and Yogic practices as : the natural regulation of the nervous system, discipline; cleansing; postures; concentration; contemplation; the awakening of awareness; and the state of perfect equilibrium. Yogic excrcises have both preventive and curative value. They bring man to the natural state of tranquility, which is equilibrium yogic practices help to bring natural order and balance to the neurohormones and the metabolism and improve the endocrine system and thus fortify one against stress. Yogic practices for the treatment of stress and stress-related disorders (such as hypertension, diabetes, asthama, and obesity) are remarkably effective.
1.. Purification of thoughts and emotions
To prevent internal disturbances from extraneous thoughts and sentiments arising
during meditation one needs to practice purifications such as Five Yamas ,
Five Niyamas , four Brahma- viharas, The antidotes to disturbing thoughts,
& ethical behaviour. Another aspect of purification is the conquest of
the vikshepas, nine disturbances in the path of concentration : sickness,
mental, laziness, doubt, lack of enthusiasm, sloth, craving for sense-pleasure,
false perception, despair caused by failure to concentrate and unsteadiness
in concentration, and their five accompaniments : grief, despondency, trembling
of the body and irregular breathing.
2.. Mindfulness
The practice of smrty-upa-sthana (buddhist sati-patthana) takes many forms,
the details of which are taught In personal instruction. The asanas coupled
with full awareness of the states of the body, breath and mind in a detailed
methodology. In fact a major component in the practice of postures is self-awareness,
a deep self-observation, in all states of body, breath and especially the
mind.
3.. Breath Awareness
It starts as part of mindfulness and becomes specialised as the very first
step in the practice of meditation. Here, it is essential to learn diaphragmatic
breathing that is slow, smooth, without jerks and without a break between
the breaths. The practice of breath awareness branches off into many other
modes of meditative experience. For Example : Nadi-shodhana, Pratyahara, Kundalini
breathing, Sa-garbha pranayama.
4..
Japa
This is not simply a mechanical recitation of a randomly- chosen mantra. The
science of mantra is based on an understading of sound vibrations which are
primarily centered in the various stations of the kundalini And cannot be
grasped without initiation. The ultimate purpose of japa is to go into supreme
silence.
5.. Shavasana
Practices serve as ways of entering one's own subtle body. The interior exercises
are detailed and complex and go far beyond mere relaxations. They may be practised
at the levels of annamaya kosha, pranamaya kosha, or manomaya kosha in a logical
progression. The last of these in shavasana is, as stated above, Yoga-nidra
at several different levels.
6.. Dharana
Dharana or concentrations and pra-vrttis or resultant experiences. A proficient
preceptor in the Himalayan tradition is trained in various methods of concentrations
i.e. various focal points in the physical body, the chakra points, the tattvas
& Vijnana-bhairava Tantra teaches a hundred different ways in which an
altered state of consciousness may be triggered, and the enumerates nearly
thirteen hundred dharanas.
7.. Dhyana
Dhayana or meditation. All the methods described above are integral parts
of the approach to meditation, but meditation proper begins at the level of
manomaya kosha.
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