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Science of Yoga
Yoga Science or Mysticism
Ever since I fell in love with
yoga
, 25 years ago, my fascination is fuelled by this
amazing Body of Knowledge that flourishes under the umbrella of this Ancient Spiritual
Science. 1,000s of years various Yogis devoted their life-times to study the human being,
the way we act, behave, or the way our past and present interact within a matrix called our
Life and influence our body, mind, and soul.
The experimental and experiential science of Yoga is full of methods and tools that offer to
strengthen the willpower, control the mind, work with the emotions and ultimately open the
path to enlightenment, giving one as a unit consciousness, a
soul
, an Atman, an option
to merge with Divine Mind, with Cosmic Consciousness, with Brahman, with God.
Yoga and Chanting
Covering the wide spectrum of goals, from
personal health, through to the improvement of
relationships,
to
the
inner
peace
and
happiness, Yoga focusses on all the aspects of
this amazing human existence. Materialising as a
multi-dimensional art in all the spheres of life, it
opens its investigative eye examining:
- symbols and their life within our sub-consciousness (symbolism of chakras),
- sounds and the way our mind relates to the sound vibrations of the Universe
- form (yantras and mandalas) and its mathematical relationship with our Souls and the
Universe.
Exploring and experimenting with minute: the
control of breath
, the play with imagination,
singing devotional songs, fasting, Yoga gives every-single-day’s exercises, spiritual
tools and suggestions to help us grow into better and more inspiring people.
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Yoga and Kundalini
Yogis tremendously respect the Life Force that is within us. Calling it Kundalini, a Yogi, as
an experienced doctor or a magician, follows its flow through the Chakras, analysing the
qualities and the expression of this Life Force. An anger, for example is a life force directed
wrongly through our stomach chakra called Manipura that is coloured red and symbolically
represented as a triangle. What a
beautiful play of symbolism,
knowledge of human nature
and imagination! Mistreating
the life-force within us with Mal
Nutrition or wrong thoughts or
emotions may lead to a dis-ease.
The disease in turn can be
treated by the change of Life
Force manifestation.
Yoga and Meditation
The happiness can be achieved if the Life Force / Kundalini flows through the Sushuma,
the middle channel within our spine, if we balance the wisdom of female intuition with the
strength of male action. The major spiritual tool
and method to achieve Inner Peace and
ultimately Enlightenment is Meditation.
Yoga
postures
(Asanas),
breathing
(pranayama),
vegetarian diet, fasting, are all there to prepare
the body and mind for the magic of Meditation.
Cleansing our body and mind: thoughts and
emotions, we allow
meditation
to happen within
our Souls and this experience may lead us to
Samadhi giving us a gift of Enlightenment.
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Chanting Mantras and Deep Meditation Techniques
Quiet Mind and Concentration
Our Mind is
constantly
active.
Seeking stillness within the Mind that
is in motion is impossible if you do not
use the motion itself. When the
surface of a lake is still, we will be able
to see, experience, intuitively sense
the ocean of our sub-conscious and
to tap into the magic of super-
conscious. This is impossible when the surface is agitated by waves of
our thoughts, emotions, habits, fears.
In order to still our mind we learn how to understand the
body
and the influence it has on
our mind. The art of meditation is the art of stillness, the art of self-development, the art
of motion within no-motion, action within no-action, visualization and concentration.
To still the body, throughout the centuries yogis have used chanting, experimenting with
sound, mantras, asanas and breathing exercises that in various ways work with the body
but also help the mind enter meditation.
Spiritual Meditation and Focus
Chose a mantra that inspires you and
use it as your object of meditation: a
sound of Aum, Soham, Aum Mani
Padme Hum, etc. Concentrating
our mind on light, love, peace that is
emanating from the mantra or the
pure consciousness,
we
allow
the mind to keep ‘busy’ while we
connect
with
the source
of
knowledge using powerful imagery of positive imagination.
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