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Raja Yoga

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RAJA YOGA : The Superlative Yoga EACH SOUL IS POTENTIALLY DIVINE. THE GOAL IS TO MANIFEST THIS DIVINITY WITHIN, BY CONTROLLING NATURE, EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL. DO THIS EITHER BY WORK(KarmaYoga), OR WORSHIP(BhaktiYoga), OR PSYCHIC CONTROL(RajaYoga), OR PHILOSOPHY(JnanaYoga)- BY ONE, OR MORE, OR ALL OF THESE-AND BE FREE. THIS IS THE WHOLE OF RELIGION. ...
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Seasonal Regimen(RituCharya) for Spring

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R itucharya for Vasant- Spring season. Months of Magha(Sun Zodiac Pisces) and Phagun(Sun Zodiac Aries) Ritu(Season) +Charya(regimen/rules) is the Ayurvedic remedy to attain health and immunity through diet and behaviour so as to maintain internal body homeostasis during the change of seasons. Ayurveda is a preventive as well as remedial spiritual s...
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DhanTeras: Healthy, Wealthy & Prosperous Diwali Festival

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DhanTeras: DhanTrayodashi: thirteenth day of the waning phase of the Moon in the month of Kartik. The day Dhanvantri emerged from the churning of the oceans bearing the pot of Amrit(nectar of immortality). DhanVantri is the God of Ayurveda. Dhan literally means Wealth. Hence, Lakshmi(Goddess of Wealth) and Kuber(Divine Treasurer) are also wors...
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ShivaRatri: The night of Shiva

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ShivaRatri =The night of Shiva falls on the 14 th day/dark moon of the month of Magh. Zodiac Sun in Aquarius Shiva= Sha(the physical Body) + Ee(the spirit/Atman) + Va(the merging movement=to Be) Ratri=Night II Om Namah Shivaya II Shiva popularly known as AdiYogi, The Supreme Yogi is the embodiment of Yoga. Shivaratri celebrates this still...
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Sharad Purnima

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Sharad Purnima. Full Moon in the month of Ashwin (Sun in Libra). Third full Moon during Sun in Southern hemisphere ( Lunar Phase of Earth ) Sharad season falls between the monsoon and winter. It covers the autumn as such which is marked by hot days with cool nights and aggravations of pitta that result in much disease. A popular Hindu Blessing goes...
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Ganesh Chaturthi

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​श्री वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्य कोटी समप्रभा निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्व-कार्येशु सर्वदा॥ Ganapati - literally means deity of the people. The elephant head and voluminous size notwithstanding, He is one favourite deity with universal appeal. Ganesha is the remover of obstacles, and with his two wives Riddhi and Siddhi, they confer abundance and fame. ...
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Krishna Janamasthami wishes

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  Wishes for Krishna Janmashtami(Krishna was born on the eighth day of the dark moon phase) Srimad Bhagavadgita, Chapter 4: 7-9 यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्‌ ॥ 7 O descendant of Bharata, whenever there is a decline in dharma and an abundance of unrighteousness, at that time I take form. परित्रा...
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Dinacharya: Daily Routine as Yoga

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Dinacharya=Din(day)-acharya(conduct): Dinacharya: Daily Routine for healthy body and mind The ideal lifestyle for each day is called dinacharya. A lifetime of fitness requires daily fitness to be practiced on a day to day basis, for which a daily routine of practices is essential. Daily regimen is divided into daytime(dinacharya) and night(ratricha...
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21 June: International day of Yoga

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21 June: International Day of Yoga Belated wishes for the International day of yoga: this blog was in the making since a while; yet, I needed to wait till all that yoga as asana energy had dissipated and now, the mind has emptied enough to absorb my not so sweet message.  Question. Did we notice that the world just got over the sadness of the ...
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Mother Earth: World Environment Day

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  // Mata Bhoomi Putroham Prithivyah // Atharva Veda, Prithvi Sukta, Shloka 12 Is a solemn declaration of filial allegiance to Mother Earth by humankind, her offspring. Shloka 34: seeks forgiveness: whatever I may dig from thee, O Earth, may that have quick recovery again. O purifier, May we not injure thy vitals or thy heart. When I was in pr...
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Yoga & Ayurveda: holistic health - mind body spirit connection

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​ Yoga & Ayurveda: holistic health - mind body spirit connection The Yogic viewpoint is: that the mind and body are connected as one composite unit along with the spirit to work as an entity. The human is the only being blessed with a capability to be conscious of its consciousness and create a connection with the soul spirit. The psychophysiol...
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Adhik Maas: Thirteenth Extra Month

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Adhik Maas: Extra Month-13th Month of the Luni-Solar calender 2018 will have 13 instead of 12 months in the Indian Luni-solar calendar system. This year, we will have an extra(adhik) month(Maas) of Jyeshtha (Sun in zodiac Gemini) beginning 16th May 2018, which is inserted to balance the luni-solar calendar.* *The sun cycle has 365 days:6 hours and ...
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Rtucharchya(Seasonal-Regimen) for Summer(Grishma)

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Rtucharchya for summer(Grishma) season(Rtu) Summer is made up of the months of Jyeshtha(Sun in Gemini) and Ashadha(Sun in Cancer). This year, we will have an additional(adhik) month(Maas) of Jyeshtha (beginning 16th May 2018) inserted in to balance the luni-solar calendar.* *The sun cycle has 365 days:6 hours and the moon has a cycle...
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Vaishakh, Buddha Purnima

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Vaishakh Purnima, Buddha Purnima, Kurma Purnima, Peepali Purnima, Satya Vinayak Purnima, Vesak Purnima Purnima - full moon. The full moon days in the Hindu calendar are all marked as auspicious and assigned to various deities accordingly. The full moon of the month of Vaisakh(Sun in Aries) is considered extremely auspicious for spiritual purpo...
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Pancha(Five) Prana(vital life force)

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Pancha(Five) Prana(the vital life force) The energy of the cosmos that exists in the physical body is known as prana. It is this energy that is manifest in all matter, and the same that flows within the body to keep every organism alive and active. The word prana in yogic parlance can mean Prana=Vital life force; Prana=vital air-Vayu; and also Pran...
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Baisakhi- Awe(summer) days ahead

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Baisakhi (13th/14th/15th April) is the harbinger of summer days. It is the last of the winter harvest and brings in the summer during the months of Vaisakh and Jyeshtha. Traditionally, India and her farming community still follow a solar and lunar almanac for sowing and harvests - the almanac differs as per region using either full moon or dark moo...
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ASANA -To Be (Established/Seated in)

​ Asana - To be (established/seated in) The yoga sutra of Patanjali puts asana at the third rung of the eight steps of yoga. The first two being the Yama(social ethical codes) and Niyama(self discipline). In not so far history, an aspirant of yoga was to be deemed worthy of learning yoga before being allowed into the practice of asana. This is call...
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March toward true Yoginis: on Women’s day

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Vedic times gave us women Yogis such as the great Gargi who was the composer of many of the Rig Vedic hymns and debates the nature of the soul with sage Yagnavalakya (this is the Yoga Yagnavalkya:an important manual for yoga seekers); Maitreyi, wife of Yagnavalakya, too has her say in Vedic knowledge as part of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. More re...
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HAPPY HOLI !! Holi- holi(ka) burning: symbolism of the burning of negativity

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Holi- is most popular as the festival of colours in India. The colours of Holi are a reflection of spring with nature all around bursting into full glorious bloom and the birds in sweet song on a gentle cool breeze. It is time to shake off the heavy hibernating lethargy of the cold season and get set for the sprightly energy of spring. The flame of...
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SADHANA: Method employed(for attainment)

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  A yoga practitioner is a seeker and the means employed to that seeking is called Sadhana, while the seeker is a sadhaka. Sadhana is integral to the identity of the yoga practice: in fact, it is the summation of yogic practice. Whatever the path chosen, whether it be hatha yoga through Asana, karma yoga through action, Bhakti yoga through dev...
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