گفتگوهایی درباره یوگا (کتاب خودیاری ودیک 3)

Yoga is the perhaps the most glamorous word in Hindu lexicon. It’s the in-thing. Be it USA or India; Yoga is cool everywhere. We even have a Yoga Day now. Yoga is also one of the most confusing subjects. A lot of misconceptions are floating around. Many classify Yoga as Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga etc. Such classifications are artificial and defeat the purpose of Yoga - Union. Real Yoga is all about discovering your true self and uniting it with the Source. As humans, we have certain tools to achieve this. Like our mind, our body, and our society. Yoga is the framework to use all these tools in harmony to achieve the Union. Since the Source is all-powerful, this Union must bring you more power. Since the Source is all-intelligent, this Union must bring you more intelligence. Since the Source is optimal, this Union must bring an optimal way of living in you. Since the Source is always in action - keeping everything dynamic - this Union must make you action-oriented. You can immediately see that certain "types" of Yoga are thus not Yoga in the first place. Anything that weakens, anything that wastes your time in purposeless pursuits, anything that makes your maintenance efforts supersedes your actual actions. These are not Yoga. These are anti-Yoga. Spending hours in Hatha Yoga practice is not Yoga. Doing sexual acts in the name of Tantra is not Yoga. Beer Yoga, Couple Yoga, Hot Yoga, and every other fad are not Yoga. This book is for serious practitioners of Yoga. It answers a large number of topics and questions Sadhaks have asked on different aspects of Yoga. Both beginners and advanced practitioners can benefit immensely from this book that answers several questions not answered anywhere. You will also be surprised to find unexpected answers of many questions. The source of these answers is - Vedas, Gita, Yog Sutras - the sources that current Yogic schools have currently forgotten. These are the sources from which entire framework of Yoga has been developed. Vedas are the primary source and rest form elaboration of certain aspects of Yoga. The language of these texts is cryptic and requires Samadhi and Karma to decrypt. This is not an easy process and hence ignored in the modern era. Yet, the fact remains that any attempt to understand Yoga without this foundation is bound to lead to anti-Yoga instead. The collection of questions and answers in this book is not theoretical in nature. Yoga is a practical science, and so is the content of this book. The goal is to provide straight answers without beating around the bush in flowery language so that you can utilise the time for actual Sadhana. Life is short. Every second must be valued. The questions are roughly categorised in different subjects, but that categorisation is not accurate. Yoga is all about rising above categorisations. Yet, it is a practical requirement to help you locate answers quicker. There is no particular order in which you must read the book. You can jump in randomly as per need. However, I do recommend that you read the entire book at least once. I wrote this book because I find lots of talented lives wasted away in pursuit of fake Yogas floating around. They end up being shells of insignificance instead of being change-agents. I could find no book that brings true Yoga in simple language for modern people. Yoga is the soul of entire wisdom of East and even wisdom of West. This book is an attempt to preserve the soul in the era of manipulations. The book follows no particular order. It contains a variety of content - answers to questions, pages from diary, confessions - to trigger the right Sanskars (instincts) to activate the Yogi inside you. Life is temporary. This book is temporary. Memory is temporary. Yet, Sanskars are permanent loyal friends of the soul. I hope this book remains permanently with you through these Sanskars. Happy Moksha! Tasmaat Yogi Bhavaarjuna! (Gita verse) Be a Yogi, right now! Other_Books_By_Author 5 Preface 6 Table_Of_Contents 11 Concepts_of_Yoga_Yogic_Darshan 12 What_is_essence_of_Yoga 13 What_is_Vidya_What_is_Avidya 13 What_is_Moksha 14 Yoga_teaches_Yoga 15 Desperation_for_Moksha 16 Yogi_sleeps_world_awake 16 Do_Yoga_siddhis_exist 19 What_is_Dharma 19 Where_do_most_tumble_in_path_o 20 Is_Yoga_based_on_dwaita_advait 20 Among_Advaita_Dwaita_Traita_wh 20 Resolve_of_a_Yoga_Sadhaka 23 Illusion_Maya_for_a_Sadhaka_an 24 More_on_Dwaita_Advaita_Traita 28 Practice_of_Yoga_Yoga_Sadhana 30 The_Moskha_syllabus 31 How_to_do_Ishwar_Sadhana 37 Importance_of_efforts 39 What_is_Shambhavi_Mudra_Third_ 40 What_Is_IshwarPranidhana 45 What_are_important_hacks_for_Y 46 What_is_your_view_on_Trataka_K 47 What_are_focus_areas_in_path_o 48 On_path_of_Yoga_what_should_be 49 Whats_litmus_test_of_a_Yogic_D 50 A_Yoga_Sadhaks_resolve_for_Min 50 Sanjeev_Sir_please_teach_me_Yo 51 What_is_Essence_Of_Life 52 Meditation_Dhyana 53 Whats_missing_in_popular_medit 54 How_to_evaluate_a_meditation_s 54 Any_short_meditation_technique 54 Transformation_With_Gayatri_Ma 54 Worship_Bhakti 58 Is_Bhakti_Yoga_in_line_with_Ve 59 How_important_is_worship_to_ac 59 Can_worship_change_your_destin 59 Why_worship_so_many_forms_of_G 61 Whats_the_difference_between_R 63 What_is_significance_of_worshi 63 What_is_Panchamukhi_Sadhana 64 What_is_Yogic_Rudra_Sadhana 65 Basic_Mrityunjaya_Sadhana 72 Ram_Raksha_Kavach 72 Hanuman_Siddhi 75 Mangalmoorti_ka_bhajan_on_Mang 77 What_are_Siddha_Paaths_Can_you 78 There_are_so_many_great_Paaths 81 How_do_you_worship_Is_your_God 83 Isnt_Adiyogi_Mahadev_the_most_ 87 Mahamrityunjaya_Mantra_For_def 88 What_is_Ishta 94 I_do_not_find_Moorti_Pooja_ful 94 How_can_a_devotee_know_whether 96 When_Ishwar_is_Niraakaar_shape 96 Food_and_Lifestyle 101 Do_you_drink_alcohol_once_in_a 102 How_to_maintain_incredible_ene 102 Was_Lord_Shiva_a_weed_smoker 109 Why_Satvik_food_for_Yoga_Sadha 110 Is_Onion_bad_for_health 110 What_is_your_favorite_form_of_ 114 Can_you_help_remove_my_cigaret 115 God_Eeshwar 118 The_Yogi_within 119 Can_yogi_be_atheist 120 How_important_are_Yoga_Siddhis 123 Yogic_powers_and_Shivaji 124 Pursuing_Ultimate 125 Have_you_seen_God 126 A_Yogis_prayer_for_universal_h 126 Role_Models_and_Me 126 Mission_God 127 Confessions_of_faltering_Yogi 128 Tantra 137 What_is_Tantra_Do_Tantric_powe 138 Can_you_please_clarify_what_ta 141 Is_it_true_that_Tantra_is_not_ 141 Is_Reiki_same_as_tantra 141 Tantra_and_Moksha 141 What_is_the_difference_in_Pooj 142 Can_we_solve_Bermuda_Triangle_ 143 Give_me_a_demo_of_Tantra_power 143 Society_and_World 147 Life_and_Sanskars 148 Why_does_Gita_say_Day_for_Yogi 151 Who_should_be_our_role_models_ 151 What_is_pupose_of_being_a_Yogi 152 Whats_significance_of_festival 152 How_should_a_Yogi_view_social_ 153 How_to_encourage_world_on_path 154 How_to_be_a_Yogi_in_Kaliyug_to 155 How_to_unite_in_despite_of_div 155 Whats_significance_of_collecti 156 Is_yoga_acceptable_for_Muslims 157 How_to_assess_progress_in_Yogi 158 How_do_you_rationally_explain_ 158 Whats_secret_of_a_Yogis_high_e 162 What_is_your_Varna_Jaati_Caste 162 Whats_the_issue_with_atheism 163 Is_Charvak_atheism_acceptable_ 171 Vedas 173 How_do_we_understand_Vedic_man 174 How_can_we_measure_level_of_ou 174 How_to_study_Vedas_for_progres 175 Can_I_refuse_to_believe_in_Hin 182 Common_doubts 186 How_to_test_a_true_Yogi_in_mod 187 Whats_significance_of_religion 191 How_Dharma_is_different_from_r 192 Why_is_Yoga_Vasishtha_of_Valmi 192 What_are_authoritative_texts_o 193 Personal_II 194 Excerpts_From_IIM_Calcutta_Int 194 Why_Agniveer 197 Glossary 198 Revised_Glossary 198 Testimonials 214 Preface 6 Chapter 1: Concepts of Yoga (Yogic Darshan) 12 Chapter 2: Practice of Yoga (Yoga Sadhana) 30 Chapter 3: Meditation (Dhyana) 53 Chapter 4: Worship (Bhakti) 58 Chapter 5: Food and Lifestyle 101 Chapter 6: God (Eeshwar) 118 Chapter 7: Tantra 137 Chapter 8: Society and World 147 Chapter 9: Vedas 173 Chapter 10: Common Doubts 186 Chapter 11: Excerpts from my IIM Calcutta interview 194 Glossary 198 About Author 210 About Agniveer 211 Testimonials on Agniveer 214