Unity, Similarity, Assimilation and Cohesion are complementary words. These indicated the base characteristic called Herd Instinct. Animals still display these Instincts. How did these play out in the Human History ? Yoga or Yog represented this state within the Individual. This manifested as Interpersonal alignments between Individuals. Social relations were a function of these equations. … Continue reading HERD – How was it ?
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Surrender
Surrender is not subservience. In original sense it is to return to our Primary state of Intelligence and restoring it.
APARIGRAHA
APARIGRAHA (Non-Hoarding): Not accumulating or aggregating possessions, belongings, relations, attachments and experiences; without Sense of Purpose, Meaning, Function or Appropriate Use. Excessive Indulgence leads to maladaptive attachments, bondages, imbalances; causing Intellectal or Mental Fixations on the few aspects and experiences of Life. Mind becomes murky and stagnates, like a Cesspool. Fixations may lead to Maladaptive … Continue reading APARIGRAHA
SYSTEM of YOGA
Patanjali Maharshi gathered the techniques of Raja Yoga, systematized, and codified them into the branch called Ashtanga Yoga - The Eight Steps or Parts. These Steps are: Yama                     Universal Values / Order Niyama                  Individual Discipline Asana                     Physical Poses Pranayama            Regulation of Prana Pratyahara             Internalizing or Inward Sensing Dharana                  Disciplining or moderating the … Continue reading SYSTEM of YOGA