Time, Goal or Purpose — What's Your Life Orientation?
Raja Yoga: The Royal Path Radhika Shah Grouven Raja Yoga: The Royal Path Radhika Shah Grouven

Time, Goal or Purpose — What's Your Life Orientation?

There are three kinds of travelers in the journey of life. The time-oriented drift without direction, pulled between the past and the future. The goal-oriented are fewer in number. They are disciplined, productive, capable of genuine achievement, yet remain bound to outcomes that satisfy only briefly for the next goal already looms ahead. The purpose-oriented are rarer still. In them, thought, speech, and action flow naturally and spontaneously. They seek answers to profound questions.

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Teachings of samaya srividya as taught in the lineage of swami rama

Teachings of samaya srividya as taught in the lineage of swami rama

The Samaya Srividya Tradition is a privileged option for those who have reached an advanced stage in the cycle of death and rebirth and aspire to end this cycle and attain liberation in this lifetime. 

There are three main stages of diksha, “initiation” given in this lineage of the Samaya Srividya Tradition. 

  1. Mantra, breath awareness and meditation

  2. Inner worship of Srividya and Bindu bhedhana or piercing the pearl of wisdom 

  3. Shaktipata and leading the force of kundalini to the thousand petalled lotus called Sahasrara chakra. 

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Asanas
Patanjali Yoga Sutras Radhika Shah Grouven Patanjali Yoga Sutras Radhika Shah Grouven

Asanas

Asana means “seat” in Sanskrit. In Yoga, the different poses or postures are called asanas. There is only one sutra in The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali that mentions the word asanas. It says: Sthira sukham asanam. Sthira means “steady” and indicates a static pose without movement. While sukham typically means “happy,” it means “comfortable” or “relaxed” in this case. This sutra indicates that The Yoga Sutras are referring to static poses, not done in the spirit of competition.

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