Depression and sadness are two conditions of the mind that can distract us from living a healthy and happy life. The practice of yoga empowers us to cure sadness and manage depression by reconnecting with the Absolute Truth. What …
Continue reading DEPRESSION ACCORDING TO YOGA PHILOSOPHY →Yoga philosophy offers methods to manage both healthy anxiety, and anxiety disorders. Fear is a natural fight-or-flight response. It safeguards us and those we care for; however, for some of us, anxiety is a disease. Anxiety disor…
Continue reading ANXIETY ACCORDING TO YOGA PHILOSOPHY →Yoga philosophy views consciousness as a property of the soul. Consciousness lets us perceive both the world outside, and our inner world of thoughts, feelings and so on. Yoga aims to relink us with the Absolute Truth by elevating…
Continue reading CONSCIOUSNESS ACCORDING TO YOGA PHILOSOPHY →Meditation is a uniquely human ability which enables us to experience spiritual bliss. By directing our consciousness to the Absolute Truth, we become charmed. We fall in love with God. That “fall” leads upward to the strongest, a…
Continue reading BHAKTI: THE GOAL OF MEDITATION →Enlightenment, or samadhi, is the final of the eight stages of ashtanga-yoga system. This advanced state of consciousness marks the end of negative mental cycles. With these obstacles removed, we can freely focus the mind on the A…
Continue reading ENLIGHTENMENT ACCORDING TO YOGA PHILOSOPHY (SAMADHI) →The literal meaning of the word veda is knowledge. The Vedas are a body of sacred texts containing information on a vast array of topics, ranging from music to architecture, from warfare to spiritual knowledge. Composed in Sanskri…
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