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Niyamas / Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

January, 2001

Niyamas

by Sharon Gannon

The yogi’s behavior towards himself. 1. SAUCHA: Purity, cleanliness (sauch=to be radiant) Saucha is the practice of cleaning the body. This includes bathing, brushing the teeth and the practice of kriyas. When we try to be perfectly clean, we start to …

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December, 2000

The Other Yamas

by Jivamukti Editorial Team

Truthfulness, Non-stealing, Continence, Greedlessness are Patanjali’s Ethical Guidelines on how to treat others. SATYA: Truthfulness Chanting the name of God is said to be one of the best ways to practice Satya. When you chant the name of God then you …

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Ahimsa - Nonviolence

November, 2000

Ahimsa

by Sharon Gannon

The first step in Patanjali’s System of Ashtanga Yoga is ahimsa, which means non-harming. When you are Self confident the need to hurt, humiliate or kill another being is absent. Only a person with low self-esteem would harm another to feel better abou …

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October, 2000

Yoga & Ayurveda

by Sharon Gannon

Ayurveda teaches us how to have a long and healthy life. Yoga teaches us how to efficiently use this long, healthy life to attain happiness and enlightenment.In other words, Ayurveda gives us a healthy body and Yoga gives us a reason to live. Ayurveda …

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September, 2000

Yoga Sutras Fourth Book- Kaivalya Pada

by Sharon Gannon

Portion on Liberation – Cause and Effect To free yourself from death, you have to find a way not to be born. That is why enlightenment is the goal of the yogi. Enlightenment is the realization that goes beyond birth and death. Enlightenment is the real …

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August, 2000

Yoga Sutras Third Book – Vibhuti Pada

by Sharon Gannon

Portion on Accomplishments – Meditation Meditation, as Patanjali described, is a Hatha Yoga practice. The meditative state is when you can watch your mind think and your body move. So what keeps us from sitting still as we stop, look and listen? What s …

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Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati

July, 2000

Yoga Sutras Second Book – Sadhana Pada

by Shri Brahmananda Saraswati

All quotations from The Textbook of Yoga Psychology by Shri Brahmananda Saraswati II.1 Tapah Svadhyaya Ishwara Pranidhanani Kriya Yogah Your desire and intention must be hot. You must make the effort to continuously study the subject. You must devote a …

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Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati

June, 2000

Yoga Sutras First Book – Samadhi Pada

by Shri Brahmananda Saraswati

All quotations from The Textbook of Yoga Psychology by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati except where noted I.1 Atha Yoga Nushasanam This is Yoga as I have observed it in the natural world. I.2 Yogash Citta Vritti Nirodhah When you stop identifying with your …

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Bhuddism and Yoga

May, 2000

Buddhism and Yoga

by Jivamukti Web Editor

The root word buddh means to wake up, to know, to understand; and he or she who wakes up and understands is called a Buddha. It is as simple as that. The capacity to wake up, to understand, and to love is called Buddha nature. When Buddhists say “I tak …

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