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Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika-Muktibodhananda.pdf
For those who like to study Yoga im sure you have come across some retards who claim the 8 fold Path has Nama and Niyama in it. It does not. This can be summed up to Jewish Jainism, which is Christianity.
The beauty of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika is that it solves a very
great problem faced by every aspirant. Swatmarama has completely
eliminated the yama (moral codes) and niyama (self-restraints) which
are the starting points in the Buddhist and Jain systems, as well as in
Patanjali’s raja yoga.
Patanjali was a contemporary of Buddha and his system of yoga
was influenced by the Buddhist philosophy of yama and niyama. In the
Yoga Sutras he divided raja yoga into eight steps. Yama and niyama are
the first two, followed by asana and pranayama. Then come pratyahara,
dharana, dhyana and samadhi, which are the final four.
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Patanjali’s contention is that you have to first perfect yama and niyama,
otherwise asana and pranayama may fail to give desirable results.
What are yama and niyama? Self-control, rules of conduct and
observances: truth, non-violence, celibacy, non-stealing, non- aggrandizement, external and internal purity, and contentment, are some
of the regulations. However, the authors of texts on hatha yoga, such as
Swatmarama, were very much aware of the practical difficulties every
person faced in relation to yama and niyama. Moreover, yama and
niyama have more to do with religion than with a person’s spiritual life.
Experience has taught us that in order to practice yama and
niyama, discipline and self-control, a certain quality of mind is needed.
Often we observe that when we try to practice self-control and
discipline, we create more mental problems in our mind and personality.
If we were to take the statistics of patients in mental hospitals, we would
find that most of them are religious, because self-discipline and self- control split the personality. Therefore, before you try to practice self- discipline and self-control, you must also prepare yourself.
If harmony is not created in the personality, then self- control and
self-discipline will create more conflict rather than peace of mind.
Therefore, the principle of antithesis should not be taught to everybody.
It has always been expounded as a philosophical or religious principle,
but from the spiritual standpoint it has mercilessly failed to assist man
when confronted with the dilemma of his own evolution.
For those who like to study Yoga im sure you have come across some retards who claim the 8 fold Path has Nama and Niyama in it. It does not. This can be summed up to Jewish Jainism, which is Christianity.
The beauty of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika is that it solves a very
great problem faced by every aspirant. Swatmarama has completely
eliminated the yama (moral codes) and niyama (self-restraints) which
are the starting points in the Buddhist and Jain systems, as well as in
Patanjali’s raja yoga.
Patanjali was a contemporary of Buddha and his system of yoga
was influenced by the Buddhist philosophy of yama and niyama. In the
Yoga Sutras he divided raja yoga into eight steps. Yama and niyama are
the first two, followed by asana and pranayama. Then come pratyahara,
dharana, dhyana and samadhi, which are the final four.
4
Patanjali’s contention is that you have to first perfect yama and niyama,
otherwise asana and pranayama may fail to give desirable results.
What are yama and niyama? Self-control, rules of conduct and
observances: truth, non-violence, celibacy, non-stealing, non- aggrandizement, external and internal purity, and contentment, are some
of the regulations. However, the authors of texts on hatha yoga, such as
Swatmarama, were very much aware of the practical difficulties every
person faced in relation to yama and niyama. Moreover, yama and
niyama have more to do with religion than with a person’s spiritual life.
Experience has taught us that in order to practice yama and
niyama, discipline and self-control, a certain quality of mind is needed.
Often we observe that when we try to practice self-control and
discipline, we create more mental problems in our mind and personality.
If we were to take the statistics of patients in mental hospitals, we would
find that most of them are religious, because self-discipline and self- control split the personality. Therefore, before you try to practice self- discipline and self-control, you must also prepare yourself.
If harmony is not created in the personality, then self- control and
self-discipline will create more conflict rather than peace of mind.
Therefore, the principle of antithesis should not be taught to everybody.
It has always been expounded as a philosophical or religious principle,
but from the spiritual standpoint it has mercilessly failed to assist man
when confronted with the dilemma of his own evolution.