A brief understanding of the Self - A step towards the Divine!

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Adi Yogi                                                            

Omkara - The primordial sound

WHO ARE WE? - MANUSHYA – 7^th Manvantara (Shraddhadeva)
Manu (Manana meaning contemplation + Shraddha meaning faith)

WHY ARE WE HERE ON EARTH?
Prarabda karma (Poorva Janma vaasana) to attain Sat + Chit + ananda
In other words, SPIRITUAL BEINGS IN HUMAN FORM
 
WHAT IS YOGA? Para Vidya Vs Apara Vidya
WHAT IS THE YOGA THAT WE ARE DOING?
WHERE WILL THIS PATH LEAD US?
WHY DO WE NEED HOLISTIC APPROACH?

The scientific approach – Recall Geometry approach to solution at school – cosmic geometry indeed!! – cosmic rhythm and aligning oneself there. Man gifted with discrimination, why?

Our journey - Pashu Bhava, Manushya, Eshwara, Brahma (animal-animal, animal-man, man-God, God-God)

Jnani sees water in waves and an Ajnani sees waves in water

FOUR PURUSHARTHAS – DHARMA, ARTHA, KAMA, MOKSHA

TRIKARANA SHUDDHI - MANA SHUDDHI - SUSHUMNA NADI, VAAK SHUDDHI - CHANDRA NADI, KAYA SHUDDHI - SURYA NADI

FOUR ASHRAMAS – GRIHASTHA, VANAPRASTHA, SANYASA, BRAHMACHARYA

FOU/OF 

Four Marga/ Four paths of yoga

Yoga Marga	Jnana Yoga	Bhakti Yoga	Karma Yoga	Raja Yoga
Description	People who are devoted and with unconditional love to God.	People who want to seek knowledge.	People who are action oriented, not resulted oriented.	People who follow Ashtanga Yoga.
Followers	Adi Shankaracharya	Madhvacharya	Krishna / Arjuna	Maharishi Patanjali

Note: Analogy - Seeds - One can’t see the magnificent tree in seed form. Seeds disintegrates/dissolves to become the tree and again regains its seed form when the tree reaches a maturity level, only to disintegrate again for a new journey.

 The Chatur vyuha –

Heya	2.16      – Suffering                         – Dukham – Misery because of 3 karmas                     – Trividha Dukham – Tapa traya
Heya Hethu	2.17      – Cause of Suffering                         – Avidya, Aviveka
Haanam	2.25      - Solution – Kaivalya  – dissociation of purusha and prakriti, thanks to dispersion (disappearance) of Avidya – real remedy
Hanopaaya	2.26      – Methods of solution – Viveka Khyati  –  Discriminating capacity to know the real self Sat vs Asat                 – Real Vs unreal     Nitya Vs Anitya         – Eternal Vs ephemeral Aatma Vs Anaatma   – Self Vs Non-self               Sukha Vs Dukha       – Pleasure Vs Pain