Aparigraha (Non Possessiveness)

Constant struggle to hold stuff is an indication of the greed that one carries. Always remembering the things that are under your control inside your locker, being afraid that somebody will take it away or wondering if it’ll be there when you come back. Constant greed creates fear, when a person is non possessive he/she is willing to take risks. One who is too possessive of its life will not do anything to expand its life, it will never do anything risky, it will simply vegetate (sleeping and eating only). A life lived without risk isn’t worth living; because you are not living you are just waiting for death.

Aparigraha will give you such a space, being established in that space will allow you take risks, Aparigraha is the second greatest truth after Ahimsa. Ahimsa (non-violence) will make people around you happy, Aparigraha will make you happy. Possessiveness doesn’t allow you to do things differently, even the way you do things was/is and will always be the same, you get caught in a routine and you don’t even dare to use different paths to do what you always do. From the path you take to your car (same footsteps), the chair you take in the classroom, the place where you put your toothbrush and to a certain extend you might not even use some corners of your house. Because we control everything that we do, we do not leave place for god (spontaneity) to happen. 

Miracles do not happen in your life because you plan everything. Living life in a non-serious, playful way is the path to miracles, if life isn’t jam-packed, it leaves space for god to intervene. Integrity with your Bio-Intelligence by not destroying it with luxury (comfort), unnecessary things. Living with right amount of things you need. Not taking away your body’s abilities by giving unnecessary things to your Body. 

Authenticity is needed to slowly nail down the things that are truly necessary, starting in your outer world and heading towards your inner world, up to the point where you do not hold anything unnecessarily. Go through all the layers and everything that you think is not you, drop it, and decide to give it away. It is your responsibility to understand that you are the cause of the body and mind that you carry, because you constantly keep the body into a damage state, you experience pains and discomforts. Stop possessing the body and allow it to align itself with the cosmos. Be courageous and lift the blanket of possessiveness.

Bhramacharya (Living like a god)

Being established in Bhramacharya gives tremendous strength, energy, vitality, vigor, that is the definition. Live like God! OK, maybe this was something you weren’t taught at school! To live like God is to live your ultimate possibility. 

Brahmacharya is sometimes translated as celibacy, but celibacy is too poor a word to explain Brahmacharya. Celibacy is just a choice that becomes available when you live in brahmacharya. When you continuously strive to live life at your ultimate possibility, all that is superfluous simply falls away. That is why Aparigraha (Non Possessiveness) is the first step to Brahmacharya. Brahmacharya is to live with such a vast, fulfilled inner space that nothing at all is needed from the outside to complete you. Brahmacharya is not a vow or a discipline; it is a luxury that only very few can afford. When you no longer need anything from the other, or from the world, naturally you become a giver. Real giving can only happen as an overflowing of our own fulfillment. Tirelessly creating, constantly expanding, continuously showering on others – this is Brahmacharya, living like God. 

We can also say that being Brahmachari is being in complete integrity with your lust. Integrity towards your Greed, Lust is Celibacy. If you are integrated with your Desires Brahmachariya will simply happen. Only after understanding the non-violence (Ahimsa) can someone do the non-doing, if we do the opposite perversion and diversion happen and it becomes a big headache. When a disturbing thought which makes you want to break your celibacy arises few options are possible: suppression, perverted suppression or liberation. If one has the correct perception (I am not the body, it is only the vehicle I use) he/she will be liberated, will break that disturbing thought and will establish himself/herself in Brahmachariya. The purpose with which Bhramacharya is achieved is more important than the Bhramacharya itself. That is why the translation should be “living like god” only then can you acquire the energy.

Asteya (Non-Stealing)

Non-stealing is very important thing, especially when we live with others (e.g.: society). If we practice non-stealing all the wealth will come back to us. When we have the security that the wealth is always here with us we will stop stealing and storage will stop happening. If we stop storing and hiding, plenty of wealth will be available continuously, plenty will be growing continuously and plenty will be created continuously. The problem is we are caught in a vicious circle; insecurity happens so people start storing and when people start storing there is more 

and more insecurities so people keep storing more and more.

That’s why Patanjali says:

“only by non-stealing will people be actually enjoying the wealth.”

When people feel secure only then will creativity be released. This single understanding is powerful enough to liberate us from the karma cycle. Karma is nothing but the pressure of our unfulfilled desires, forcing us again and again into action. We always carry the energy and resources to fulfill our own true desires, but when we accumulate desires from others, we create a ‘desire hangover’ that is going to take us another lifetime to fulfill and so it continues. Trying to own others things is the pattern which is the most chaotic pattern on the planet earth. When an individual tries to own others things he commits the crime of robbing, stealing. When collective minds, countries trying to own others things they commit the crime of war. Wars are nothing but trying to own others things, what has been accepted as others, trying to own it.

Asteya is nothing but becoming aware of what our true needs are, and focusing our energies on fulfilling those desires. You don’t have to renounce whatever you have. Just renounce what you don’t have. Bringing integrity into ownership. Unfortunately you do not try to own what is your own which is your Body, your Mind and you try to own everything which others own. Bring integrity into ownership and dis-ownership. Own what is yours. Whenever you bring Integrity, Authenticity and Right clearance your life is a plan for miracles. When you carry right clearance in your heart miracles happen around you. Let your life be planed for miracles not planned for accidents and chaos. If you are constantly breaking the Integrity of ownership you are planning for chaos.

Satya (Truth)

Integrity in the words you utter to yourself and to others is Sathya. Live by the Truth, speaking the facts is just one dimension of truth, real Satya is aligning our thoughts, speech and action to the truth. The moment you decide to that you are going to express your thoughts and feelings without editing them, you are forced to purify your very thinking! 

The continuous practice of living by the truth can have a powerful impact on your subconscious. You are released from the burden of pretension and duplicity that have become part of our daily living. Satya gives you the unimaginable freedom to really be yourself. Being established in truth is enlightenment, one needs to align his/her beliefs to his/her words. You can either only talk about what you know as you or truly believe in what you tell to others as you. The second one believe the words you utter to others is harder than it seems, because people might believe but your mind will say “ Who do think you’re trying to fool, you can say whatever you want to people but not to me, I know who you are” and then it’s over you fall into self-doubt. 

Lao Tzu says “ If you are established in truth there is no need for spiritual practice.”

But, there is a tricky part about teaching Satya (truth), it can be received only by someone who is not bound to the one who speaks the truth, because in order to fully understand the truth one must have the opportunity of doubting, questioning or leaving, that is why the purest truth can only be transmitted in a situation where there is no attachment between the speaker and the listener.

Reprogram your brain

(Patanjali Yoga Sutras 99) 

Once you have conquered the posture, you have conquered duality, pain and pleasure,.

See when you conquer the posture you will not have pain, you will have a stable, steady posture, this will bring life into your muscles. When you keep the body balanced it brings life to your muscles, which creates an intense innate inside pleasure, this pleasure is so strong, so intense that you will go beyond the outer pleasures.

How to make your body balanced: sit in lotus / half lotus or legs crossed and then try to find out in which position the upper body feels weightless, erect your body slowly and you will see at one point it is weightless. Try this in all four directions and you will find the balanced posture for you, it should take 3-4 minutes. It’s called the psychological levitation, you will feel light.

All we need to do is aligning your body every day; it will make the Kundalini Awakening very easy.

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Asana - Patanjali Yoga Sutras 97

Tune Yourself to the Cosmos

In the yoga world nowadays, the word asana generally means body postures: holding a specific pose while bending the body. Asanas may be popular practice for a number of reasons, including their great physical and mental benefits, and of course for aesthetics. On one level, it is, but asanas have a much deeper meaning and purpose.

In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali states:

“sthira-sukham asanam” -Chapter II, v. 46

Paramahamsa Nithyananda translates:

“Asanas are steady and comfortable body postures to tune oneself with the Cosmos.”

If you look deeply, any body posture is associated with a state of being, with a particular state of consciousness. For example, can you sleep standing up? And how about lying down in a relaxed way and try to shout angrily at someone. You can’t! The body language changes according to your moods and attitudes. Subtle changes in your body posture will cause a major change in the way you feel.

A small exercise:

Sit straight with eyes closed and the hands in front of you, palms facing up. Just notice how your body feels. Notice the breath.

Slowly turn the palms down. Bring awareness to how you feel now.

Can you feel a subtle difference? This subtle difference is due to the change of body posture.

Sthiram-Sukham Asanam

So, asanas are specific body postures designed in a way so as to reflect the highest possible coherence with the Cosmos. The perfect asana for you depends on you. You will see, in some asanas you will suddenly feel natural, steady (sthira) and comfortable (sukham).

Actually, in a deeper way, sthira does not only mean steady, it means, “which cannot be lost, which has become part of your bio-memory”. It should be natural to be in that posture. If after a few weeks without practice you suddenly realize you cannot perform the posture anymore, then the true quality of sthirahas not been achieved.

Sukham, which is commonly translated as comfortable, is not about cushion luxury! You should be able to be in a posture and feel its effect in your body throughout the day. Every joint should be oozing with nectar, like a sweet feeling of lightness. You can achieve sukham by constant practice, and increasing your ability to stay in that asana.

Respect Your Body

But understand, the practice of asanas does not mean abusing or disrespecting your body. Our bodies are victims of our self-destructive lifestyle. We often overeat and over-stimulate our bodies. Asanas are conscious practices to make you fall in tune with the deepest you, so it can never be against your body.Asanas are about aligning yourself with the highest possible coherence, with the highest qualities of the cosmos. Aligning yourself is levitation, maligning yourself is gravitation!

There are two ways of finding which asanas are best for you:
1) By your own practice, until you find your own sequence, or
2) By the Master’s instruction

In these particular asanas you will align your body perfectly with the super-consciousness, just like a mirror aligned directly with the source of light. This will allow you to tune yourself to the ultimate state of consciousness, and be established in Yoga.

Extracted from P.Y.S. by Paramahamsa Nithyananda
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Ahimsa (Non-violence)

The first yogic vow is Ahimsa or non-violence. It is the basic truth of life; basic understanding for humans to live together, Ahimsa has to be there in order to support life. Ahimsa is the first and ultimate law of the cosmos (dharma), non-violence is the ultimate shield and strategy, the best example to illustrate that is; e.g.: Putting oil (oil being Ahimsa) on your hands before cutting open a jack fruit to make sure that the sticky milk of the jack fruit won’t stick to your hands.

Understanding the context is crucial and we have to always remember that the context is an independent intelligence. If you understand this truth you won’t enter the space of violence and whenever you face troublesome situations being able to respond to the situation with non violence will allow you to easily find the way send the enemy’s weapon back to them, you will have the simple intelligence to find the solution effortlessly without creating further problems.

This whole world is a mirror, the way you understand and respond to the context, in a similar way the context will respond to you. The context isn’t a dead word it is an independent living intelligence like you, feeling that you are separate and more powerful than the context is Ego. When you understand this concept you will not feel that the world is torturing you, harassing you or making you suffer. If you feel that the context is harassing you, be very clear it is you who is harassing the context with the violence that you carry inside you and because you do that you create violence and then you justify your violence by blaming the context.

To be in completely integrated with life is Ahimsa, when your inner chatting, the words you utter to yourself and others and your actions are aligned you are established in integrity, only then can you experience Ahimsa.

You are responsible for the violence that you live, the violence seen outside is nothing else than the materialized violence that you carry inside. But the good news is, since your are responsible for your inner violence that also means that you are empowered with the possibility of getting rid of this violence and then establishing yourself in Ahimsa.

Bringing non-violence to your inner space you will automatically enrich the people around you in many different ways.

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