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What is yoga??? Why we practice its 8 steps?
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| Hi to everyone,hi to all yoga lovers,
Yoga has been explained by the word of yuj or yug,whatever it is...All
the repeaters say the same thing about yoga...To unite a person with
the Universe, or to unite a person with GOD, etc.
We cannot unite anything that is allready united... We can only be
aware of this unification...
How can we realize this togetherness, this wholeness, this unity?
Our tool is YOGA, that is it.That is why we take our postures on our
mat.
Or the other path to be aware of this unity, is to understand our
self...There are lots that we do not know about ourself,for instance,
why we sometime suddenly like the person at first glance? Why we are so
close to hate some people when they act, even their action is very
right!!!And logical, but we almost hate him/her!!!
Or why suddenly the glass in our hand drops to the ground as if some
one has hit our hand!!!
How come all although our tries to quit smoking have been failed, but
a brief sentence of some body bocomes enough to stop smoking !
Questions like this can be many,many...If we really start to understand
ourself, then all these questions will be revealed and we start to see
the dark side of ourselfs...
This understanding, this realization of ourself can be gained by
YOGA...
Yoga is a very valuable tool, nothing more or less...
Respectfully,
Puma
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| howdydave 2006-02-25, 9:33 pm |
| Howdy Puma!
For me, yoga is the sense of awe (I don't use that word very often)
that I felt the first time I was able to "turn my eyes within" (please
excuse the hackneyed expression) and discovered that vast, unexplored
territory within myself.
Until then "yoga" was just an Eastern method of exercise with a bit of
mysticism added for good measure.
Since then, it has become an adventure in exploration.
Dave
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| Howdy Dave,
I am very glad to be in harmony.
Respectfully,
Puma
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| mush97 2006-03-30, 12:29 pm |
| Pleas explain as to what are 8 step you are talking about.
Thanks.
"puma" <sesli.atbisey@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1140727113.523144.302370@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> Hi to everyone,hi to all yoga lovers,
>
> Yoga has been explained by the word of yuj or yug,whatever it is...All
> the repeaters say the same thing about yoga...To unite a person with
> the Universe, or to unite a person with GOD, etc.
>
> We cannot unite anything that is allready united... We can only be
> aware of this unification...
>
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| The 8 STEPS are
1- YAMA
2- NIYAMA
3- ASANA
4- PRANAYAMA
5- PRATYAHARA
6- DHARANA
7- DHYANA
8- SAMADHI
O.K. MUSH, IS IT CLEAR NOW?
With compassion,
puma
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| howdydave 2006-04-06, 6:32 pm |
| Quote:
Originally Posted by puma
The 8 STEPS are
1- YAMA
2- NIYAMA
3- ASANA
4- PRANAYAMA
5- PRATYAHARA
6- DHARANA
7- DHYANA
8- SAMADHI
While all 8 steps are helpful, for any one particular person they may
not occur in the same sequence.
In some cases (depending on which path you choose and how far along you
are) some of the intermediate steps might not even be necessary.
YAMA - Self-discipline consisting of: non-injury, truthfulness,
non-stealing, continence and non-acceptance of gifts.
NIYAMA - Self-improvement i.e.; qualities to be cultivated: purity,
simplicity, contentment, endurance, repeated affirmation of SELF,
sustained resolve to attain Yoga (unity.)
(Yama and niyama are pretty much the "Thou shalts" and the "Thou shalt
nots")
ASANA - Mastering a seated posture in which a person can remain
motionless for extended periods of time.
PRANAYAMA - Regulated breathing
PRATYAHARA - Retraction of the senses.
DHARANA - "Singularity of focus" in meditation
DHYANA - For me, it's "Subjective meditation." (see thread with that
title)
SAMADHI - Unity
(This was posted yesterday on another board but it hasn't shown up on
google. Sorry if it's a duplicate!)
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