‘Ayu’ means ‘Life’, and ‘Veda’ means ‘Knowledge’. Hence, knowledge of our life is called ‘Ayurveda’. This science elaborates many lifestyle patterns.
Ayurveda is conducive to the path of Yoga. It helps us to understand the nature of our body – what kinds of foods are suited for us, what kind of a lifestyle is suitable for [...]
There are different branches of yoga which can help you in your individual and social life. Yoga is a form of mental therapy. Asana, pranayama, ajapa japa, nada yoga and all the other practices of yoga help [...]
The delights that are contact-born, they are verily
wombs of pain, for they have a beginning and ending.
Oh Kounteya! not in them may rejoice the wise. (V-22)
The Yogi enjoys happiness exempt from decay. (V-21)
Liberated from birth and death, old age and sorrow,
he drinketh the nectar of immortality. (XIV-20)
What more do you want, my dear friends, You [...]
What is the right order?
Do you also have the similar questions like what you should be practiced first Asana, Pranayama or Meditation? What is the right sequence or order to practise Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation?
Hatha Yoga Pradipika commentary by Swami Muktibodhananada (Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India) explains these questions as below:
After asanas, pranayama should [...]
Develop Sattvic virtues. Conserve energy. Keep your body strong and healthy by regular
exercise. Keep a true diary with a clean conscience daily. Develop attention. Become a Spiritual Hero.
Always think rightly and act rightly. Never envy your neighbours. Entertain noble and
sublime thoughts. Have supreme self-confidence and courage. Whatever you do, do with a will to
succeed in [...]
Keep a balanced mind always. Be cheerful and happy. Drive the feelings of depression and
gloom at once by enquiry, singing Divine songs, prayers, chanting of Om, Pranayama, a brisk walk
in the open air and thinking of the opposite quality viz., the feeling of joy. You will be happy.
Apply yourself diligently to Yoga. Employ your skill [...]
