Prabuddha Jivan 2018 02 Jain Dharm ane Anya Paramparaoma Yog

SR No.: 526115
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2018
Total Pages: 140
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 10 MB

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'જૈન ધર્મ અને અન્ય પરંપરાઓમાં યોગ - વિશેષાંક KUNDALINI YOGA
Hansaji J. Yogendra
Hansaji Jayadev Yogendra is the director of the Yoga Institute, Santacruz. She is a motivating teacher, an unpretentious consultant, a brilliant consultant, a brilliant speaker and an inspiration for thousand of people. Her whole life is epitome of Yoga. Her work included to spread awareness of Yoga for the better living. She has been falicitated with many accolades.
The term Kundalini Yoga refers to the process of Before we proceed on to an understanding of the 'awakening' the Kundalini. Yet there is diversity in the Chakras, it would be necessary for us to understand understanding of the word Kundalini as also about the the concept of human existence at the level of what methods to awaken it. The word Kundalini is said to are called as the 5 Koshas. Indian Philosophy believes be vaguely mentioned in the Upanishads and finds that human existence occurs at 5 different levels, also reference mainly in the Tantra and Hatha Yoga texts. called as the 'Koshas'. These are;
Etymologically, the word Kundalini is supposed to (i) Annamaya Kosha - which is the physical shealth have been derived from various Sanskrit roots and derived from the food (Anna) that we eat and is the simultaneously mean;
grossest level of our existence, 1) Kunda - a pot seen as a reservoir of either; (ii) Pranamaya Kosha - this is the energy level of our a. Our unlimited potentials or
existence, which is very subtle and cannot be experib. The Samskaras which through Avidya bind enced at a physical level. It is also referred to as the these potentials.
vital energy or the chi force. Awakening the Kundalini thus refers to the (iii) Manomaya Kosha - this is the layer of our Emoprocess of heightening our awareness which liberates tions which have the power to be both, our motivaus from the bondages of our Samskaras and simulta- tions as well as the cause of disturbance. neously brings us in touch with our true potentials. (iv) Buddhimaya Kosha - this Kosha relates to our in2) Kundala - a ring or a bracelet which refers to tellect which further contributes to our capacity of either
logic and reasoning. a. A circle that has no end or a beginning (and (v) Anandamaya Kosha - this is the sheath of 'Bliss' hence represents infinite time and potentials) or that resides within each of us. It is the casual body,
b. The Chakras that lie on the passage of this likened by some as the soul that resides within us. Yet, rising stream of energy
we also have a partial / transient experience of this 3) Kundalin - a serpent which refers to either; joy or pleasure which accompanies certain situations,
a. Ignorance or the poison of ignorance that has persons or objects and hence seen as conditional. to be eliminated through yoga or
Chakra Information: b. The experience of rising of the energy through Our Pranamaya Kosha consists of around 72,000 the spine similar to a snake rising up as the Kundalini energy channels (nadis) which traverse in various digets 'awakened'.
rections. When these nadis happen to intersect each As described above, there is a lot of ambiguity other, their energies too intersect, creating a rotating regarding the meaning of the term Kundalini, though whirlpool of energy. This can be compared to the whirlthere is an agreement in most of the texts regarding pool that we observe when the streams of two or more the objective behind the awakening of this Kundalini; rivers, proceeding in the different directions meet at to arouse the spiritual potentials within, either to a point (confluence / sangam). achieve liberation or to serve humanity through love These whirlpools of energy are the Chakras and compassion.
(Wheel, Circle); the name derived from their appearThe Five Koshas and Kundalini :
ance to a rotating circle. Since there are around 72,000
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