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64. Āpas – the Universal “Dissolved” State
Everything we ever wanted, or will ever want, is in this element, in a dissolved unmanifest state, like salt in ocean water. We just need to do the necessary to manifest it! In a similar way, this element apas is capable of dissolving away anything that we don’t want, like past karmic residues. Again, we just…
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63. Agni – the Ubiquitous Fire
So, how many fires are there? The famous Rig veda starts and ends with a sukta for Agni! In a nutshell, since change is the nature of this universe, Agni is everywhere, in infinite forms, depending upon what needs to be converted from what to what. For example, you want to dissolve away the past…
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62. Yoga, Creation and Gods: The Power of Prayer
What do yogis, the ancient rishis of yoga, think of Gods? Is there a God? Is it many Gods, 330 million gods, or just one God? We will cover two famous suktas related to this at the end. If a human worships a deity thinking the deity is one and s/he is another, he does…
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61. Death: The Final Teacher
prehi prehi pathibhiḥ pūrvyebhir yatrā naḥ pūrve pitaraḥ pareyuḥ |Depart, depart, by the former paths by which our forefathers have departed – Rig Veda 10.14.7 śataṃ caikā ca hṛdayasya nāḍyastāsāṃ mūrdhānamabhiniḥsṛtaikā…A hundred and one are the nerves of the heart. Of them, one has gone out piercing the head; going up through it, one attains…
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60. Stress, Breath and Aging
Chronic Stress is the real poison within – the true agent of aging Reactive Oxygen Species is that poison Thoughts/beliefs + Breath pattern + All Intakes (food, breath, TV, …) —> Health All issues begin with disturbances in the breath pattern Your youth is laying dormant at the edges of your lungs Heal the subtle…
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59. Ayurveda, Yoga and Aging
A Healthy person is one with balanced humors (sama dosha), balanced agni (sama agni), balanced building blocks (sama dhatu), well functioning waste elimination system (mala kriyah), and with pleasant atma, senses, and mind. [Notice the inclusion of mind and senses also in the health equation; not just taking care of body. And the word “sama”…
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58. prakruti – the universal objective
My (as in Brahman) womb is the “mahat” brahman (or Prakruti), and I (as in purusha) seed that womb to create all beings (both animate and inanimate). [That way] prakruti is like the mother for all beings while purusha is like the father… …
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57. purusha – the universal subjective
ॐ sa̠hasra̍śīrṣā̠ puru̍ṣaḥ । sa̠ha̠srā̠kṣaḥ sa̠hasra̍pāt । sa bhūmi̍ṃ vi̠śvatō̍ vṛ̠tvā । atya̍tiṣṭhaddaśāṅgu̠lam ।। The puruṣa (Universal Subjective or Consciousness) has infinite heads, infinite eyes and infinite feet (sa̠hasra̍ here signifies innumerable), He (the universal being) seeds the creation from all sides, and extends beyond the ten directions (as represented by the ten fingers). …
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56. Yogic Vision for Life, and Realty – the Brahman
What’s the most important thing in life?…an opportunity to contribute to the society. what’s the purpose of life?…to enjoy the fruits of our actions, driven by own desires at that time…and to set the tone for future by leaving this place with a smaller karmic account balance than when arrived How to live in a…
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55. “Be yourself” — Whaat😳?
Be yourself!(What? How do I do that? What does that really mean?Only if I know who “I” am – right?) Wanna be in control of a situation?(Control your memory recollection process…Select the right memories, and ignore strong one-time past experiences where necessary) Who else have I been all this time? When am I not myself,…
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