Friday, 30 June 2023

RAJA YOGA & PRANAYAMA

 

RAJA YOGA

 

Prana manifesting itself as mental powers can only be controlled by mental means is called RAJA YOGA.

The FIRE of Yoga burns the cage of sin around a man. Knowledge becomes purified & Nirvana is directly obtained. Yoga has two aspects to it. When ones’ Self is meditated upon as Zero & be fret of quality is ABHAVA YOGA.  When one sees the Self as full of bliss, be fret of all impurities & with GOD is MAHAYOGA.

 

PRANAYAMA

The aim of Pranayama is to rouse the coiled-up power in the Muladhara Kundalini. The rousing of the Kundalini, UDGHATA is the only way to attain Divine Wisdom / super consciousness perception. This dormant sexual energy is converted & shines as OJAS in a Yogi. Joining Prana with Apana is Pranayama. When a man is meditating, he is additionally concentrating the Prana.

It means to control the Prana, because Prana is the Infinite omnipresent manifesting power of this Universe. Prana manifests as FORCE. Thought is a force / an arrow shot out of the Mind / Chitta, which must return to the owner one day. If we can control the Prana inside ourselves then we can hope to know the Absolute Existence, God & His cosmic secrets too.

Breath motion is the silken thread, we learn to control it & grasp the pack thread of nerve currents. Then the stout twine of thoughts & lastly the rope of Prana to reach our Freedom.

Rhythmical breathing makes all the molecules in the body to move in the same direction, like electricity. Breath is the flywheel of this Body / machine, supplying & regulating motive power to every cell in the Body. Nerve currents carry vitality & life to every muscle, part of the body. Nerve currents, Afferent & Efferent, Sensory / Motor, centripetal / centrifugal carry sensations to & from brain to outer body.

When we breathe in / Inhale five components flow together. The air goes to the lungs & the four Prana follows the nerve current channels located on the two sides of the Spine. On the Left side is the IDA & on the right side is the PINGALA. The hollow core of our spine is called SUSHUMNA. At the triangular base of this central channel sits the coiled-up Kundalini, which must be aroused step by step, chakra by chakra right up to the SAHASRARA chakra.   

Vayu translates as wind & the root ‘va’ translates to “that which flows.” Thus, Vayu is an energetic force that moves in a specific direction to control bodily functions and activities. Each Vayu governs a specific area of the body and ideally functions in harmony with each other. Their subtle energetic movements affect and influence our physical, emotional, mental health and wellness. If a Vayu becomes imbalanced it can create disharmony through the whole energetic system of the body or can negatively affect its associate chakra or the organs linked to its location.

Prana-Vayu is situated in the heart, and its energy pervades the chest region. Prana-Vayu translates as “forward moving air,” and its flow is inwards and upward. It nourishes the brain, the eyes and governs the reception of all things, food, air, senses & thoughts. This Vayu is the fundamental energy in the body and feeds into the four other Vayu. To experience Prana-Vayu - as you inhale feel an energy flowing up the torso from the belly to the third eye.

Apana-Vayu is situated in the pelvic floor and its energy pervades the lower abdomen. Apana-Vayu translates as “the air that moves away,” and its flow is downwards and out. Its energy nourishes the organs of digestion, reproduction, and elimination. Apana-Vayu governs the elimination of all substances from the body - carbon dioxide, urine, stool, perspiration. To experience Apana-Vayu, as you exhale feel an energy flowing down the torso from the top of the head to the tailbone, and then out through the legs and feet.

Vyana-Vayu is situated in the heart, lungs and flows throughout the entire body. Vyana-Vayu translates as “outward moving air,” and its flow moves from the center of the body to the periphery. It governs the circulation of all substances throughout the body and assists the other Vayu with their functions. To experience Vyana-Vayu as you inhale feel the breath radiating outward from the navel to the arms and legs. 

Udana-Vayu is situated in the throat, and it has a circular flow around the neck and head. Udana-Vayu translates to “that which carries upward,” and its flow moves upward from the heart to the head, five senses, and brain. It functions to hold us up, governs speech, self-expression & growth. This Vayu’s action is metabolization, its expression is verbal. To experience Udana-Vayu as you inhale & exhale, feel the breath circulating around & through the head/neck region.

Samana-Vayu is situated in the abdomen with its energy centered in the navel. Samana-Vayu translates to “the balancing air” and its flow moves from the periphery of the body to the center. It governs the digestion and assimilation of all substances, food, air, experiences, emotions, and thoughts. This Vayu’s action is assimilation, its expression is internal. To experience Samana-Vayu as you exhale feel the breath rising & falling in the front, sides & back of the torso.

 

Inside our Bodies very subtle & fine motions are happening without our awareness. If we can feel them, then we can control them. There are some prerequisites before we begin the regime of Pranayama.

YAMA – Truthfulness, non-stealing, non-killing, non-receiving gifts & self-restraint on sex.

NIYAMA – Austerity, contentment, cleanliness, self-surrender to GOD & study.

ASANA – Postures for right meditation.

Food choices have a prominent role on our Minds. Huge animals like elephants are Vegetarians, hence calm & gentle. Small animals like tigers are non-vegetarians, hence restless & agitated.

 

PRANAYAMA EXERCISE

Meditation rest is superior to sleep rest. Sit straight with head, neck, chest in a straight line, top to bottom. Breathe in a measured way in & out to harmonize the system. Add OM the humming sound & let it flow in & out too. Learn to rest & calm down. Add imagination fill in through the left Ida & hammer it down on the triangular lotus base of the spine violently. Hold for a couple of seconds, now suck at the current & exhale through the right Pingala slowly. One cycle is 4 seconds IN, 16 seconds HOLD, 8 seconds OUT. Followed by 4 in 8 out & 16 hold. Do 4 cycles twice a day. After some practice go to 6 cycles twice a day.   


MEDITATION - WAY TO PEACE OF MIND & BLISS

Meditation is the way out of linear Time. Deep meditation takes you into a sense of timelessness & eternity, where the karmic chains break away. It is here that the karmic debts are cancelled when you transcend your Ego. Karmic forces act on individuals existing out there, separate from the world. But when you meditate and be one with the universe and the world, the karma is overcome. Karma is cosmic justice. Dues must be paid when a lesson of life is not learned. Dues pile up as huge debts. Learn the system, the foreign language of silence. The ignorant drown in the ocean, in which the mystics swim.

 

DHYANA / MEDITATION METHODS

Fix your attention on the tip of your nose. This will give you arc of reaction to control of WILL.

Imagine a lotus flower with 8 petals as the 8 powers of a Yogi, on the top of your head several inches high with virtue in its center & knowledge as its stalk. Inside the lotus add a golden One OM.

Picture a space in your heart with a flame burning of your Soul & inside the flame is HIS light.

Attaching & detaching your mind to & from the centers at WILL is a success.

Checking the outgoing powers of the mind & freeing it from the senses.

Holding the mind to a certain point in the body. Feel the hand only to the exclusion of other parts of the body.

Meditate on a lotus in the brain / heart & its full of light.

Attach your mind to the palate to see peculiar things. To the tip of the nose to enhance smelling power. To the tip of the of the tongue to superior taste. To the root of the tongue to hear distant sounds. To the middle of the tongue to connect with someone.

While inhaling imagine a lotus of the heart with petals down & Sushma running through it & while exhaling imagine the petals turned up with the lotus shining in effulgent light.

Make one big new wave to suppress all the other little waves / ripples.

 

RENUNCIATION / VAIRAGYA

To deny temptations to the Mind to come to wave form as Chitta. I control them, they do not control me.  Nonattachment is giving up that desire for objects & attractive bodies.

Religion began with ancestor / Nature worship. It transcends the limitations of the senses & personifies the fearsome powers of Nature. The first idea of Soul was the Double subtle Body. On death this Body went out but lasted only if the physical body was kept intact. Hence the invention of mummies & Pyramids. Religion begins with DO NOT….

WHY PERSONAL GOD?  Because of the ease to connect with HIM. HE is our security blanket, our favorite teddy bear to give us confidence & consolation.  SHIVA – SHAKTI = Inertia & Dynamism. Adi Yogi – That which is not.


ROHIT KHANNA – Before knowledge Insane, after knowledge IN-SANE

AUTHOR – MAGIC OF MIND & MIRACLE OF BODY

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