Month: January 2020

Eight Limbs Of Yoga

The following limbs as prescribed by Patanjali the first five are called external aids to Yoga (bahiranga sadhana) 1-Yama: Refers to the five abstentions: how we relate to the external world. (the five vows of Jainism are identical to these)Ahimsa- non-violence, inflicting no injury or harm to others or even to one’s own self, it …

Importance and Benefits of Pranayama

Importance and Benefits of Pranayama

Today we will discuss Importance and Benefits of Pranayama. Referring to pranayama, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (2:52) state: Tatah kshiyate prakasavaranam – “Thence the covering of the light is destroyed.” Here the covering refers to that which obscures the chitta, consciousness, of the individual. Chitta is essentially pure, being itself made up of sattwa, but is …