http://www.yogawisdom.org Self-realization · Planetary Enlightenment · Spiritual Freedom · Soul Bliss Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:27:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Originally posted on компютри втора употребаwww.healingeasy.com/blog) \r\n\r\nYesterday it occurred to me as a realization, as opposed to a mental idea, that our bodies are a direct reflection of what is occuring in our lives.  I knew this before, but it never dawned on me with such clarity as it did yesterday.\r\n\r\nI ... http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/the-temple-of-life/ Originally Posted at www.healingeasy.com/blog. One of the things I particularly liked about EFT and the Yuen Method was that everyday was an opportunity to become clearer and stronger.  Imagine all the crap in your life is just an accumulation of garbage not dealt with in the past.  So when a trouble arises ... http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/stronger-every-day/ I.1 “Verily, birds are able to fly with their two wings: even so both work and knowledge together lead to the supreme goal of liberation. Not indeed works alone nor indeed knowledge alone can lead to liberation: but both of them together form the means to liberation.” http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/work-and-knowledge/   II.35 "When one is established in non-violence, violence is relinquished in one’s presence."   Violence easily disturbs the mind and life force of the one who commits the action and the one who receives the force of the action.  When we refrain from violence we stop reinforcing the tendency to violence in ... http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/niyamas-explained/ From Chapter two of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali:  32. "Purity, contentment, intensity in spiritual practice, practice of learned personal mantras, and alignment of attention with the Eternal Self—the witnessing consciousness—are the internal disciplines, the niyamas." The niyamas are internal disciplines that make the practice of the yamas easier. Together the yamas ... http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/the-niyamas/ II. 31 "The universal disciplines are applicable irrespective of one’s state of life, place, time, or circumstance." Many people imagine that things will be different after they die.  Either they will be rewarded with an afterlife of eternal bliss or they will be roasting their toes in lakes of fire because ... http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/yoga-sutras-ii31/ One of the common obstacles to yoga meditation is the inability to relax or experience clear states of consciousness because of the restlessness of the mind. This can be quite annoying for one intent on spiritual realization. The mind is a tool to be used. It is ... http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/the-power-of-thought-calming-the-mind-while-putting-it-to-proper-use/ Yoga Sutras II.39 "Understanding of why births occur is founded in non-possessiveness." Possessiveness leads to attachment and aversion.  Before the actual realization dawns that all is consciousness and we are all of that, it may be helpful to imagine that happiness and peace are not achieved by the possessions we can ... http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/non-possessiveness-the-final-yama/ Yoga Sutras 2.38 "When all conduct and desires lead to the Eternal Self, one obtains vital energy." Vital forces represent many kinds of energy.  Conservation of these forces in the context of this sutra implies dedication of them to the practice of yoga.  Our ultimate purpose on this earth is to ... http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/conservation-of-vital-forces/ Yoga Sutras II.37 "When established in non stealing, all prosperity is attained." When a person engages in stealing, the person affirms a consciousness of lack. This strengthens the tendency to not have enough in life. The one consciousness responds to our individual states of being. When we steal, ... http://www.yogawisdom.org/2006/asteya-and-the-yamas-of-yoga/