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Kundalini kriyas and Asthma

2008-05-30T15:30:44Z

Dear friends,

I have developed a kind of asthma due to the practice of the kundalini kriyas in the book Kundalini Tantra of Sw. Satyananda.
Any clue about this?

Thank you.

OM SHANTI

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Kriya Yoga in Trivandrum Kerala, India

2008-05-26T01:30:06Z

www.bhagyodayamyoga.com/home.htm

with Beautiful Yogini Girija Maa!

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Kriya Yoga Teachings an Initiations - By Mahavatar Babaji's Disciple Shri Shri Gyanswami

2008-04-09T23:58:07Z

Meet Kriya Yoga Guru, Shri Shri Gyanswami from India in Sacramento and Santa Cruz, California, US

Guru Gyanswami was initiated in Kriya Yoga by Mahavatar Babaji to be an example of house hold Kriya Yogi. He has been spreading Mahavatar Babaji's message since four decades.

He will be giving Kriya Yoga teachings and initiations.

For more details about the event, visit:

http://www.sacredcatalog.com/events

or contact Raj Anand at contact@sacredcatalog.com

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kriya in Maryland, DC area

2008-03-25T00:18:23Z

Hello

Any place in DC area for Kriya Yoga learning/initiation?

thank you

Rom

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Mahavatar Babaji Yantra

2008-03-11T00:47:24Z

We are pleased to introduce a unique yantra created by the Divine Revelation of Mahavatar Babaji to Dr. N Rajgopal.

Click here to see more details about the yantra:

http://www.sacredcatalog.com/yantra

You can also listen to Dr. N Rajgopal on our radio show:

http://www.thegatewaytoeternity.org

Please click here to visit Dr. N Rajgopal's site:

http://www.babajisannidhan.com/

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kriya yoga in san diego

2008-02-29T08:01:37Z

can anyone provide information about kriya teachers or communities in the san diego area

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Traveling to India to find Kriya Yoga teacher

2008-02-22T06:26:02Z

I'm leaving Israel on the 20th of Jan. for india on a spiritural quest to further my learning of meditation and dedication through kriya yoga. I would be interested in assistance with direction. This will be my first time. I have a 6 month visa (which doesn't mean anything).

Where can I go to start looking for a teacher ?

I will be arriving in Bombay. But, I can travel anywhere.

What is your experience with traveling to india for the first time in seach of a kriya yoga teacher?

Where should I start?

Namaste

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Kundalini/Kriya

2008-02-22T06:22:37Z

What are the differences/similarities between Kundalini Yoga and Kriya Yoga?

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Has anyone here heard or seen Swami Vishwananda

2008-02-20T22:56:20Z

He is a wonderful love and peace emanating being of wisdom. He passed through our town on his tour and I was thus gifted.

Take care Kriyavan
Rai

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Lets Unite/Synchronize to Anchor Pillars of Light

2008-02-07T02:26:39Z

Hello beautiful souls,.Namaste,,I envite everyone here to anchor a pillar of light with me on feburary 24th,.at 8:08pm (feb2+2+4=8). I beleif in the power of the collective. If we all meditate at the same time, anchor ourselves in the Earths Starry Core and beam ourselfs to the highest dimensions we can reach with the help of Ets, Archangels and Ascended Masters, we can have a significantly beneficial impact on the Energy Grid of Mother Earth and the Collective Human Consciousness. There are many ways to climb up to through the dimensions, I find the merkaba the most effective but if you simply connect to your I AM Presence (in your chest), ground yourself, invoke your guides, angels, et's of light and the ascended masters plane, then visualize a little version of you standing in your pineal galnd on a glowing lotus, connect a string from the top of your head your head all the way up to the Infinite source of All that Is and vizualize yourself on the lotus shooting up the string as high as you can and into the Great Galactic Sun, bathe in the Awesome Light for a few minutes and then bring it down with you all the way to the Earths core,, this will anchor a massive pillar of light,, vizualize it comming down and sinking deep into the earht,, shinny, pearly and radiant white. You can also speak to the dimensions themself and ask them to anchor into our planet and help heal and raise our frequencies,., they cannot help with out our asking (law of free will).. Please tell your friends,, the more te better,,, ideally this is done in a clean sacred place with a group of people holding hands in a cirlce,, Om'ing together helps to tune in with each other,.,but this can be done anywhere and by yourself,., thank you all very much,., please reply if you intend on participating,.Love and Bliss., AUM.

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Mahavatar Babaji's teachings on www.sacredcatalog.org

2008-01-21T22:30:30Z

Dear Friends,

We are very pleased to share that we have a spiritual radio show "The Gateway to Eternity" to help spread the teachings of the Great Masters and people working for the upliftment of humanity. Mahavatar Babaji blessed us to have two of His direct disciples, Swami Vishwananda and Sri Natha Devi Premananda on the show. Please click here to listen to the shows:

www.sacredcatalog.org/radioshow

Peace and Blessings,
"Divine Love & Light"
Sacred Catalog Community

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Experience An India Yoga Odyssey

2008-01-11T02:35:37Z

Experience a Transforming India YOGA Odyssey
(February 21 to March 6, 2008)

Just imagine your airplane touching down at the India airport of your choice – Mumbai or Ahmadabad – on Thursday, February 21, 2008. Awaiting you at the airport is your guide, who will escort you by rail or taxi to your hotel accommodations in Surat City, Gujarat State. You will have arrived just in time to take in the World Yoga Championships, either as a participant or as a spectator. If anyone wishes to participate in the Championships the necessary registration forms can be downloaded at www.lifemission.org. The Championships run from February 22 though February 24. (The Championships were primarily founded as a means for encouraging youth worldwide to engage themselves in the ageless science of yoga for the betterment of body, mind and spiritual development in similar fashion that society worldwide encourages youth to participate in common sporting events.)

Following the Championships, you will be escorted to Malav Ashram for a five night stay, which includes three days of “hands on” yogic training under the expert guidance of Acharya Yogendradev, who has taught in North America, Taiwan, and India

And now – the Tours – you will tour the historic spiritual pilgrimage site of Kayavarohan and visit the Brahmeshwar Temple of Lord Lakulish (the 28th incarnation of Lord Shiva). You will spend 5 nights at a beautiful oceanside resort near the city of Div, overlooking the Indian Ocean with its miles of sandy beaches, and visit surrounding points of interest including the renowned Somnath Temple; a lion wildlife reserve, an ayurvedic clinic of a renowned ayurvedic physician where you will be able to observe the natural preparation of ayurvedic medicines and receive a free medical check-up. You will also have the opportunity to visit the temple complex at Rajrajeshwardham, where Lord Lakulish materialized in his divine body on January 29, 2007. Then – another great grace awaits you – you will have the rare opportunity of having darshan with the highly advanced yogi, Swami Rajarshi Muni.*

Now your yoga trip is reaching its end – on March 6, you will be escorted by your guide to your departure airport for your trip home – to reflect on and absorb your many yoga experiences of the past 2 weeks; the multitudes of wondrous Indian sites you've seen; the unmatched hospitality of its people and the many lasting new friendships you've made.

The cost per participant is $ 695.00 USD. This price does not include your transportation costs to and from India, which is entirely your responsibility, as are any required passports, visas etc. This price does include designated tour accommodations and meals in India, and all ground transportation to the Championships and touring sites in India, as well as ground transportation to and from airports at Mumbai or Ahmedabad. Any profits after all costs have been met will be directed to projects for the poor, including schools and hospitals. For further information, go to www.lifemission.org, or email: Acharya Yogendradev, ggvaghela@yahoo.com; or Dennis Konchak, lifema@telus.net; or Hans Splinter, Hsplinter@cogeco.ca.

* Swami Rajarshi Muni is the author of a vast library of nearly 100 titles in four different languages, including ten books in English. Some of the English titles are: Classical Hatha Yoga, Divine Body Through Yoga; Tenets for the Spiritual Life; Infinite Grace (The Story of My Spiritual Lineage), Awakening the Life Force, and Light from Guru to Disciple. For more information, check the Life Mission website www.lifemission.org and www.amazon.com under Rajarshi Muni

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Lakulish Yogasan Championships 2008: Feb. 22; 23; & 24th, - City of Surat, Gujarat State, India

2007-12-10T12:55:58Z

For details and application forms, please refer to: http://www.lifemission.org/ and under "New" go to item #4 and click on "World Open Yogasan Championships".

Please note, to optimize your India trip and your experience of Lakulish Yoga you could attend or participate in the Yogasan Championships and also take in the 3 week Certificate Yoga Training Course being offered at Swami Rajarshi Muni's Malav Ashram from January 30 -February 20th. For details on the training go to http://www.lifemission.org/ and under "New" click on item # 5 " "Overseas Students Annual Yoga Certificate Training Program"

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what is kriya yoga?

2007-10-16T04:28:36Z

perhaps you've read the Autobiography of a Yogi.... do you have any clear idea about about kriya yoga? do you know anyone who's been initiated?

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Looking for Kriya Yoga

2007-07-25T23:23:10Z

I am a new to Babaji.
I am very interested in studying Kriya Yoga.
Where can I study in L.A. preferrably west side

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Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, coming to Bay Area next weekend

2007-07-20T02:42:23Z

SATSANGS
Come experience Yogiraj Sat Gurunath Siddhanath, a rare public appearance by a true master of Yoga. A true master MUST be able to give you an actual experience of his enlightened consciousness, which Yogiraj has demonstrated time and time again to audiences worldwide. He spent his early years in the high Himalayan ranges, and was transformed by his personal experiences with the eternal Babaji. A descendent by blood and spiritual lineage of the Buddha and Lord Rama, Yogiraj transmits kundalini energy for the evolution of the soul, inspiring the realization that at the level of consciousness Humanity is One.

EMPOWERMENTS
Yogiraj empowers you into the Himalayan yogic alchemy of total transformation, the sacred practice of Babaji's Kundalini Kriya Yoga which brings about a complete integration of body, mind, and soul. This ancient yogic meditation of the Himalayan yogis is adapted for people of the busy modern age to dissolve stress and bring ease and order into your daily life. For the intense practitioner, Kriya Yoga gradually converts the material atoms of your body into divine light and love.

INFO
Website: www.hamsa-yoga.org
Schedule: http://hamsa-yoga.org/schedule_usa.htm

Selected videos:
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljGiYAZcnPg&mode=related&search=

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9cSuXLlOtA

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=HamsaYogi

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Help for "newbie"

2007-05-03T13:07:56Z

I'm not exactly new to yoga, but I've never practiced on a regular basis - just taken classes every once in awhile. I LOVE how it makes me feel, though.

Does anyone have a quick, 10-15 minute relaxing flow they do before bed? I'm a runner, so stretching the lower half of my body is always important, but I'm mostly just looking for something that will help put the final "finish" on my day.

Thanks!
ML

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Kriya in Atlanta GA

2007-01-17T01:55:02Z

Hi!

I am looking for contact info for a first level Kriya initiation in the Atlanta GA area.

peace

Mouse

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looking for ttc in india

2006-12-14T05:33:52Z

namaste
i will be in india in march
and im looking for a ggod ttc,that will be allso affordable...
if any of you know anything...i will be thankfull
blessings to all of you
shiri

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What is Yoga?

2006-11-14T19:20:35Z

What is yoga? Yoga is a Sanskrit word which means "to add two things together." There must be two things. For example if you want to add two bricks together, then ce ment, water and other substances are needed.

Similarly, yoga means to connect two persons: one is the Supreme Lord and the other is the unlimited souls. Because we have forgotten that Supreme Lord, we are greatly suffering. Sometimes we suffer as donkeys, asses, dogs, pigs and so on, and sometimes as demigods; we have passed through all the various species of life.

Sri Krsna is so merciful that, by His causeless mercy, He has now given us this human form. This human form is very temporary however; we do not know when we will die. We are all suffering because we think that we are this body. Actually, this body is a bag of urine, stool, blood and other unwanted things. Still we think we are this body, and we endeavor only to please this body – not the mind and soul.

The easiest way to meet with Krsna is through yoga. You should know that the soul is part and parcel of God – the eternal servant of God – but don't think in te rms of worldly servants. The service of Krsna is very loving and beautiful. It is like the service of a friend, mother, father and son, or like the service of a lover towards his most beloved. Sri Krsna's servants are all very loving. Yoga is that process by which a soul can be with Krsna – this is actually the meaning of yoga.

What is taught as yoga in this world today – especially in China and Hong Kong, as well as in other countries – is the exercise of the body. If you will do these exercises for your whole life, or thousands of lives, still you will not be happy. You will have to get old, and one day you will have to give up this body.

We are discussing real yoga. Sri Krsna is the Supreme Lord and we are part and parcels of that Supreme Lord. By what process can we meet Him and join with Him? By cement? By mud? No. It is through love and affection.

By giving our love to Krsna, we can attain that perfect stage in which we will be happy forever. But what is that process? How can we have prema (pure love of God)?

anyabhilasita-sunyam
jnana-karmady-anavrtam
anukulyena krsnanu-
silanam bhaktir uttama

["Uttama-bhakti, or pure devotional service, is the cultivation of activities that are meant exclusively for the pleasure of Sri Krsna, or in other words the uninterrupted flow of service to Sri Krsna, performed through all endeavours of the body, mind and speech, and through the _expression of various spiritual sentiments (bhavas), which is not covered by jnana (knowledge aimed at impersonal liberation) and karma (reward-seeking activity), and which is devoid of all desires other than the aspiration to bring happiness to Sri Krsna." (Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11)]

This is the definition of uttama-bhakti (pure devotion). By this love and affection for the Supreme Lord, you can meet with Him and serve Him. In another scripture it written: "Paranuraktir isvare." Such deep and strong affection to Isvara (the Supreme Controller) Sri Krsna is the only transcendental religion of the soul.

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatma suprasidati

["The supreme occupation for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self ". (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 1.2.6)]

Spontaneous lo ve and affection for the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna is the transcendental and eternal religion of the soul (parama-dharma). The teachings of present day religions are not truly dharma. If these religious teachings would indicate devotion to Sri Krsna (krsna-bhakti) then they would be dharma, but the adherents of all religions, such as Christianity, Islam and Buddhism, don't accept the transcendental form of the Supreme Lord. They say there are no qualities in Him.

What would be the use of accepting God if He has no mercy and no attributes, and if He is like zero? We should not accept such false ideas. Spontaneous service to Sri Krsna is parama-dharma.

There should be no selfishness. Whatever you do should be to please Krsna. You should think, "What I am going to do – will it please Krsna or not? Will it please my Gurudeva or not?" If your endeavour will please them, only then should you do it. We should strongly reject that which is unfavo rable for bhakti. This is bhakti, and it begins from its smallest fraction, which is called sraddha (faith).

adau sraddha tatah sadhu-
sango 'tha bhajana-kriya
tato 'nartha-nivrttih syat
tato nistha rucis tatah

athasaktis tato bhavas
tatah premabhyudancati
sadhakanam ayam premnah
pradurbhave bhavet kramah

["In the beginning one must have a preliminary desire for self-realization. This will bring one to the stage of trying to associate with persons who are spiritually elevated. In the next stage one becomes initiated by an elevated spiritual master, and under his instruction the neophyte devotee begins the process of devotional service. By execution of devotional service under the guidance of the spiritual master, one becomes free from all material attachment, attains steadiness in self-realization, and acquires a taste for hearing about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna. This taste leads one fur ther forward to attachment for Krsna consciousness, which is matured in bhava, or the preliminary stage of transcendental love of God. Real love for God is called prema, the highest perfectional stage of life." (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.4.15-16)]

What is sraddha? It is the strong faith that, "If I perform Krsna-bhakti, then the fulfilment of all other endeavours of my entire life have automatically been accomplished." You should know that sraddha is actually the tendency to serve Krsna (Krsna-seva-vasana), and its outer symptom is very strong faith in the words of Krsna, scriptures and Guru. This is the real sraddha. How does sraddha come? It comes only by sadhu-sanga – being in the association of sadhus. But this refers to a real sadhu, not a so-called sadhu.

Sadhu-sanga first creates faith in the words of Krsna, Guru and Vaisnavas. After that, the sadhu will say that you must take initiation – harinama and diksa. Then the s tudent selects a bona fide guru, and after that he learns the process of performing bhakti.

Bhakti is of two kinds: vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. Vaidhi-bhakti-prema (the development of love of God attained by worshiping Him in awe and reverence) will lead you to Vaikuntha-dhama (the abode of Sri Krsna in His opulent feature as Lord Narayana), and raganuga-bhakti will take you to Krsna-dhama. You are lucky to come in the line of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. One day you will be able to really achieve raganuga-bhakti, by reading Caitanya-caritamrta, Srimad-Bhagavatam and the books of the Gosvamis.

Gurudeva will teach us sixty-four processes of bhakti. Of these, the first is to serve Gurudeva – to fulfill the desire of Gurudeva – and thus hear and follow the process strongly. Other processes are there, and of the sixty-four, nine are prominent:

sravanam kirtanam visnoh
smaranam pada-sevanam
arcanam vandanam dasyam
s akhyam atma-nivedanam

["Prahlada Maharaja said: 'Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Visnu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words)-these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service.'" (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.5.23)]

Of these nine processes, five are most prominent:

sadhu-sanga, nama-kirtana, bhagavata-sravana
mathura-vasa, sri-murtira sraddhaya sevana

["One should associate with devotees, chant the holy name of the Lord, hear Srimad-Bhagavatam, reside at Mathura Mandala (which includes Vrndavana) and worship the Deity with faith and veneration. (Caitanya-car itamrta, Madhya-lila 22.128)]

And of these five, three are most prominent: sravanam (hearing), kirtanam (chanting) and smaranam (remembering). Of these three, one is most prominent – kirtana of Krsna's name. If you chant and remember Sri Krsna's name, all things will come.

harer nama harer nama
harer namaiva kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir anyatha

["In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way." (Caitanya-caritamrta. Adi-lila 17.21)]

If you follow all of these processes, then all anarthas (unwanted habits) will go away. What are these anarthas? The first is nama-aparadha (offences to the holy name), of which there are ten kinds. Don't criticize any Vaisnava, don't beat them, don't be envious of them, don't disobey your Gurudeva, and do try to totally foll ow what he and other Vaisnavas teach us. At the time of chanting the holy name, don't sleep or be lazy. Chant, "Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare." Chant your Gurudeva's diksa-mantra, and know the meaning of its eight or nine mantras. You should chant daily.

Anarthas include nama-aparadha, seva-aparadha and so on. *[See Endnote 1] If you follow the process, these anarthas will all go away and then nistha will come. Nistha means steadiness of mind: "I may die, but I will not give up chanting the holy name." Srila Haridasa Thakura was beaten in twenty-two market places. *[See Endnote 2] As they beat him, the miscreant government followers were telling him, "You should chant Allah! Hoda! Don't chant Hare Krsna!" But he continued to chant, "Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare." At last he became almost like a skeleton – bloody and only some skin remaining – and finally they threw him in the Ganges.

Srila Haridasa Thakura came out of the Ganges as if nothing had happened, and was still chanting, "Hare Krsna Hare Krsna." At that time his prosecutors begged pardon at his lotus feet. This is nistha.

Do you know Sri Prahlada Maharaja? His father tortured him and ordered him, "Don't speak the name of Visnu, my enemy!" But Prahlada never followed his order. He was always chanting, "Krsna, Krsna, Krsna." Oh, you should be like that – very strong. Don't become weak when I leave here. Krsna's mercy will then come to you.

After nistha, ruci will come. Taste in chanting, taste in reading books, taste in cooking for Krsna, and taste in all other devotional practices. There are two kinds of ruci: vastu-vaisista-apeksani and vastu-vaisista-anapeksani. If kirtana is going on with very nice instruments and very sweet voices, the de votee who has vastu-vaisista-apeksani ruci will try to hear it, whereas even if the singer has so much love and affection but is not singing in a melodious tune, he will not hear. If the Deity is decorated with gold ornaments and cloth, that devotee will offer obeisances, but if the same Deity is without decorations, he will not offer obeisances.

So, this is vastu-vaisista-apeksani. If all things in relation to the Deity are nice and sweet and well decorated, then he will offer obeisances.
When there is no need of all these things, when it does not make any difference whether or not the singer has a sweet voice, and only Krsna Himself is important, that type of ruci is called vastu-vaisista-anapeksani. Even if the voice is not good or sweet, but the singer has sraddha, nistha and ruci – we should hear him. Where there is a sweet tune (raga-ragina) but no bhakti, we should not hear that singer.

The second type of ruci will create asakti. Wh at is that asakti? Asakti means "attachment to the process of bhakti and to Sri Krsna." When one thinks, "Without chanting the holy name I cannot remain alive for a moment," this is asakti. The first attachment is for bhajana, and later it becomes attachment for bhajaniya (the object of bhajana, Sri Krsna), attachment to Krsna and to His associates. This is asakti, and when this asakti becomes perfect, then rati (transcendental mood) will come.

What is rati? It is very difficult to understand.

suddha-sattva-visesatma
prema-suryamsu-samya-bhak
rucibhis citta-masrnya-
krd asau bhava ucyate

["When devotional service is situated on the transcendental platform of pure goodness, it is like a ray of the sunlight of love for Krsna. At such a time, devotional service causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and it is called bhava . (Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila 23.5)]

Rati is on the plat form of suddha-sattva, which is also very difficult to understand. If anyone is doing bhajana – if he has left his wife, children, home, wealth, reputation and everything, and yet rati, suddha-sattva has not come, this stage is very critical. That is why we fall down. So many sannyasis and others are falling down. In an easy way, you should understand what suddha-sattva is.

There are two kinds of associates of Sri Krsna: ragatmika and raganuga. *[See Endnote 3] Mother Yasoda, Nanda Baba, Subala, Sridhama and the gopis are ragatmika – eternal associates in Goloka-Vrndavana dhama – and those who follow them are raganuga. When a raganuga-bhakta sadhaka (a practitioner of raganuga-bhakti) meditates upon the associates of Krsna, like Mother Yasoda, Nanda Baba, a cowherd friend (sakha) or Krsna's most beloved gopis, that sadhaka's (practitioner's) mood is called raganuga and his stage is called suddha-sattva. This is a very, very high thing – bh akti is not an ordinary thing.

After rati, prema will come. In that regard I wanted to explain a story, but now there is no time.

[Devotees:] There is time.

[Srila Narayana Maharaja:] I will tell it in brief.

Sri Krsna is the Supreme Lord. He is quite independent. He is not dependent. He can do whatever He wants. Still, Mother Yasoda bound that powerful Krsna with a rope. When she did this, He began to weep. Though He is the Supreme Lord, Mother Yasoda told Him, "I will punish You," and He wept. Was He imitating? He was not imitating at all. He feels that if Mother Yasoda will not love and serve Him, He will not be able to remain alive for a second.

She tied Him to a grinding mortar. At first she threatened to beat Him, but instead she somehow bound Him. Actually she bound Him by her love and affection – Krsna was actually bound.

There is also another pastime – about a fruit seller. < br />
[Srila Narayana Maharaja called on Syamarani dasi to briefly tell the story of the fruit seller, and then he concluded his class:] This is called prema. If you want to have Krsna, then first develop spontaneous love for Him.

******Written by Srila Narayana Maharaja See: http://tribes.tribe.net/gurudeva/

*[ENDNOTE 1:
(From Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu-bindhu by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

There are four additional varieties of anartha: (1) duskrti-uttha (obstacles in bhakti arising from past sins), (2) sukrti-uttha (obstacles arising from previous pious activities), (3) aparadha-uttha (obstacles arising from offences) and (4) bhakti-uttha (obstacles arising in relation to impure or mixed bhakti).

(1) Duskrti-uttha: anarthas arising from past sinful activities refer to five types of klesa or distress, which are (i) avidya (ignorance or forgetfulness of Krsna), (ii) asmita (the false egoism arising from the bodily conception of life), (iii) raga (attachment for the objects of sense gratification), (i v) dvesa (hatred or aversion to unpleasant, disagreeable or adverse situations) and (v) abhinivesa (attachment for or absorption in sinful activities).
(2) Sukrti-uttha: obstacles arising from various kinds of material enjoyment which come from the pious activities of one's previous birth.
(3) Aparadha-uttha: obstacles arising from namaparadha and other types of offences.
(4) Bhakti-uttha: desires for labha (material gain), puja (worship) and pratistha (prestige) arising from the performance of sakama-bhakti or sopadhika-bhakti (conditional devotional service). (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu-bindhu)]

*[ENDNOTE 2 –
(From Sri Caitanya-Bhagavat, Adi-khanda, chapter 16:
"Although by the order of the Kazi, the miscreants mercilessly beat Haridasa in twenty-two marketplaces, no sign of death or any misery was found in the body of Haridasa. Seeing this, the sinful followers of the king became very astonished. Haridasa was constantly engaged in chanting the ecstatic holy names of the Lord. Therefore, like Prahlada, he did not feel any misery in spite of such beating, but rather felt sorry for the unfortunate miscreants who were committing grave offences by torturing a Vaisnava. Haridasa prayed to the Lord to forgive their offences.

Hearing that the sinful followers of the king would be severely punished due to being unable to kill him, Haridasa entered into ecstatic meditation and appeared to be dead. The Kazi considered that if Haridasa was buried he would attain a higher destination, therefore he ordered his followers to throw Haridasa into the Ganges for his degradation.

TEXT 115: They beat him severely in order to kill him, but Haridasa was not even disturbed by their beating.
TEXT 116: The Moslems were astonished to see this and they thought, "Can a human being survive after such a beating?
TEXT 117: "If we beat someone in two or three marketplaces, they die. But w e've beaten him in twenty-two marketplaces."
TEXT 118: They all thought, "He has not died, and moreover we see that he is smiling! Is he a powerful saint?"
TEXT 119: The Moslems then said, "O Haridasa, we'll be killed because of you!
Purport: The Moslem servants who had severely beaten Haridasa said to him, "If we cannot somehow or other beat you to death, our masters will be very angry with us. Then they will kill us out of anger."
TEXT 120: "Although we've beaten you so much, you're still alive. Therefore the Kazi will kill us."
TEXT 121-122: Haridasa smiled and said, "If my remaining alive creates a problem for you, then I will give up my body right now." After saying this, Haridasa entered into deep meditation on Krsna.
TEXT 123: Haridasa, who was endowed with all mystic powers, then became motionless and his breathing stopped.
TEXT 124: Seeing this, the Moslems were struck with wonder, and they took the lifeless body of Haridasa before the king.
TEXT 125: The king ordered them, "Bury him," but the Kazi countered, "Then he will achieve a higher destination.
TEXT 126: "He was already born in a good Moslem family, but he engaged in degraded Hindu practices. Therefore he does not deserve a higher destination.
TEXT 127: "If we bury him, he will certainly attain a better destination in his next life. Better throw him in the Ganges, so that he'll suffer forever."
TEXT 128: Following the Kazi's instructions, the guards took Haridasa's body to throw in the Ganges.]

*[ENDNOTE 3:
Ragatmika: one in whose heart there naturally and eternally exists a deep spontaneous desire to love and serve Sri Krsna. This specifically refers to the eternal residents of Vraja.
Raganuga-bhakti: bhakti that follows in the wake of Sri Krsna's eternal associates in Vraja, the ragatmika-janas, whose hearts are permeated with raga, an unquenchable loving thirst for Krsna which gives rise to spontaneous and intense absorption.]

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Quan Yin

2006-11-13T11:20:49Z

Quan Yin, the head of the gods, is a conceited coward who is extremely terrified to see mankind evolve into a warrior so powerful that the earth would tremble with fear by his mere presence.
Mankind is being deceived because his essence is turned into hookers and pussies by this conceited goddess.

Maharishi Chin Chau An.

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free form yoga

2006-11-13T06:08:07Z

I used to do set yoga routines, and then I just started not planning anything except for setting aside time in the morning to do yoga, and then I just do whatever feels right, even if it's not an official pose that I was taught. I find this to be much more satisfying, fun, and makes me feel more communicative with my body.

=)

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My First Grocery List (feel free to add to it)

2006-10-27T00:02:24Z

Groceries

1. Vitamins, minerals, supplements, sea weed, Chloryphyl tablets and Spirulina, Tulsi Tea & Yogi Tea Calming tea

2. Drinks: Peppermint and Green Tea (100 pack), Soy Milk. Pomegranate juice.

3. Fruits (blender time): bananas, blueberries, strawberries, kiwis, grapes, apples, oranges, lemons, mangoes, apricots, black berries.

4. Vegetables: carrots, corn (and dry kernels), red bell peppers, asparagus, tomatoes, broccoli, cucumber. lettuce, spinach.

5. Beans and Peas: pinto, kidney, soy, lima, lintels, black, green, chick peas,

6. Grain, Rice, Bread and such: oat flakes, brown rice, arborio rice. whole wheat bread, whole grain bread, cereal, Tempeh, vegiburgers.

7. Fats: olive oil, cheese (good protein). Peanut butter.

8. Nuts and Seeds: sunflower, pumpkin, walnuts, cashews.

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SF Yoga Tribe

2006-10-11T04:16:45Z

Hey all yall blessed beings
It looks like you might me in seattle
I just had a moment to visit up there
i love the cool weather and the sun so many trees
i miss BC!
haha
well we do have many Kriya practices at our studio offered and so I invite you all to join us if you are by or check out the schedule and come on by if you think that might be a weekend worth the trip.
12 stages would definately be worth it!

here is the links:

http://tribes.tribe.net/ym
http://www.yogamandalastudio.com
http://trikainstitute.org/

Namaste!

General Introduction
Trika Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the classical teachings of Yoga, Tantra, Warrior Traditions, and Ayurveda to the west in a context that is relevant to our modern world. Trika Institute began in 1997, when Dharmanidhi Sarasvati, after 10 years of study, was given the mandate by his Gurus to form a new sect of Kasmiri Shaivite Tantra for westerners, and to teach the classical Tantra and Yoga of India.

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Free Meditation Lessons

2006-10-03T03:56:22Z

The Guru is Within You.
Free Yoga Lessons by Yogani.
Practical Tools for Expansive Development.
www.aypsite.com
Learn the ancient teachings of the yogi’s that, up until now, have been kept secret from the majority of people. These teachings belong to you and are here for you to exercise your natural birthright of union with pure bliss consciousness, God, eternity, enlightenment, etc… There are many names for It and whatever It is to you, it is your natural right to have the tools and to have the choice to find your highest ideal.

These tools that assist you in this most important undertaking include deep meditation, spinal breathing, tantric practice, self-pacing, and many more techniques…
The techniques are quite practical, balanced, without the mysticism, and are meant to be smoothly integrated into your daily life so that you can move steadily along to your goal without interfering with your lifestyle and regular responsibilities.

All the techniques and much more information may be found at: www.aypsite.com

There is no organization or person to follow; this is simply about providing you with the tools that will guide you through your journey. Enjoy!

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check out this new tribe - Yoga in Costa Rica

2006-08-13T10:51:12Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/yogaincostarica

all things yoga in costa rica - Retreats, classes, community and fantastic destinations.

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looking for school in india

2006-06-26T17:18:03Z

om namaste
i am serching for a yoga teacher treining in india,
i am looking for info,or some one thet have been expirience thet...and can recomend
sorry if my spelling is bad,
im from israel and my first lenguige is hebrewo
thenk you
blessings
shiri

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Babaji's Kriya Hatha Yoga

2006-05-06T02:11:52Z

Hi everyone.

I have been practicing Babaji's Kriya Hatha Yoga on and off for the past few years, and am currently dedicated to its daily practice. Does anyone else here do Babaji's Kriya Hatha Yoga?

Kind regards,

Jared

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Free Yoga Class in LA

2006-04-28T04:10:13Z

Hi Friends -

i am really excited to announce that i can now offer your first class free with me, if you are new to the studios i am teaching at.

My schedule is posted on my tribe page - and the owners of Karuna Yoga and Bala Yoga (beautiful folks) have both agreed to let me invite students to take my first class free. If you want a free class pass, please let me know and i will get it in your hands.

I am happy to invite all of Los Angeles to check out what i do - these classes are all Introductions to Ashtanga Yoga - they are beneficial for all levels of practitioners. If you are an advanced student, i guarantee you will learn something new about your primary series practice in my class - if you have never done yoga before, i can work with you to get the most out of this experience by increasing your sensitivity and awareness in each breath and getting your body moving in a way that is appropriate for your level. I am also experienced in working with folks who are dealing with injuries – illnesses or extremely stressful situations.

I am hoping to be teaching mysore style ashtanga yoga soon here in LA - and i am looking for a space in downtown LA or near Hollywood to start an afternoon practice where i can work simultaneously with students of all levels on cultivating a consistent daily practice... if you know of a good space, please let me know!

And while i have your attention - i am actively seeking to WORK. Teaching yoga in LA town pays very very little and gas just keeps getting more expensivo. I am happy to work privately with anyone who wants to learn ashtanga yoga - i am an excellent Raw Food counselor - Intuitive Coach - structural Bodyworker and teacher of meditation and pranayama. If you need me and i can help you lets find a way to work together!

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Future Vision : Kriya Yoga Centre in Vancouver area

2006-04-20T06:47:03Z

Throughout this past winter, two of my dear friends, Julie and Davis, have been studying Kriya Yoga with an amazing guru in India. They have been studying with the same guru for years. They call him Guruji. I know that I will meet Guruji when he comes to Canada.

The vision and plan:

Julie and Davis and Guruji plan to find a homestead (a couple of houses and at least 4 acres of land in the Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, Island region of Canada's westcoast) to be used as a centre where Guruji and his family will come and live and teach Kriya Yoga practice.

Julie and Davis are working on raising the money to be used to create the centre now.
They will accept angelic donations and advise. I am the creative visionary helper.

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born again, the yogic realty of lord siva

2006-04-06T20:30:29Z

aum

a deep inhale with each of you!

aum

in the yogic search is the mind found as awareness and the surrender of this awareness to the light from where thought is received.

pregnant in our past that we so deeply wish to surrender to be graced by the fulfilling light that seeks our inner call.. the intense call.

the intense death like call in its primal scream of the heart so sexuality becomes the bud and the blossom and the seedless seed. so that the evolving grace flows acquiring momentum of good karma and its joys of fulfillment in being the purpose. the instrument of dharma knowing purpose and the supreme pleasure.

to come to the place where the mind and the heart are dissolved into the intellectual awareness that also sustains the body vessel is the nada, the inner resonance of knowing that the external sound creates having absorbed thoughts. to be graced by the 'hearing' so that all thoughts collapse to the single mind that has every breath - the supreme weapon.

the supreme weapon that knows and enjoys the death like surrender and the celebration of the eternal joys when waking up and in between- allowing the evolving grace to know the lit lamp. knowing the goddess time.

on death bed is the perception lost to the spirit and in the freedom as spirit knowing the one in all, coming back to cry as the baby out of the cozy womb- finding the body- each morning.

'to be born again' is in each breath, the absorption- the body thought perishing to the spirit fire and the spirit becoming the sustaining womb- the body free of hunger, heat and cold. when body limitations again are the mind's burdens- the pregnant surrender! when the excitement of pleasure through body, another joyful surrender. when not aware of the body, the blissful sheath of ananda, the yogic union.

now as the eternal enjoying the movie show of the human role, the wisdom of purpose shines to be the warmth in the intellect that allows the daily yogic journey.

celebrations after the surrender like the contentment after clearing the bowels is each thought arising from the muladhara and at the peak between the eyebrows is the birth of each thought and along with it its responsibilities. delightful but awesome manifestations.

beyond both, death and life is the eternal mother within ourselves as our intense desire born again to enjoy this wonderful eternal moment that now glides beyonds sustaining needs.

birth to the eternal and death to the eternal, each yogic breath the eternal joy and the reality having become.

aum

divine embrace to each of you!

with folded hands!

adiyen nandhi
on behalf of his seniors

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Intuitive, experienced and mature ashtanga yoga teacher in Los Angeles

2006-03-28T23:49:15Z

Hi friends,

As many of you know, last year i sold my yoga studio
in Chicago, fell in love, and moved to LA. This has been a pretty bumpy transition for me, and teaching yoga has been on the backburner. For most of this last year, I haven’t worked at all. And there have been many moments where i have wondered what was next for me.

Then, in the last few weeks, I traveled down to Costa
Rica, where I worked with lovely, dedicated students, to teach a yoga workshop that I had planned last year.
And I was reminded, very clearly, that this work, teaching Ashtanga yoga, is my work. It felt great to teach - and now i feel hungry to get back to it. And hungry is not just a metaphor......I need to make some money, it is time to get back on track!

So I wanted to announce to my friends and family – to really say out loud to the universe that I am ready to work, send some my way!

I am happy to work with anyone at any level. I can teach to advanced ashtanga yoga students as well as beginners who are interested in developing a steady yoga practice, and I love to teach meditation, pranayama and to work with people who are battling or recovering from any sort of health issues.

I have taught yoga to students dealing with severe injuries – using one arm or no arms, and I have taught to students who were terminally ill. I have worked with a host of celebrities as well, which everyone keeps telling me is important in LA.

While my main focus is to create private sessions, I am also open to working with small groups. If you have a friend, or 3 or 5 who want to come together to learn this practice in a safe and effective way, I will work with the group.

In addition to yoga sessions, I am also available to do nutritional coaching sessions, working within the framework of raw food nutrition. I have helped people 'redo' their kitchens, I have taught raw food preparation classes on a variety of topics, and I can combine this sort of coaching with yoga and my other skills as an intuitive coach.

Currently, I am living in downtown LA. And, at least right now, I am willing to drive anywhere in the LA area to work. My fee is $100 for a private, running one hour and 15 minutes. And I will work on a sliding scale for anyone in need, who cannot afford my fee. I am also interested in trade, although right now what I need most are groceries (organic produce) and gas – so if you can trade me for some really basic survival stuff, I am open.

At this point in time, creating work is my focus – send me any ideas or possibilities. I find tribe to be an amazing forum for creating community and supporting each other. If you have a friend or a relative who you feel might benefit from my skills, please feel free to forward them my information(ashtangachicago@yahoo.com). I greatly appreciate the support I find here and hope that I can be of service in this community.

peace and love

jodi

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Yoga THERAPY conference May 12- SF Bay Area - Register now and save

2006-03-19T00:37:43Z

Date & Time: Friday, May 12, 2006 - Sunday, May 14, 2006
8:00 AM
Location: SFSU Bay Conference Center
Tiburon, CA
More Info: 415.258.2830
www.yogatherapyconference.com

Can yoga cure cancer? Heart disease? Diabetes? Help with the common cold? Aleviate the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, ADD, PTSD, depression and anxiety?

Learn how yoga can help improve your mental and physical well being at Yoga for Health: The International Yoga Therapy Conference -- the first conference in the US devoted to yoga therapy--the therapeutic application of yoga to help heal body and mind.

Join us May 12, 13 and 14 in Tiburon, CA (just 20 minutes from San Francisco).

We'll have 20 of the top yoga therapy experts (including Judith Hansen Lasseter, Dr. Mark Halpern and yoga masters flying in from India) leading practical classes and lectures,

...a sound healing workshop with the amazing Alex Theory,

...a kirtan dance celebration (with a major kirtan singer to be announced...)

...exquisite living vegan raw and vegetarian food from some of the best restaurants and caterers in San Francisco....

...and a tranquil view of San Francisco Bay that reaches as far as the eye can see.

It takes place at the SF State University Bay Conference Center -- tucked away on the waterfront in Tiburon. Beautiful redwood floors, fireplace, views forever from every window, green grassy lawns where we can picnic and stretch out in the sun....(here's what the view looks like.)

Presented with the generous support of YOGI TIMES magazine. We're also looking for more sponsors who want to align their brand/business with the positive values of yoga for health.

If you want to register, it's $299 for all three days ($150 for one day) ... visit http://www.yogatherapyconference.com. Our space is limited to 250 participants--and this event is expected to sell out.

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Thailand Yoga Retreat..SUMMER '06

2006-03-17T05:57:09Z

Thai Hermit Yoga. Hatha:Raja:Jivamukti. Beginner to Intermediate. 10-day retreat. Lodging at a decadent Hot Springs Resort. Thai massages. Vegetarian meals. Meditation. Elephants. In Northern Thailand....Pai. Visit www.thaihermityoga.com for more details..
Namaste, Lapis

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Yoga Classes

2006-01-12T10:18:06Z

Does anyone know of any classes or groups in North Dallas?
Either between Carrollton and to Garland.

Please let me know.
Thank you
Stephanie

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SEPT 22 MEDITATION!!!!

2005-09-22T18:03:41Z

this is great! i did it this morning and i was caught in a trance.

http://www.benevolentmagic.blogspot.com/

New Information On The September 22 Toning Event
I'd like to share something with you all today. There is a time coming up for you on September 22 of this year, 2005. You will have an opportunity to improve the quality of spiritual alignment for all Human Beings on Earth.
If you can make the tone any time of your time on September twenty second, make a tone of aaaahhhh, ooooooo, or nnnnnnn for as close as you can get to four minutes and fifty eight seconds or five minutes and two seconds or in between that - that's the best amount of time.
Of course you'll have to breathe and make the tones as best you can during that time, then it can accelerate the spiritual growth of all Human Beings on Earth to what is called a Creator's Apprentice. What this means is that your capacity to create will be increased while at the same time the safeguards on the type of creation that you do will be accentuated, meaning that you will not be allowed to create as much discomfort and disharmony as Humans have done in the past for themselves and for others. Those creations will not be supported. You will however, be able to create more harmony and more benevolence. Those creations will be supported.
This time will be stimulating, on that date September twenty second, that capability. It will work best if there are 183,982 of you doing it or more and that's already been organized somewhat. I hope those of you who read this do that. If you have any further questions about it, you can go to www.sedonajournal.com. There's an article right there on their home page.
I want to also accentuate for those of you who may not feel comfortable with things identified as New Age that this in no way interferes with religion or religious principals what ever they are. It strictly has to do with the Creator and all of us and since Creator did create us, I've been guided and inspired to pass on this information as it is something for which we can come closer to Creator.
I know we're all waiting for that time when Creator will hug us and welcome us home but while we are here in this school of Earth we have the opportunity to be the apprentice and as any good apprentice, we must learn many things and do many things before we can actually begin to learn the skills or even learn about the skills that Creator does with such well intended benevolence. Benevolent Magic, this site, is intended to expose you to as much of that as possible and it's intended, not to complicate your life but to simplify your life.
So this short contribution by you and by others, if you'd care to share it, will be something that is acceptably done anytime during your 24 hour day of September 22, whenever you'd like to do it. I feel there's a good chance that we'll make that number. If however that number is not achieved, which is not likely but is vaguely possible, then it will be possible there will be another time to do it sometime within the next three years. You won't have to wait for three years but within the next three years.
I hope you enjoy doing this and I hope you appreciate, I know I have, this new information about what this toning will do and what it will support and what will be the result. Goodlife to you all.

http://www.benevolentmagic.blogspot.com/

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New Babaji tribe!

2005-05-13T23:30:15Z

Join! :)

www.babaji.tribe.net

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