Index9 YogasYogaReal YogaGreat YogisWhy Yoga?What Is Yoga?YantraWordThe PortalWhoConsciousnessKarmaMeditationHealthSicknessSattwicDietFoodSpiritMotivationsKriya YogaSnowflakesWaterMindNo–MindGeneticsYogAurasCuriousityEasterAumFieldMounaReincarnationKashmirCultsLyingPlantsVegGuruChantAtralTerminologyMIlkTipsWhy You Should Study Yoga?
This is one of the first questions I asked the Swami. Why study Yoga? Why not Tai Chi or some other method? This was the answer he wanted to give me and others.
People all over the world are practicing Yoga. All with varying degrees of interest, and all for varying reasons.
Some want to practice a healthy life style.
Some want to have the Siddhi Powers of the great Yogis.
Others want to stay fit and get slim.
Yet many practice because they know Yoga is a scientific method to attain Self Realization
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Yogananda called the famous Kriya Yoga Technique the airplane route to the infinite. I personally claim that Yantra Yoga is the Jet Route.
Whichever study of Yoga you undertake, whether it be one or all nine of them, it is a definite way to expand and enlighten that consciousness of the Divine within You.
For whatever reason you enter into this life long way of living, you will all end up realizing that only SELF–UNION is important.
I will take you through many of the Yogas, with lessons in each. I will explain important aspects of the Philosophy of Klesas, and some of the most important Aphorisms of Patanjali. Also, meditative and breathing techniques.
Lastly as part of the course, I will explain the extraordinary Gnani outlook on the mental construct of this objective world, plus the meaning behind the allegorical stories of Jesus, the Manger, the Parting of the Red Sea and the Holy River Jordan.
Yoga is a fascinating journey. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
With Yoga you can have whatever religious leaning you like. You may be Christian, Jew, Buddhist, or Atheist. Yoga is a way of life — not a religion.
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