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Mind
Atma
Soul
Sharir
Physical Body
Balanced Doshas
Samadoshaha samagnicha
samadhatu Mala Kriyaha
Prasanna Atmendriya manah
Swastha iti Abhidhiyate
Sama Agni Sama Dhatus
Sama Malakriyas
Sharp Indriyas
Peaceful mind
Clear thinking
2.
The mind
Listening
Feeling
Observing
Savoring
Fragrance
The mind can pervade the entire field of perception. It does not have one location. It pervades the
entire body.
Desire (Itcha)
2.
Aversion (Dwesha)
2. Ahankara
Ego, I-ness
3. Buddhi
Discrimination
4. Chitta
Memory
1. Manas
The part of mind that perceives the senses.
For example: Seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling.
2. Ahankara
Ego; I-Ness
Ego: A world of division between you and me.
A thick wall between inner and outer worlds.
Decisions are personal.
Controlling, dominating, always on the guard.
If used rightfully, Ahankara helps us see
oneness in many forms.
Ahankara is Rajasic in nature.
3. Buddhi
Discrimination
4. Chitta
Memory
Stores all memories from our
current and past lives.
Represents our conditioned
consciousness.
Can be either Sattvic, Rajasic
or Tamasic in nature.
An Overview
Manas carries vibrations
Buddhi makes decisions
Ahankara gives identity &
Chitta stores as memory.
For Example
1.
2.
3.
Sattva: Purity
Raja: Action
Tamas: Inertia
Sattva
Rajas
Tamas
Description
Sattva is a quality of
intelligence, harmony,
balance and stability.
Directing inward and
upwards, it brings about the
awakening of the soul.
Sattva creates peace,
everlasting happiness and
contentment.
Kind, compassionate, loving,
forgiving, truthful,
intelligent, strong
Harmony, balance, clarity,
purity so doesnt cause
disease.
Mind
Qualities
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Sattvic
Inspired, enthusiastic,
genuine, divine love and
arts
Nervous, fearful,
anxious, worrisome
Nurturing and
unconditionally loving
Rajasic
Tamasic
Depressive, addicted,
psychotic and suicidal
Attached to things or
objects, stubborn and
possessive
Intensely attached to
pleasure, self-isolating,
lethargic
Increase Agni
Steps to support this stage:
Join a Satsang.
Eat more spices.
Exercise.
Read spiritual books.
Set goals and work to achieve
them.
Increase Akasha
Steps to support this stage:
Increase
the
awareness of spirit
beyond Prakriti and
Sattva.
remains untouched
by these veils:
2. Pranamaya Kosha
Vital Air, Breath Sheath
3. Manomaya Kosha
Mental, Emotional Sheath
4. Gyanamaya Kosha
Intellectual Sheath
5. Anandamaya Kosha
Bliss Sheath
We are born from the result of the food our parents ate (Shukra Dhatu). While in the womb we grow on
the food our mother eats. After birth we eat food and upon our death we become food for other beings.
Represents
the continuous
flow of emotions.
Regulates Pranamaya Kosha.
Can make contact with distant
realms.
Works in the realm of known.
Metabolizes the fire element.
Life Force
Tejas
Inner Radiance
Ojas
Primal Vigor
Description
Results of
Deficiency
Depression
Lack of clarity
and
determination.
Mental fatigue
and lethargy.
Normally we are only aware of the physical body. We employ the astral body in our dreams,
while experiencing strong emotions and inspiration but are not usually conscious of it. We touch
upon the causal in deep sleep, profound perception or deep silence of the mind.
For Example:
Dress
Fabric
Thread
Cotton
Physical
Subtle
Casual
Consciousness
Once we have the vision of the underlying reality of things, name or form doesnt
remove our understanding. Multiple names and forms merge into one reality. When we
begin to think beyond Ahankara (the ego), we begin to see the oneness between the
cosmos and ourselves.
Nerves
The physical, subtle and causal bodies are knitted together at the Chakras, uniting the three bodies
to work in unison. The physical body is empowered by subtle energy and causal consciousness,
giving the power to cognize, think and feel. The causal brain is the reservoir of cosmic
consciousness which descends through the causal (or spiritual) centers.
Wisdom
Intuition
Calmness
Love and life force
The power of self control
The power of adherence to good deeds
The power of restraint from evil
The Nadis
Nadis are the subtle energy channels through which Prana flows in the
subtle body. There are 72,000 nadis, among which 14 are important:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sushumna
Ida
Pingala,
Gandhari
Hastijivha
6. Kuhu
7. Saraswati
8. Pusha
9. Shankhini
10. Payaswini
11. Varuni
12. Alambhusha
13. Vishvodhara
14. Yashaswini
Ida
Pingala
silent nature).
Pranayama
Mantra chanting and using gems or
gem therapy.
Yoga asanas, sattvic diet, herbs such
as Vacha, Brahmi and Sandalwood.
Unhealthy attitudes
Negative emotions
Egoism
Poor intake of impressions
Physical factors such as improper diet (too
heavy or Ama-forming food), lack of
exercise (or shallow breathing) and excess
sex.
Causes of Blockage
Suppression of emotion
Drugs
Forceful exercise, breathing or meditation
practices.
Imbalance
Manifestation
Hyperactivity of the mind, hysteria,
Excess flow dizziness, vertigo, insomnia, vivid
dreams, hallucinations.
Deficient
Hypoactivity of mind and emotions,
dullness of the senses, fatigue.
flow
Emotional blockage, nervous
tension, difficulty in self-expression,
Blockage
severe emotional pain.
Hallucinations, severe mental
emotional or nervous pain,
inappropriate and extreme
emotional outbursts, neurosis,
Flow outside insanity
proper
Illegal drugs act by first increasing
the
flow of prana through the nadis
channels
by over stimulating nadis and then
nadis become weak, causing
deficient flow. So the final effect is
weak flow of prana.
Kundalini
Kundalini is the dormant spiritual energy residing at the
Muladhara Chakra in a coiled serpent shape. By yogic or
Mantra practices the Kundalini Shakti can be awakened. Once
active, it ascends through the Sushumna nadi towards the
Sahasrara Chakra and the realization of the different planes of
consciousness occurs, revealing the Siddhis of yoga sadhana.
The Aura
The Chakras
The Chakras are part of the subtle body. These are the
subtle centers of vital energy and centers of consciousness.
Each Chakra has control over and functions in relation to a
particular center in the gross physical body. For example: The
Anahata Chakra is related to the cardiac plexus.
Each Chakra is related to the Panchabhoutic Tattvas as well
as certain emotions and mental qualities.
When Kundalini awakens, it passes from the Muladhara to
the Sahasrara and through all the Chakras. At each center the
yogi experiences different Siddhis, (psychic powers) and
acquires knowledge. He or she enjoys supreme bliss when the
Kundalini rises to the Sahasrara Chakra. In super consciousness,
the body takes on a new dimension composed of energy, light
and thought combinations of currents that emanate from the
elementally creative vibrations of earth, water, fire, air and
ether.
Muladhara Chakra
The Root Center
Swadhisthana Chakra
The Sacral Center
Manipura Chakra
The Navel Center
Anahata Chakra
The Heart Center
Vishuddha Chakra
The Throat Center
The Muladhara Chakra is related to Vata and metabolism of the earth element.
Many Vata disorders are due to imbalanced energy at this Chakra.
The Swadhisthan Chakra is related to Kapha and metabolism of the water element.
Many Kapha problems are due to an imbalance at this Chakra.
The Manipura Chakra is related to Pitta and metabolism of the fire element. Most
Pitta problems involve a dysfunction of the Manipura Chakra
Relates to
The power to stay
away from evil. The
active power of
resistance.
Manipura
Self control.
Location
Vibratory
earth
element in
coccyx
center.
Vibratory
water
element in
sacral center.
Vibratory fire
element in
Lumbar
center
Notes
n/a
n/a
The Manipura Chakra holds the body upright and causes a purification of the
body and mind. It also makes meditation possible. It is the turning point of the
devotees life from gross materialism to finer spiritual qualities. From the
lumbar to the sacral to the coccygeal center, the life and consciousness flow
downward and outward to a materialistic, sense-bound body consciousness. In
meditation, when the devotee assists life and consciousness to be pulled to the
higher dorsal centers, the power of this fiery center upholds the spiritual work
of the devotee through the power of the higher centers.
Relates to
The power of vitality
or prana.
Location
Vibratory air element
in dorsal center.
Notes
The power of this center helps the devotee in the practice of healthy
techniques of Pranayama to calm the breath and control the mind
and sensory desires. It represents the power to still the internal and
external organs and destroy the invasion of passion (sex, greed,
anger). It is the destroyer of disease and doubt. This is the center of
divine love and creativity.
Represents the power of intuitive imagination; the ability to imagine
or visualize a truth until it manifests.
Vishuddha
Divine calmness.
Adnya
Vibratory ether
element in cervical
center.
Located in the
n/a
medulla, guiding divine
intelligence to the
lower self
Vata
Nervous, anxious, changes mind
Mental Tendency
Decision-Making
Hobbies
Planning
Memory
Career
Sales, marketing
Mind
In the future
Pitta
Determined, Confident,
aggressive, out going
Irritable, jealous, angry
Kapha
Calm, content, happy
Daily Routine
Meditation
Pranayama
Reading spiritual scriptures, books
Attending support groups
the
spiritual
Praying before meditation always helps as it gives us the power to attain and
sustain all the necessary requirements for meditation.
Anybody or anything which guides your mind to follow the divine path is your
guru. It can be a person, a book, or a simple thought.
Sit comfortably on a flat cushion or folded blanket with legs folded (lotus pose) or on a chair.
Keep the back straight and shoulders pulled backwards (so there are no kinks in the Nadis).
Keep the hands in the middle of the lap with the fingers of the right hand interlocked with those of the left. This helps to
put your weight down on your base and it completes the circle of nadis through which the energy flows.
Relax all of the muscles of your body. Relaxing these muscles revitalizes the cells. To do this, close your eyes and
concentrate on each part of your body and relax the muscles, one by one. For example, start by relaxing only the facial
and neck muscle and then concentrate on the chest and abdomen and relax them as well. Concentrate on and relax your
upper arm, lower arm, hands up to the fingertips and in the same way, relax your hips and legs down through each
individual toe.
1.
2.
3.
While meditating, you have to calm your conscious mind by withdrawing it from your senses and directing it inwards or focusing on
a symbol. For this purpose, Prayer or Japa helps. It rids the mind of thoughts and makes it lighter to enter the subtler fields of
meditation.
Whenever the conscious mind is quiet, the subconscious floats up. You see dreams. So dreams are natures way
to relieve tensions and pressures created in the mind.
4.
Sit in a quiet and calm place comfortably, preferably in folded leg position.
Keep the picture of the Lord in front of you at such a height, that when you sit, the feet of lord will be at the level of your eyes.
Have a mala of 108 beads ready for Japa near you.
Look at the Lords face, body, legs and feet. Slowly gaze up from feet, legs, and body to the face of the Lord. Close your eyes and try to
feel the presence of god in you and visualize the Lord exactly as in the picture, in the right side of physical heart. This is the spiritual heart
center in you and if you meditate on it, your success will be doubled.
5. Repeat chosen mantra few times slowly and steadily with love. This gives you the feeling of devotion to start Japa.
6. Take mala, and search for the off bead or meru. Start Japa from that bead. The mala rests on the ring finger and move the bead by your
middle finger and thumb towards you after each repetition of mantra. Allow index finger to stand apart. (We use index finger to express
bad qualities. Also it is used to express duality.)
7. When you have repeated mantra for 108 times, turn the mala and start again to finish second mala.
Of all the mantras, Om or Aum is the most powerful and significant mantra. It is also called
pranava. Om is the symbol of the infinite. Each mantra begins with Om.
In Sanskrit O is composed of A and U. So Om is also written as AUM.
Aum has 4 aspects:
A is the beginning
U is the existence
M is the decline
The moment of silence
Tat Tvamasi
Aham Brahmasmi
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Shri Rama Jaya
Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
Trinity
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Sattva
Consciousness
Index
Brahma
Future
Production
Aa
Catabolism
Adhyatmik
Holy Spirit
Rishi
Observer
Knowledge
Sarasvati
Samaveda
Prana
Zeus
Indra
Gas
Proton
Tulsi
Life force
Rajas
Energy
Middle
Vishnu
Present
Maintenance
Uu
Metabolism
Adhidaivik
Father
Devata
Observation
Knowing
Laxmi
Yajurveda
Tejas
Apollo
Agni
Liquid
Electron
Durva
Light force
Tamas
Matter
Ring Finger
Mahesh
Past
Destruction
Ma
Anabolism
Adhibhautik
Son
Chandas
Observed
Known
Durga
Artharvaveda
Ojas
Dionysus
Varun
Solid
Neutron
Bilva
Love force