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BLOCK 1

1.CONCEPT OF YOGA
2.WHY YOGA 3.BASIS OF YOGA

CONCEPT OF YOGA

1. INTRODUCES THE CONCEPT OF YOGA

2. DEFINITIONS FROM ANCIENT TEXTS & AUTHORITIES

INTRODUCTION
1. YOGA IS BECOMING POPULAR 2. RESTLESS MIND SOLACE 3. SICK BOON 4. COMMON MAN MAN FASHION TO KEEP HIMSELF FIT AND HANDSOME

INTRODUCTION
1. USE IT FOR DEVELOPING MEMORY, INTELLIGENCE & CREATIVITY 2. BECAUSE OF MULTIFOLD ADVANTAGE IT IS BECOMING A PART OF EDUCATION 3. SPECIALISTS USE IT FOR UNFOLD DEEPER LAYERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND MOVE TOWARDS STATE OF PERFECTION. 4. PROMOTION OF POSITIVE HEALTH

WHAT IS NOT YOGA


1. ROPE TRICK
2. BHUGATA SAMADHI

3. DIVING DEEP IN THE SEA


4. EATING GLASS PIECES

5. STAYING IN A SERPENT ENCLOSURE


6. DRESS CODE

OBJECTIVE
1. UNDERSTAND WHAT IS YOGA AND WHAT IS NOT 2. SOME DEFINITIONS OF YOGA

THE ROOT WORD OF YOGA

YUJ
JOIN

BODY MIND JEEVATMAN PARAMATMAN INDIVIDUAL SELF UNIVERSAL SELF IT IS EXPANSION OF NARROW, CONSTRICTED & ALL PERVASIVE, BLISSFUL EGOSTIC PERSONALTIY TO ETERNAL REALITY

Swami Vivekananda Puts as


1. IT IS A MEANS TO COMPRESS ONES OWN EVOLUTION INTO SINGLE LIFE OR A FEW MONTHS OR EVEN A FEW HOURS OF ONES BODILY EXISTENCE. 2. OTHERWISE IT WILL TAKE MILLION YEARS OF EXISTENCE. 3. INSTINCTIVE WAY OF ANIMALS.

Swami Vivekananda Puts as


Aahar ina y mEwun< c samaNymetd pzui> nra[a<, bui> tezae Aixkae ivze;> bui> ivihn> pzui> sman>.
hra Nidr Bhaya Maithuna Ca Smnyametad Paubhi Nar| Buddhi Teo Adhiko Viea Buddhi Vihina Paubhi Samna||

Swami Vivekananda Puts as


1. ENTITIES COMMON TO BOTH HUMAN BEING AND ANIMAL ARE: 2. AHARA FOOD 3. NIDRA SLEEP 4. BHAYA FEAR 5. MAITHUNA PROGENY 6. WHAT IS THAT WHICH DISTUNGISH BETWEEN HUMAN BEING AND ANIMAL? 7. BUDDHI INTELLIGENCE

Swami Vivekananda Puts as


1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HENCE, MAN ENDOWED WITH DISCRIMINATION POWER CONSCIOUS THINKING FACULTY MIND (BUDDHI) DEVELOPED VOLUNTARY CONTROL SYSTEM

ASPIRES FOR ACCELERATED GROWTH


YOGA IS THAT PROCESS HELPS HIM TO ATTAIN THIS STATE

Sage Aurobindo emphises


1. ALL ROUND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AT

2. PHYSICAL,
3. MENTAL,

4. INTELLECTUAL,
5. EMOTIONAL

Sage Aurobindo emphises


1. HE MEANS 2. YOGA IS A METHODICAL EFFORT TOWARDS SELF PERFECTION BY DEVELOPMENT OF THE POTENTIALS LATENT IN THE INDIVIDUAL. HENCE IT IS A PROCESS BY WHICH 1. LIMITATIONS 2. IMPERFECTIONS WILL BE WASHED OFF RESULTING IN SUPER HUMAN RACE.

Yoga is conscious process to move from state of animal nature to state of perfect man
PERFECT MAN

DIVINE MAN
SUPER MAN NORMAL MAN ANIMAL MAN

DEFINITIONS
YOGA MASTERY OVER MIND Sage Patanjali defines yoga as

yaeg> ic v&i inraex>


Yoga citta vtti nirodha
Yoga is a process of gaining control over the mind

DEFINITIONS contd

Controlling mind we reach our original stage

Tad Du Svarupe Avasthnam

tda u> Svpe AvSwanm!

Then, the Seer establishes in his causal state.

DEFINITIONS contd

Controlling mind involves two aspects


concentration on any desired object capacity to to remain quiet any time

Education first dimension is envisaged Yoga emphasises the second aspect

DEFINITIONS contd

Sage Vasishta defines yoga as

Yoga Mana Praamana Upaya


Yoga is skillful technique to calm down the mind Yoga gives necessary technique to operate at right place at the right time to gain complete mastery
Exa: Unskilled layman repairing a TV

yaeg> mn> zmn %py>

DEFINITIONS contd

In Bhagavad Gita Sri Krishna defines yoga as

yaeg> kmRsu kaEzlm! Yoga Karmasu Kaualam


Dexterity (Skill) in action in Yoga

Dexterity

Relaxation in action

efficiency in outcome action

DEFINITIONS contd

Does all skill in actions are considered as Yoga? Like- Pick Pocketing Smuggling Stealing No They are called as Nishiddha Karmas which we should not perform Shastra decides

DEFINITIONS contd
Yoga normally and traditional conjectured and popularly known as a process or a technique to reach ultimate state of perfection.

Yoga is found defined even as the states of higher powers and potentialities and even as ultimate state of SILENCE Yoga is also defined as all creative Endeavour and creation itself

Yoga as a state Various


Yoga and Upanisadic Texts gvIt

yaegSw> k kmaRi[ s<g< Tya xn<jy is(isae> smae UTva smTv< yaeg %Cyte
Yogastha Kuru Karmi Saga Tyakt Dhanajaya Siddhyasiddho Samo Bhtv Samatva Yoga Ucyate

Renouncing attachments and staying even minded in Successes or failures. Evenness is verily Yoga

Yoga as a state Various


Yoga and Upanisadic Texts
(2.53)

gvIt

uit ivitpa te yda SwaSyit inla


ruti Vipratipann Te Yad Sthsyati Nical Samdhvacala Buddhi Tad Yogamavpsyasi Even on hearing confusing and conflicting statements when your mind will remain steadfast, unperturbed in a state of Samadhi, then you reach yoga

smaxavcl bui> tda yaegmvaPSyis

Yoga as a state Various


Yoga and Upanisadic Texts
kQ %pin;d

ta< yaeg< #it mNy<Nte iSwr< #iNy xar[<


T Yogam Iti Manyannte Sthiram Indriya Dhraa
Yoga is a state in which all our Indriyas are beheld steadily

ie., it is a mastery over senses and mind

subtle state of mind featured by Steadiness is referred is Yoga Thus Yoga is steadiness at emotional level balance of concentration and detachment at mental level and homeostasis at body level Yoga integrates the personality by bringing body-mind coordination in a well balanced way

YOGA a power of creation

ivStre[aTmnae yaeg< ivUit< c jnadRn


Vistaretmano Yoga Vibhti Ca Janrdana Bhya Kathaya Tptihri ruvato Nsti Me Amtam O Krishna, tell me once more, in detail your power of Yoga and your glory; for I know no satiety in hearing Your nectarean words

Uy> kwy t&ii u{vtae naiSt me Am&tm!

n tu ma< ZKyse Zqum! AnenEv s c]u;a idVy< ddaim te c]u> pZy me yaegmErm!
Na Tu M kyase Dum Anenaiva Sa Caku Divya Dadmi Te Caku Paya Me Yogamaivaram Krishna through His power of Yoga shows Arjuna the The vision of the Universal being by giving him divine sight

etatr %pin;d
vetvatara upaniad Mist, smoke, the sun wind, firefly, lightning, crystal, moon these forms become the forerunners when Brahman is being reveled in yoga

SUMMARY
Yoga is a process of elevating oneself through calming of mind Very state of higher, subtler layers of mind Conceived as a creative power in man and that of the reality itself

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