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Yoga’s Eight Fold Path to Enlightenment

Yoga’s Eight Fold Path to Enlightenment

May 18, 2013 0 Comments

While many consider Yoga to be a form a physical exercise, it is also known to be an exercise in spiritual development. Most would agree that the true goal of Yoga is to provide the individual with the means to achieve inner peace and balance. To achieve these lofty goals, students are encouraged to become [...] Read more
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Foundations of Yoga, Part 3: Satya (Truthfulness, Honesty)

Foundations of Yoga, Part 3: Satya (Truthfulness, Honesty)

May 17, 2013 0 Comments

Satya: truthfulness, honesty (A continuation of an explanation of the aspects of Patanjali’s Yama and Niyama) “Satya is said to be speech and thought in conformity with what has been seen or inferred or heard on authority. The speech spoken to convey one’s own experience to others should be not deceitful, nor inaccurate, nor Read more
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Foundations of Yoga, Part 2: Ahimsa (Harmlessness)

Foundations of Yoga, Part 2: Ahimsa (Harmlessness)

May 17, 2013 0 Comments

Ahimsa: non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness In his commentary on the Yoga Sutras, Vyasa [Vyasa was one of the greatest sages of India, author of the Mahabharata (which includes the Bhagavad Gita), the Brahma Sutras, and the codifier of the Vedas.] begins his exposition of ahimsa: “Ahimsa means in no way and at no time to do [...] Read more
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Foundations of Yoga, Part 1: Yama and Niyama

Foundations of Yoga, Part 1: Yama and Niyama

May 17, 2013 0 Comments

Prerequisites for yoga “Knowledge (Jnana) does not come about from practice of yoga methods alone. Perfection in knowledge is in fact only for those who begin by practice of virtue (dharma). Yet, without yoga as a means, knowledge does not come about. The practice of yogic methods is not the means by itself, yet it [...] Read more
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Importance Of Controlling Your Mind

Importance Of Controlling Your Mind

May 17, 2013 0 Comments

Since ancient times, the human philosophers have realized the importance of the mind in governing the human affairs. They knew that a persons external circumstances were the result of his internal thoughts. They were aware that if the person thinks of riches, he would have riches, while if the thoughts are of poverty, success and [...] Read more
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