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perfection is the goal in life and yoga is the means to it' said a great philosopher of yoga.
Everybody wants to be happy under all circumstances but no body is happy. It is said that there are only two persons who are happy. One is died and the other is to take birth. But what about of him who is born and yet not died ? This means after the birth and before the death one should do something and to do something sumtuous he has to fight, because "Life is a struggle and one has to fight" said Lord Shri Kțsbņa in the Bhagavadgitā.
We have two free ourselves from bondage and get liberationMokşā,, one of the four human goals of our life, and the other being dharma, artha, and kāma.
There are many yogas namciy karmayoga, jñānayoga, fainyoga, Bauddhayoga, Japayoga, Tapayoga, Mantrayoga, Layayoga, Hathayoga Rajayoga. But four are very important as per this (following) sentence :
Mantro layo hatbo rajayogasceti caturvidham' Here, Hathayoga leads to physical development and Rajayoga leads to psychological development. Therefore, tbe basic and elementary Asanas are undertaken for any beginner of yoga. Patañjali preached Aşçãnga yoga namely. Yama, Niyama, Asana, Prāņāyāma. Pratyahāra, Dhyana Dhäranā and Samadhi. This is also known as Rajayoga. To achieve this, one has to undertake Hathayoga. Here 'Ha' means 'Pingala'- Sürya' or right oostril. 'Tha' means 'Ida'-Candra or left nostril, controlling the breath through 'ha' and 'tha is Hathayoga. To say in other words pränäyāma through these nädis is Hatha yoga which leads to Rajayoga.
Asanas, kriyas. präņāyāma, mudras and laya or Samadhi or Nadamu sandhāna from the integral part of 'yoga'. Padmasana, Svastikāsana. Gomukhāsana, Virāsana, Kurmāsana, Bhujangäsana, savāsana etc , are the Asanas. Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Trätaka, Nauli and Kapalabhāti are the Sakriyas which purify the body. The techniques and the are to be explained by the practical preceptor. After these, Prānávame is to be undertaken. Süryabhedana, Ujjāyi, Sitkāri, Sitali. Bhastrika, Bhramari, Mürcha. and Plāvint are the eight kumbhakas which purify the whole nervous system. i.e. 72000 nädis.
By practicing these, a Sadhaka becomes very attractive even to the female ascetics viz. Yoginicakra Sammanyah
When a Sådhaka or an aspirant performs these, the pränaväyu enters in the column of Suşumnā by which Kundalini will be aroused. Mahamudrā, Mahābardha, Mahāvedha, Khecari, Uddiyāna, Mülabandha, Jalandharabandha, Viparitakarani. Vajroli and Sakticălana-thesc ton
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