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Yoga and How to Get Started by Stephen Knapp |
Topic: Yoga |
| The purpose of any true spiritual path is to raise our consciousness to the point of allowing us to directly perceive the spiritual dimension. Being spiritual means to recognize one’s spiritual identity and practically see the transcendental essence of all others. |
| Published: Saturday 31 March, 2007 |
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Pratyahara: the Forgotten Limb of Yoga by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| The term pratyahara is composed of two Sanskrit words, prati and ahara. Ahara means "food," or "anything we take into ourselves from the outside." Prati is a preposition meaning "against" or "away." Pratyahara means literally "control of ahara," or "gaining mastery over external influences." It is c... |
| Published: Tuesday 31 October, 2006 |
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Hatha Yoga Pranayams |
Topic: Yoga |
| Channeling of one's mind and thoughts is one of the most important benefits of Pranayam.
We know that thoughts are never steady and they travel faster than light. Pranayam is an easy method to control one's mind. Daily practice of pranayam awakens one's kundalini as well as chakras, and the pract... |
| Published: Wednesday 11 October, 2006 |
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Yoga and Buddhism: Similarities and Differences by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| Yoga and Buddhism are sister traditions which evolved in the same spiritual culture of ancient India. They use many of the same terms and follow many of the same principles and practices. For this reason it is not surprising that many of us born in the West, particularly after an initial exposure, a... |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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The Purusha Principle of Yoga by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| One could say that the essence of our humanity is that we are ‘sentient’ beings, conscious entities possessed of feelings and capable of suffering. We cannot accept that human beings are enslaved, experimented on, used for food, killed or tortured or any other such demeaning actions that we might al... |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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Vedic Yoga, the Oldest Form of Yoga by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| Yoga is a comprehensive set of spiritual practices designed to enable us to realize the greater universe of consciousness that is our true nature. The term Yoga means to unite, coordinate, harmonize, work, or transform. It refers to the linking all aspects of our being, from the physical body to our... |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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Vedic Yoga and the Three Gunas by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| Any student of classical Yoga is well aware of the importance of the three gunas in yogic thought and practice. Few, however, are aware of their Vedic background and the deeper understanding that a Vedic perspective brings to them. |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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Tantra and its Misconceptions: Reclaiming the Essence from the I by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| Perhaps nothing is more exotic, dramatic and sensational in India’s Yoga traditions than is the practice of Tantra. No other approach to Yoga has gained such a fascination for the modern mind and its seeking of the bizarre, the entertaining and the enigmatic. |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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Yoga and Ecology by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| Both Yoga and Ayurveda are all about working with the forces of nature, which are not just as material energies but powers of consciousness. This work with nature occurs at both internal and external levels. Internally, we need to balance the forces of our own nature as body, mind, breath and spirit... |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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The Fire of the Goddess by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| I first discovered the Goddess as the muse that arose as part of my youthful poetic inspirations before I had even heard of the path of Yoga or studied any eastern spiritual traditions. The muse is the intimation of beauty and mystery who guides us along our path beyond the world of necessity to the... |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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The Shiva Linga and its Meaning by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| The sexual symbolism of Tantra, like the subject of sexuality in general, has always engaged the human mind. The modern mind seems to be obsessed with it as well. Many people into Tantra, as well as most of the scholars who write on it, seem unable to move beyond the physical suggestions of these sy... |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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Marma Points and the Practice of Yoga by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| The main aspect of Yoga practice that actively considers the use of marmas is the practice of Pratyahara, which is the fifth branch of Yoga. Pratyahara mediates between the outer factors of Yoga, which include Asana and Pranayama, and the inner factors of Yoga, which mainly consist of meditation. Pr... |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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The Ayurvedic Effects of Asana Practice by Dr. David Frawley |
Topic: Yoga |
| According to the philosophy of Yoga, the physical body is a manifestation of consciousness. It is a crystallization of karmic (behavioral) patterns created by the mind. The key to working with the body, therefore, is to understand the consciousness behind it, much of which lies outside our ordinary ... |
| Published: Tuesday 10 October, 2006 |
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