Yoga is more popular today than ever before. Famous stars and other celebrities practice and thousands or even millions of people are also yoga exercises in one form or another. However, despite this widespread popularity, yoga is still misunderstood. Many people think that yoga is primarily a physical activity, something that they can bring their body into shape. It is true that yoga has a great role in the playphysical realm, yoga is much more than this.
Yoga is in its deepest sense, the science of human perfection. It is the means by which a person can reach his full potential: physically, mentally and spiritually.
Human perfection? This is a big task. It's not come with a few lines of the thigh. Yoga During its external practices and exercises, it is the true basis of proper implementation. Proper implementation means to live a life that will set youin harmony with the society around them and with their own inner self.
When I began practicing yoga, I told them to my friends. He was interested and wanted to get started. I was not a teacher at this time so I recommend a book. He looked at me and said with all seriousness, "Where can I steal!"
Well, you can not start yoga so because the theft is not a way to get in harmony with society or with yourself. Disciplined in yoga or controlledBehavior is known by its Sanskrit term "samyama" and the controlled behavior consists of two parts, "Yama" and "Niyama."
In many yoga books Yama is sometimes called "abstention", ie things that you should not do, is defined. Niyama is sometimes translated as "remembrance" that relate to things you should do. These rough translations are not entirely correct.
A better way to understand Yama, is of her as a discipline that can help you to think in harmony with your externalEnvironment. Niyama, on the other side are those practices that will help you to achieve inner harmony.
Let's take a brief look at the different parts of Yama and Niyama. In future articles of this series I will focus in detail on every aspect of Yama and Niyama.
Yama consists of five parts. They are as follows.
1. "Ahimsa" means harm from others with the thoughts, words or actions are strictly prohibited. Consciously, we should do nothing, is what other people or damage their blockphysical, mental or spiritual progress. If you have a two-or three-word Sanskrit-English definition of this word only not forgotten, "not harm" or "do no harm." But there is more than just two words to Ahimsa. What is self-defense? What about our relationships with other living things? These are important questions, and there are a variety of viewpoints. I will detail in the next article in this series.
2. 'Site start "is generally referred to as the truth. A better definitionis given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "action of the mind and the proper use of the words with the spirit of welfare." What they think or say, we should be done with the spirit of helping others. It usually means telling the truth, but if the exact truth, create damage to someone, then we must choose our words carefully. Therefore, a good two-word definition would be "discrimination truthfulness."
3. "Asteya steal" is not:. We should not take possession of something that is owned byanother. We should not think to steal something, and we should withhold from others what they are due to be omitted.
4. "Brahmacarya" literally means ") to remain connected to Brahma (the Supreme consciousness. The idea of this practice is to every living and non-living beings to be treated as an expression of God.
5. "Aparigraha" is defined as non-accumulation of physical objects that are superfluous to our needs. On your circumstances, you should obtainwhat you need to live your life, but one should not accumulate luxuries that are beyond your real needs.
These are the five parts of Yama.
Just as there are five aspects yama is also niyama five principles together. Practice these five, and you will achieve inner harmony. In short, they are as follows:
1. "Shaoca" (pronounced Sha-o-cha) means cleanliness and purity. Keep the environment clean and your thoughts pure. The old adage says: "Cleanliness is next toPunishment from God "and it's true.
2. "Santosha" is the satisfaction of the mind. Work hard, can at best, and then with what you have satisfied.
3. "Tapah" means the practice of penance in order to achieve the goal. It does not mean suffering for the account of the suffering. Rather, you look around and you will find the people with difficulties. Take some of the burdens of others, and help not only the company but your own soul will be cleansed.
4. "Svadhyaya" is theStudies and real understanding of uplifting literature. Whenever possible, the companies are trying to spiritually-minded people. If this is not possible to read and absorb the lessons contained in books written by enlightened teachers.
5. "Iishvara Pranidhana" literally means to protect in the control of the universe is increasing. It is practiced through daily meditation on the ultimate goal of life.
In the following articles in this series I will explain each part of Yama and Niyamawith more details.
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