Karma & Dharma From The Evolved To The Householders
"The fifth sheath of true being is pure joy with the union of divine sparkling as overflowing peace within us. Here, however, is a greater understanding when the body, mind and soul cry to be united with this immense divine.The soul is already 'That', but the mind and body must repay karma to become That.This yogic reality then puts life on a 'fast-forward' mode.The yogin sits in calm divine within the eye of a hurricane like energy field while all else is redeemed through higher energy flowing from within.Yoga is the centering force; the yogin is within and beyond this 'reality', burning out karma of past, present and future."
- Yoga done for the joy of uniting with the divine manifests a rejuvenated body and a single pointed mind working in partnership with the divine. Become our own personal Guru by widening our intellect and drinking higher wisdom absorbed in your daily yoga with these divine insights. Each day of your journey opens newer doors above and the pathway to becoming the infinite.
- Each asana, 'the seat', nurtures divine attributes. Plunge into capturing the divine nectar of understanding within each asana. Yoga asana represents evolution of the human body from each living entity and each living entity has that 'strength'. For example, an ant for its strength in proportion to its size, a camel for its ability to sustain.
- Continue recognizing the process of surrender during each pose, creating a single pointed mind pegged to the divine throughout your yoga session. This with infinite energy is the outcome of 'divine breathing'.
- The breath is held as a song, with each cycle of breath more deep, naturally merging with the divine. Elongated deep breath with the urge to merge in the divine provides the 'intoxicating' feeling. Drunk in this divine, set yourself free of the mind surrendering to divine.
- Begin to recognize the body as a divine creation of elements in the male and female principle. Begin with the element of earth, then water, then fire, then air and finally space. Ascend upward through each, uniting the male and female to become one.
- The 'chakra' or energy center within us is our ‘seat’ within to climb up. Rest, rejuvenate and be absorbed within each energy center before leaping upward to the next. After all, what is the rush? What takes us above is the feminine divine grace characterized as gentleness and nurturing energy. Siddhars invoke the grace of the Goddess to move above to the next orbit at every stage much as a child cries and the mother responds to the child's need.
- Climb up each chakra with divine presence first, secondly performing the 'bandha'. Bandha means to lock, block, and/or withhold … the sages mention that the process is like creating a dam to withhold water. The teaching implies locking the energy at each chakra as our consciousness surges upwards withholding wastage of energy due to its natural downward flow.
- You can do bandhas by gently contracting the muscles as you start with the base below your spine, then your genital area and above your navel area, form this as the most important 'lock' as you climb upward. As you climb upward to your solar plexus region, keep adding up the 'locks' while being conscious of the breath now held within. Hold the breath as a huge pot from your belly upwards and perform the 'bandha'. It is in the 'bandhas' and breath-retaining techniques that the evolved yogis are able to take their body beyond the influence of outside temperatures as the body builds tapasic heat. Tibetan tantric yoga names it 'tumo'. It is the presence of Mother Kundalini.
- Yoga is a good workout to burn negative karma with divine guidance and protection with the internal fire invoked. This internal fire constantly fed by surrender of ego burns the seeds of past, present and future karma that prevents us from being divine beings. Our inherent good nature is the angel just waiting to be released as our true personality and real identity, wishing to fulfill its duty of earthly manifestation. The law of positive karma begins with good thoughts arising from a mindset free from the prison of ego.
- When in the final stage of relaxation as in savasana, the corpse pose, imagine that you left your body (dead) and then feel your blissful spirit. Hold this truthful experience. In actual world, this would allow you to see everything with detachment, free of ego.
- Yoga sets free the spirit that then evokes all the divine forces to work along with the awakened knowing. Heart's work is always inspiring, courageous and is spiritual, the essence of the yogic journey.
- Throughout the wakeful moments, be sustained by the primal sound of loud silence from a vast empty mind. Be conscious of your navel chakra and your constant awareness of residing above the navel. This ensures a joyful mind which manifests a rejuvenative body. The sages call this a 'love-body'!
- Attaining the knowledge to represent the form of space, celebrate the immense freedom to be. This grace of Joy is the only baggage a yogi carries! Be in Spirit.