Hello Readers and My Dear Patients,
Yoga having two steps. The first stage called “Hatayoga” and
the higher stages known as “Rajayoga”.
The ‘Hatayoga’ very well explained in the text called
‘Hatayoga pradeepika’ written by Swami Swathmarama.
This text narrated in
simple words which can easily grasp to anyone and accepted by all the ancient
sages of India.
The stages of hatayoga like ‘yoga asanas’ and ‘pranayama’
etc. are getting universally accepted by this period.
Yoga explained by Swami Kuvalayananda as follows..
“Yoga has a complete message for the humanity,
It has a message for the human body,
It has a message for the human mind,
It has a message for the human soul".
Yoga is the Science of Man; a philosophy of Life; a code of
Conduct; and an Art of Living.
It represents a total approach to life and the
entire range of its problems,physical,mental,moral,and spiritual.
It is for
this reason that Yoga is capable of bringing about a complete transformation of
man and sublimate him from the animal existence to the sublime heights of
divinity.
May be, some day Yoga would succeed in making the world a better
place to live in where a number of other methods failed. (Justice H.L.Anand)
The text Hatayoga
pradeepika may be written between AD 1350 – 1550.
In ancient India yoga were in practice even decades before.
According to Max Muller,Yoga was practicing in
India about 6000 years ago.
The yoga science first taught to Parvathi Devi by Lord
Paramasiva.
Hatayoga is the way to Raja yoga,says Swami Swatmarama.
The other
ancient practitioners were ‘Matsyendra,Gorakshan etc who all blessed swami
swatmarama to learn this science and wrote ‘hatayogapradeepika’.
The sorrows affecting the humanity is generally due to three
reasons like Physical and Mental; External factors and animals; and the third category spiritual.
For the complete fulfillment of yoga one should practice with
complete dedication and sincerity.
Then only we can attain the benefits of
Yoga.
Hatayogi should not affected by any kind of physical and
mental stress from the surroundings.
The yogi should live in a place where calm and quit,without
any windows,the entry door should be very small,the floor should be pasted with cow dung,the floor should be leveled and equal,should be protected from insects
and reptiles.
And should have a hall and a well near by.
When some one learn yoga,he should know only about yoga he
should don't even think about any other matters.
It is said for the complete involvement in the science and hence achieve the ‘Liberation’.
The Yoga fails when over eating,Hard and stressful work,excess talk,unsafe contacts,wavering mind etc will lead to the failure of
Yoga.
To the achievement of Yoga; one should have
Enthusiasm,Courage,Adventurous,knowledge about the principles and philosophy,complete dedication and should stay away from the contact from the
surroundings.
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DR.T.L.XAVIER B.A.M.S
