Yoga - Your Past, Present and Future 20. June 2017 Vishwa Yoga (0) What does it mean to say that yoga is your past, present and future? Yogic wisdom teaches that practicing “Asana” primarily affects your relationship to your past, “Pranayama” affects your relationship to the present and “Dhyana or Meditation” primarily affects your relationship to your future. How? Let’s dive in… [More]
Personal Practice - Manoranjan, NY 23. January 2016 Vishwa Privates (6) My friend visited from NY with a desire of having spiritual discussion and find out a yogic practice which may suit his needs on daily basis. [More]
The Lord and Worship 1. January 2016 Vishwa Spiritual (0) The following lines in Yoga Vasistha explains about the Lord or God to be worshiped and best method of worship [More]
Meditation in Bhagavad Gita 25. January 2014 Vishwa Spiritual , Vedanta, Yoga (0) The Bhagavad Gita helps those in trouble. In the Gita there is a conflict. Arjuna is unable to take a decision and to resolve this, he turns to Krishna and listens to him. It is important to realize that Arjuna is not just listening to Krishna, but that he is in a state of meditation. [More]
Different states of Mind 7. May 2013 Vishwa Yoga (0) Mind is the product of thoughts which are difficult to restrain for they are subtle and fickle. A thought which is well guarded by a controlled mind brings happiness. In order to understand the mind, we need to understand how it works. [More]
Types of Meditation 7. July 2012 Vishwa Yoga (1) Have you wondered on different techniques used for meditation to simply calm our mind? There is variety of meditation techniques; for example one can simply focus on breath, sound, or an object to meditate. It is always recommended to find a comfortable and quiet place to sit in an easy pose or half/full lotus posture with back straight. Following are the commonly known meditation types; first four are preferred for anyone to start with. The last 2 types should be only practiced under guidance of a teacher. [More]
What is Meditation? 5. May 2012 Vishwa Tantra, Yoga (0) In Sanskrit, Meditation is referred as Dhyana, it is a practice of dissolving the mind. It can be also defined as a process of purifying the mind, making it one-pointed, inward and tranquil. It is a state of consciousness that brings - serenity, clarity, and bliss of transcendence. The main purpose of doing all the physical practices of Yoga is to bring your body into a state so that it can easily sit for meditation. The practice of - asana prepares our body, pranayama prepares our mind, meditation prepares our mind to transcend, and get in touch with pure consciousness or bliss. In the simplest word, through the process of meditation, we give deep rest to the mind. [More]