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Stages in the Practice of Yoga

Insight (profoundness)

For some people, serenity acquired by meditation is a goal in itself and there is no doubt that this type of serenity brings important advantages, manifesting as a more calm, more productive, and more balanced approach to life. There is also a third phase of meditation, the one which carries the meditator into the heart of the meditative…
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Serenity

When you can maintain concentration for even only a few minutes, spontaneously calmness will appear like a miracle. The mind and body will get into a state of rest, of silent peace. Breathing, the pulse, and metabolism itself will decrease. The rhythm of the whole being will slow down and become smoother, gentler, more subtle. This is…
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Concentration

Psychologists define concentration as special, disciplined attention. It implies a reduction in awareness, because it lessens the intervention of irrelevant stimuli which distract us in ordinary conditions. Our whole consciousness becomes directed towards one single aspect, it actually becomes focused. The benefits of concentration in…
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Relaxation in Yoga

Relaxation is extremely important in yoga. It is only through this stage that one can harmonize and balance the energies that were awakened and amplified during the yoga practice (asanas, pranayama, etc.). Therefore one must not neglect this aspect. The more one learns to relax profoundly, the easier the resonance with the beneficial…
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Asana, Resonance, Energy of the Universe

One needs to understand the internal aspect, that is the specific resonance of each asana, prior to practice. This allows one to comprehend the effect of each asana, by knowing where to place the focus and identification. At least 1 minute concentration on the effects appearing after each asana is a necessary stage. Regardless of how…
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Pranayama

O, Lord,To take You in my heart,This could transform You into a thought.I won’t do this!To embrace You with my eyes,I would transform You into a thorn.I won’t do this!I will bring You in my respiration,So that You become my life. Rumi Pranayama is the fourth stage in Yoga and is considered a very subtle and profound art for complete…
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The Ki

Ki is the Japanese term equivalent to the Chinese qi notion. The Chinese metaphysical principle (qi) was introduced to Japan in the Nara period (710-794 AD) and the Heian period (794-1185 AD). The ki concept was rapidly assimilated into the Shintoist beliefs regarding the nature. On this basis many works show the connection…
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Samadhi – the State of the Supra-Consciousness

Samadhi represents the glorious and final state of every authentic spiritual path. Even if we call it different names – Satori in Zen, Nirvana in Buddhism or the Deification in Christianity – it is in fact, the same supreme condition of the human being.The reality of the Samadhi state must be effectively lived: it is not enough to…
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The Mana

Mana is a concept used in the Huna tradition in Hawaii. It is considered that mana has three primary forms; each of them functions in one of the three basic levels of man''s personality. Mana, the basic force of life, operates in the infrastructure of the Inferior Self (unihipili), which is the subconscious mind. Mana has the power to…
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