Yoga

1. - For AYUSH YOGA Examination
- Deepak D. Khaire
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3. • What are basic concepts of Yoga?
• Meaning of Yoga
• Different definitions of Yoga
• Period of Yoga.
• Traditions of Yoga.
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6. • Maths says join means addition.
• Chemistry says join means to mix
and produce a new material.
• From Spirirtual point of view, Yoga
means to join the Atma with
Paramatma, or indiviual self with
Universal self.
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7. From todays social point of
view or Karm Yoga point of
view, Yoga means the joining
/uniting of the work and the
worker.
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11. Yoga definition as per Bhagavad
Gita relevant to the modern world:
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12. • Who started it?
• When started?
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13. • Yoga is since the
beginning of creation
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14. Hiranyagarbha – Vyavasman
– Manu – Ikshavaku - -
Patanjali
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15. Adi Yogi Shiva - Parvarti –
Matyendranath – Gorakhnath –
Nath Sampradaya
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16. • Physical health
• Mental Health
• Spiritual Health
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17. • Physical health
• More hospitals, more
methods, more instruments,
more specialists – still
more diseases !!!!!
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18. • Physical health
• Yoga - through Shatkarmas,
Bandhas, Asanas, Pranayama –
cleanses the body, improves
immunity, strengthens all
physiological systems.
• Corrects physical structure of body.
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19. • Mental health
• Yoga - through Pratyahara –
improves mental health, cures
psychosomatic disorders.
• Improves work efficiency,
relationships, work-life balance.
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20. • Spiritual health
• Yoga - through Dharana, Dhyana,
Samadhi – improves Spiritual health.
• Spirituality is moving from Negativity to
Positivity. Negativity is a crime as per the
Rishis.
• Improves life. Makes it happier,
meaningful, purposeful.
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21. Practice :
1. Long term – life long
2. Continuous - daily, without break, no excuses, daily
routine
3. Faith – full faith in Yoga, no doubts.
4. Firmness – no laziness, stability, no deviation whatever
the temptations, obstacles.
1.14 When that practice is done for a long time, without a break,
and with sincere devotion, then the practice becomes a firmly
rooted, stable and solid foundation.
(sah tu dirgha kala nairantaira satkara asevitah dridha
bhumih)
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22. o Miracles, walking on water, agelessness,
disappearance – all are misconceptions.
o Not total health solution – effective as
alternative medicine. Assisting,
complementary in medicine, not all cure.
o Advanced/complicated Asanas, procedures
are more beneficial – not necessarily.
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23. Misconceptions of Yoga
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24. o Vedas – Ancient Ishwariya (Divine)
knowledge.
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25. Veda
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28. o Rishi Agni
o Most ancient
o Very comprehensive
o Prayers, Summaries, Stutis, Suktas
o All types of discussions are in it.
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29. o Rishi Vayu
o Mainly about Karma Kanda, how to do
Yajnas, Agnihotras
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30. o Rishi Aditya
o Mainly about Music, musical
instruements, Grammer of music
o Mixed form of Karma Kanda and Music
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31. o Rishi Angira
o Mainly about magic, tantra, mantra
teachings.
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32.  Brahmana – Yagna, Karmakanda, rituals
 Aranyakas – Philosophy behind rituals
 Samhita – discussion of mantras, stuti, prayers
 Upanishads – Gyan kand – knowledge part
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33. o Three means of attaining Brahman
1. Bhagavad Gita
2. Upanishadas
3. Brahmasutras
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34.  Dharma
 Artha
 Kaam
 Moksha
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35.  Dharma – Artha – Kaam – Moksha
 Duty – Means – Desires – Freedom
 through Dutiful Means, fullfill the
Desires and attain Freedom
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36.  How to behave in society?
 Chitta Prasadana
 Maitri-Karuna-Mudita-Upeksha
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42.  Raja Yoga
 Jnan Yoga
 Karma Yoga
 Bhakti Yoga
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43. Om TAT SAT
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