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PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS
God was a Mother. Brother Lawrence regarded hi God's servant. The Wise Men of the East adored Go Christ child. In the person of Sri Krishna, Arjuna saw Friend, while Radha saw him as a Lover. Thus al relationships may be sublimated through the practice yoga.
स्थिरसुखमासनम् ॥४६॥ 46. Posture (asana) is to be seated in a position
firm but relaxed.
Asana means two things: the place on which they and the manner in which he sits there. With regard to meaning, the Gita tells us: “The place where he sits s firm, neither too high nor too low, and situated in a cle He should first cover it with sacred grass, then with ac then lay a cloth over these.” Such were the traditional ments; but any convenient, steady seat will do as well
Posture, also, is defined by Hindu tradition. T famous asana is the so-called lotus posture, in which sits cross-legged, with the feet drawn into rest against of the thighs. And there are many others, requiring greater flexibility of the limbs. All that really matte ever, is to take up a position in which one can sit al still and erect, holding the chest, neck and head in a line, but without strain; so that one can forget t altogether. This is by no means easy, at first. Elderly b may find it best to sit upright on a chair. But it is wiser the ground because,when some degree of deep absor been achieved, there is always a danger of falling.
The value of holding the body erect must be app
