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17 November, 2008

Patanjali's eight fold path

Chakras depend on the following eight fold path, laid by Patanjali in his Hatha Yoga Padipika.

1. Yamas- Behaving with restraint: non violent, truthful, honest and kind manner. Purity of thoughts, deeds and mind. Eating moderately.

2. Niyamas- Having spiritual and devotional attitude towards everything like prayer, austerity etc. Following few rules discipline in life.

3. Asanas- Practicing yoga postures/asanas regularly. It will lead to a meditative stage when the mind will become still.

4. Pranayama- Developing prana/breath control.

5. Pratyahara- controlling the senses so that they do not disturb. Preparing the mind for concentration, focus and visualisation.

6. Dharana- Firm belief, will power, concentration, focus.

7- Dhyana- Practicing meditation so that the mind becomes still, thoughtless and does not wander. You become calm and uninterrupted by thoughts.

8. Samadhi- The final goal; bliss/transcendent consciousness. Mind, Body and Soul becoming one.
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23 comments:

  1. MeghnaNovember 17, 2008 at 4:52 PM

    thgh I'm not much of a person for yoga....this post was not bad :P

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  2. kiran sawhneyNovember 17, 2008 at 5:01 PM

    @ Megha. thanks.

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  3. AdminNovember 17, 2008 at 6:09 PM

    Yoga....very interesting !

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  4. santoshiNovember 17, 2008 at 7:58 PM

    i feel very bad about myself. I being in India I don't know anything about yoga. I think i should join yoga class.
    Well I make my sketch by using the Photoshop software. Its very easy. I learnt photoshop in just two months.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 17, 2008 at 8:19 PM

    Through the years I have learned bits and pieces about the Hindu lifestyle and philosophy, and it is amazing to me to see how much more there is to know.

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  6. ManaNovember 18, 2008 at 12:41 AM

    I find Yoga boring compared to aerobics. Attended Yoga only once :)

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  7. kiran sawhneyNovember 18, 2008 at 8:09 AM

    @ indianpie. it certainly is.

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  8. kiran sawhneyNovember 18, 2008 at 8:11 AM

    @ santoshi. do join a yoga class. like photoshop, you will pick it up fast and then sketch those beautiful pics of yoga asanas.

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  9. kiran sawhneyNovember 18, 2008 at 8:11 AM

    @ agnes. India has very rich heritage. There is a lot to learn. I am still learning.

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  10. kiran sawhneyNovember 18, 2008 at 8:12 AM

    @ manasa. it happens. at one point of time, i had the same opinion about yoga and aerobics. there are phases when you like one form over the other.

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  11. Random ReflectionsNovember 18, 2008 at 3:43 PM

    :) Kiran : do listen to Sri Sri's commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. It explains the entire eight fold path in beautiful depth using very simple exposition.

    http://www.shankaraeu.com/index.php?cPath=26_191_40_134

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  12. kiran sawhneyNovember 18, 2008 at 3:54 PM

    @ random. i heard that. really nice.

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  13. AnonymousNovember 18, 2008 at 7:17 PM

    I never tried yoga, but I always wanted to. Maybe now is the time to start? :)

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  14. Faith LastsNovember 19, 2008 at 3:10 AM

    Oh this knowledge is simply amazing !!
    How beautifully have we got all the answers from the ancient texts
    and what fun implying them

    Keep dancing , diva :)

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  15. AnonymousNovember 19, 2008 at 10:50 AM

    flash soul and spirit inter winding .. the last one is good..

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  16. AnonymousNovember 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM

    even i haven't tried yoga. and those involving the spiritual senses seem almost impossible to me. but as they say nothing is impossible, may be someday i will begin with learning yoga.

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  17. kiran sawhneyNovember 19, 2008 at 5:33 PM

    @ leo. You must give it a try.

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  18. kiran sawhneyNovember 19, 2008 at 5:34 PM

    @ Bhawna. Thanks dear

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  19. kiran sawhneyNovember 19, 2008 at 5:34 PM

    @ Chriz. Thanks

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  20. kiran sawhneyNovember 19, 2008 at 5:36 PM

    @ rahi. tomorrow never comes. Try it today.

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  21. Femin SusanNovember 19, 2008 at 7:05 PM

    Yoga....very interesting !

    Welcome to my blog

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  22. kiran sawhneyNovember 20, 2008 at 12:53 AM

    @ femin. Thanks

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  23. AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 10:15 PM

    It was extremely interesting for me to read that post. Thanks for it. I like such themes and everything that is connected to this matter. I would like to read more soon.

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