Posts Tagged ‘self development’
There are many Paths to Self- Realization but the four principal ones are:
Karma Yoga – The Yoga of Action
Bhakti Yoga – The Yoga of Devotion
Jnana Yoga – The Yoga of Knowledge and Discrimination
Raja Yoga – The Royal Path
Raja Yoga includes the teachings of all different Paths and it concerns itself with three dimensions or realms :
-Physical
-Mental
-Spiritual
When we master Raja Yoga , we achieve mastering of the three realms, leading us to Self-Realization. The origins of Raja Yoga are unknown, but they are considered Teaching’s of Divine Origin.
It is a true Gift to be able to practice Raja Yoga or also called Astanga_Yoga.
Care to join us?
Namaste
Sunshine Yoga Academy
So much confusion with Astanga_Yoga. Nowadays so many people talks about going to Astanga_Yoga classes. Do we really now what we are talking about when we say Astanga_Yoga?
This is the Yoga of the 8 Limbs or 8 angas or also called Raja Yoga or the Royal Path.
Those 8 angas are:
5 Yamas (prescriptions about what should I do)
5 Niyamas(proscriptions about what what I should not do)
Asanas or Yoga Postures
Pranayama or control of Prana, Life Force energy
Pratyahara or withdrawal of senses to achieve a tranquil mind
Dharana or concentration which helps the mind to become one pointed
Dhyana or meditation which is the result of the practice of the above anga
Samadhi is the state of Self Realization where the mind is transcended and becomes aware of the Self and unites with it.
This state is characterized by:
SAT CHIT ANANADA
Existence, consciousness and bliss – The Ultimate Reality.
Raja Yoga leads to the Ultimate Truth, it teaches us how to be and encourages healthy discrimination leading to liberation confirming the hypothesis that mankind’s True Nature is Divine.
Is this the kind of Astanga_Yoga that you practice?
Raja Yoga help us to deal with conflicts and frustrations in our modern society. We can also realize of our full potential for creative thought and action, transcending all human limitations and realizing our True Nature.
Good readings
Namaste
Sunshine Yoga Academy
What to do to regulate our emotional life so we can grow? How to expand our consciousness?
The less developed our consciousness is, the more we get caught up in unpleasant emotional states. The more we expand our awareness, our emotional life becomes more balanced so that anger, jealousy, depression and guilt begin to disappear. The energy we once used for those emotions becomes purified and transforms into peace, joy, love and compassion. Let’s transform ourselves.
Namaste,
Sunshine Yoga Academy
We all carry fears and we are afraid to examine them, we pretend that they do not exist but this creates insecurities in our daily life.When we take time to examine our life we come to realize that fears create big obstacles that interfere with our progress.
What is the method to clear them and be free?
We must face them and examine them, we will come to realize that most of our fears are not real. It is our responsibility to find our fears and not allow them to grow. The more fears we grow the more we generate disease. Find freedom from fears. Explore yourself and understand who you are.
Be free from fears