Thursday, June 21, 2012

Few more thoughts on Past Life Regression Therapy


Story was posted in a facebook debate and I asked questions people's perspective of good life. Didn't get any deep answers as probably wise people tried to keep themselves out of debate due to sensitivity of re-incarnation topic. However, one member hinted at existence of separate topics so I made three logical subdivisions.

  1. Re-incarnation
  2. Past Life Regression Therapy (PLRT) (this life or previous life)
  3. Uses of PLRT
    1. Ethical uses (good uses for humanity)
      1. For finding peace and nirvana (I do not see value in looking at past life in spiritual path, I will write more about this in next)
    2. Commercialization
    3. Misuse
    4. Talent hunt

I had a question in mind regarding use of Past Life Regression Therapy:

At what symptoms do you recommend past life regression therapy to a person?
      1. to a child?,
      2. to an adult?

Since I didn't get any answer of above question, I decided to change story's end and post in next blog.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Rebirth of three brothers and Dr Jobs


There lived three brothers in city of Delhi in early 21st century. Their parents were God fearing, honest and hardworking, they gave their children an education that inculcated importance of honesty, hard work and ethics. However, all three were different in interest and personality.

First brother, Ajay was very studious and became an honest serving officer of Indian police.

Second brother, Vijay was street smart, high-willed and wanted to get more in less time. He came in contact of criminals in childhood itself, criminal used him for drug trafficking. He joined organized crime in his early 20's and made a lot of money. He also killed many people in course of his business. He was caught in few cases and spent 5 years in prison. In prison, he was beaten up by rival gang, that caused a big scar in hand and face. Life went on with ups and downs for him until one calm morning when he was shot dead at point blank by his own partner on a territory dispute.

Ajay however took revenge of killing of his brother by using his influence on police and got business partner arrested, but could not prove the charges in court. He lived a frustrated life after the incident.

Third brother, Sujay was very simple and average. He never liked his brother's criminal life and kept himself away from him. He was average in studies, didn't make lot of money but was able to earn hand to mouth. He loved a girl, got married to her and they lived happily ever after.

Many years and generations passed, one day in Heaven God noticed story of three brothers while auditing records of hell. God thought of sending them to earth as brothers again but with out any memories of past. As a result of God's action, three brothers were re-born to a couple living in Mumbai by the far end of 22nd century. Since it was a new life, God gave them new characteristics and interests. Ajay was born with less intelligence, Vijay was born with honesty and Sujay with super intelligence.

Because all three remembered nothing, they had a very beautiful childhood until class 6th report card of Ajay arrived. Ajay did extremely bad in almost all the subjects, while Vijay passed his exam with average marks and Sujay came first in his class.

The couple was worried for Ajay. One of their friend suggested a past life regression therapy in order to find the real causes behind Ajay's poor marks. After some initial hesitation couple fixed an appointment with a franchisee center of “Past life regression therapy of Dr Jobs”. Reports came out in few days; couple was shocked with the report and went to Delhi for verification of facts. They could not verify all the report but were able to read about Vijay's deeds in one on-line news paper archive.

Ajay was enrolled for tuition in mathematics, rocket fundamentals and discoveries of Mars, while Vijay was enrolled for martial art and life saving techniques of Dr Jobs, Sujay was moved to less interesting subjects.

Dr Jobs and his descendants lived happily ever after.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Sitali, Sitkari and Sadanta Pranayama


Sitali, Sitkari and Sadanta are 3 basic cooling pranayama techniques. All 3 are similar in nature, and differ only the way air is inhaled by mouth.

In Sitali, air is inhaled by a tube formed by protruding tongue similar to beak of a bird.
In Sitkari, air is inhaled by gap formed by both sides of tongue when tongue is folded upwards between the 2 rows of teeth.
In Sadanta, air is inhaled by the crevices of teeth, when upper layer of teeth is kept on lower.

Air is exhaled by nostrils in all 3 pranayama.

Cool air when inhaling and warm air when exhaling is felt when performing these pranayama.

Sitali word probably came from sound of air when inhaling or from word Sheetal (Sheetal means cool).
Sitkari probably is sound of inhaling (kindly leave a comment if you know origin of Sitkari word).
Sadanta is probably Sa and Danta (Danta means teeth)

Benefits:
All 3 are revitalizing and detoxifying. Allergies due to cold can be cured when practiced regularly.

Many people ask me and try practice when suffering from cold. It must be avoided when suffering from cold, however, must be practiced only after recovered fully from cold. Practicing these pranayama when in good health ensures strengthened and prepared systems or organs to fight allergy and cold.


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Yoga classes in Bangalore
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Sectional and Full Yogic Breathing


Today we practiced Sectional and Full Yogic Breathing in the morning yoga class.

Full Yogic Breathing is combination of 3 sectional breathing:

1) Adhama Svasa
2) Madhyama Svasa
3) Aadi Svasa

Adhama is word for lower, Madhyama for middle, Aadi for upper and Svasa for breath in Sanskrit.

Adhama Svasa (also called abdominal breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, or belly breathing) is using of diaphragm for breathing. Stomach bulges out for inhale and goes in for exhale, causing diaphragm to move down and up respectively. Chest and upper part of trunk remains still in this sectional breathing. This Svasa fills air in lower parts of lungs.

Madhyama Svasa(also called thoracic breathing) is expanding chest outwards and upwards for inhale and bringing back to resting position for exhale. Keeping no movements in stomach. This Svasa fills air middle parts of lungs.

Aadi Svasa(also called clavicular breathing) is raising collar bones and shoulders upwards and backwards for inhale and bring back to resting position for exhale. Abdomen and chest remain still. This Svasa fills air are in upper parts of lungs.

Full Yogic Breathing is nothing but above 3 sectional breathing together where inhale and exhale are done on the same sequence of Adhama, Madhayma and Aadi in one big breath.

Benefits of Full Yogic Breathing
Since lungs are completely filled with air and oxygen goes to all parts of lungs, full yogic breathing is revitalizing. Use of 3 sections of trunk in breathing ensures stimulation to related organs as well. Full yogic breathing also helps in calming down the mind, controlling the sudden temper or emotion and reducing anxiety. Diaphragmatic and Full Yogic breathing is also used as a therapy for treatment of asthma, emphysema, and stammering.

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Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation
Yoga classes in Bangalore
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Monday, June 11, 2012

Yoga streams and goals



Swami Vivekananda classified Yoga(in-fact whole of spirituality) in 4 streams. It is based on 4 important qualities or characteristics of human being. This is the most rational classification I have found till date so worth mentioning here:

1) Karma Yoga (culturing the action)
Gita is considered best literature on Karma Yoga.
Explained by Sri Krishna in response of very practical questions asked by Arjuna in battlefield.
It is the path of action, about performing one's worldly duties ethically and efficiently. Karma Yoga answers many of conflicts in practical life.

Karmanyevadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadacana,
Ma karmaphala heturbhuh ma te sangostakarmani - Gita-2.47

Yagah Karmasu Kausalam- Gita 2.50

2) Raja Yoga (culturing the will)

Patanjali's Astanga Yoga is also called Raj Yoga. Pantajali Yoga Sutras are considered best literature on Raja Yoga.
Raja Yoga has 8 steps
1) Yama
2) Niyama
3) Asana
4) Pranayama
5) Prayahara
6) Dharana
7) Dhayana
8) Samadhi

uddharedatmanatmanam natmanamavasadayet,
atmaiva hyatmano bandhuh atmaiva ripuratmanah – Gita 6.5

3) Bhakti Yoga(culturing the emotion)
Ramayana as well as Gita is full of Bhakti Yoga.
Bhakti Yoga is surrendering to Lord in order do away with Ego.

Chaturvidha bhanjte mam janah sukrtin o Arjuna
arto jijnasurartharthi jnani ca bharatarsabha – Gita 7.16

4) Jnana Yoga(culturing the knowledge)
Gita is again considered best literature on Jnana Yoga
Jnana Yoga has following steps:
1) Sravana- listening
2) Manana- understand, cognize and question it to maximum extent possible
3) Nidhiyasana- experiment and live it
4) Jnana- realization
5) Jivan mukti- free while alive
6) Sidha sthiti – greater bliss
7) Moksha – highest freedom, state of absolute bliss, total knowledge

tadvidhi pranipatena pariprasnena sevaya,
upadeksyanti te jnanam tattvadarsinah – Gita -4.34

“Seek that enlightenment by respectful behavior, by questioning and by service; the wise seer will instruct you in that knowledge”

Physical part of all this Yoga is easy; comes with practice. However when we move into higher and higher dimension it becomes more and more hazy and difficult.

I have been practicing physical part and have learned it reasonably OK, but when I go into higher dimensions it becomes more and more difficult, more and more questions come... some get answered some not... I go up, fall... and go up again... I will go up by stairs instead of elevator because I enjoy climbing the stairs...There may not be a God waiting for me on the top, but I will go up because I love climbing the stairs...

To the main thread now:
Shail, I thank you again for starting the topic. Re-incarnation part of Gita is neither answered in my mind, nor I find any good references yet. I will read writers you suggested, but will continue only when they I get reasonable answers to initial questions mind poses.

However Shail, Notice a crack in your heel, as you been answering the questions instead of asking.

We all may have different personality, motivation, and goals; Let us all - Seek that enlightenment by respectful behavior, by questioning and by service.


PS: this was in response of a facebook debate re-incarnation.

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