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YOGASON The ethical discipline® |
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In
Western Psychology, we are primarily concerned with the deepest kinds of
mental sufferings. Yoga
is interested in the problems of everyday unhappiness – what is the
cause of our sufferings? Thousands of years ago,
Yoga
found that the roots of suffering in the human
mind were greed, hatred, delusion, arrogance, anger, etc. The first step
is to identify the areas of conflict – expose them – correct them as
is done in the West – the rooting out of the negatives. The second step is to identify the sources of happiness – generosity, love, compassion and wisdom, and to actively practise these – This is seen as the functions of religion in the West.
But in India thousands of years ago they were seen as functions of human development and psychology. (6) |
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Today with the fast pace of life, repeated change in jobs, homes, frequent divorces and marriages, and advancement of modern technology with which man cannot keep pace, numerous tensions are created. In this unrelenting struggle for existence, we try to keep a calm exterior but conceal a disturbed mind. Mental stress and strain is the penalty we pay for becoming modern. This has resulted in the phenomenal increase in psychosomatic disorders, that is, the disorders of the body caused by the disturbed mind. (3)
We are slaves of our bodies and mind and do not try to become their masters. We are not curious to know what lies beyond the mind. (5)
The
lowest misery is slavery, not of the body, but of the mind, thought.
Peace in us is disturbed whenever there is disintegration within the self through lack of coordination between the conscious and unconscious mind; whenever there is a lack of integration between the self and the society where the two are not knit together. (4) |
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Body,
life and mind require to be integrated. As a self-conscious being, we
are actually aware of the deeper discords in ourselves. We generally
resort to working compromises and lead a precarious life. But until a
perfect harmony, an organic balance of our many sided possibilities is
achieved, we are not fully master of ourselves. The process of
integration is never completed so long as we are subject to temptations.
By developing purity of attention, passions directed towards mundane
objects die, producing tranquility of mind. (2)
Our
professional life is way ahead of our Biology. Is our Biology improving
and coping up with the rapid development of the modern world? Is our
glands’ functional ability improving at the same rate as the stress of
the modern world? Stress
is most created when we cannot cope with the demands that we are
subjected to.
If the modern world makes us work harder and longer – Modern world has also the responsibility to keep us fit.
Yoga
can help the modern world.
Our duty is not to escape from time, but to establish our superiority over the tyranny of time.
Thoughts and emotions are intertwined. A mere thought can trigger an emotion. Thoughts/Emotions guide our behaviour.
Our understanding depends on the state of mind. |
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Life & Yoga |
Leben und Yoga |
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Yoga & You |
1. Yoga & Other exercises |
1A. Benefits in English |
1B. in French |
1C. in German |
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PLAY YOGASON MUSIC |
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YOGA PHILOSOPHY |
1.Introduction to Yoga |
1A. Yoga Origin |
1B. Yoga Psychology |
1C. Yoga Concentration |
2. Body & Mind |
2A. Socrates et al |
2B. Descartes et al |
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PRODUCT |
Description in English |
Description Francaise |
Deutsche Beschreibung |
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1. The cultural Heritage of India (Vol. III) - published by The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, India 2. Bhagavadgita - by Radhakrishnan 3. Yoga and your Heart - by Dr. K. K. Datey, et al 4. The Conquest of Happiness - by Bertrand 5. Yogic Therapy - by S. S. S. Saraswati 6. Yoga, the psyche and Good Health with Steve Cope in WebMD.
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