Key of Knowledge

SR No.: 006702
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1919
Total Pages: 1204
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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YOGA.
463 kind. Religion sent its condemnation of the hypocrisy of the world 2,000 years ago, through Jesus. Morality, in religion, means the purification of the inner as well as the outer nature. Let no thought which is not pure and God-like ever enter the heart; let the mind dwell on nothing but what is good, and true,' and beautiful. Purify the heart; talk of nothing but God; think of nothing but God ; let purity surround you within and without. The Vedantist puts it:
“When thy consciousness dwelling in pure light and pure love, does not admit any other thought but that of thy beloved, thy Real self, then how is it possible to think of good or bad, of the dual throng? Then you sing nothing but thyself. Then you are speaking nothing but God's music. Then you chant nothing but God's beauty. Then you feel nothing but God's hand in all hands, God's eye in all eyes, God's mind in all minds, God's love in all loves, God's virtues in all virtues, God's presence in each and every thing."-Rama Tirtha.
The next step is Åsana, i.e., posture for contemplation. Steady posture is necessary to keep the body motionless, else its unchecked restlessness would distract the mind and dissipate the energy of will. The âsana that is generally adopted by yogis is a sitting posture, with legs crossed, after the manner of the images of the Jaina Tîrthamkaras. When the âsana becomes firm and is no longer a source of distraction to the mind, prânâyâma may be practised with ease.
The word prāņâyâma really signifies the controlling of energy, though it is generally taken to mean the regulation of breath. According to yogis, it means the controlling of the cosmic energy. Says Swami Vivekananda :
“Just as âkâsa is the infinite, omnipresent material of this