http://www.bipinjoshi.orgThus said a YogiCopyright (C) bipinjoshi.com. All rights reserved.RSS Generatorhttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/73d2adc6-2896-48e9-b85e-08957c164f19.aspxकुंडलिनी योगमार्गाविषयी उत्सुकता आणि आकर्षण असणार्‍या नवख्या साधकांचा असा एक गैरसमज असतो की कुंडलिनी योग, कुंडलिनी जागृती किंवा एकूणच योगजीवन हे सर्वसामान्य संसारी आयुष्य जगणार्‍या माणसांसाठी नाही. त्यांचा असा समज असतो की योगजीवन हे केवळ संन्यासी, बैरागी किंवा रानावनात भटकणारे योगी अशांसाठीच मर्यादित आहे. संसारी माणसाने काही त्यात पडण्यात अर्थ नाही वगैरे. हा समाज सपशेल खोटा आहे. या लेखात आपण हाच मुद्दा शिवसंहितेच्या आधाराने समजून घेणार आहोत.27 Dec 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/0ee78a16-cc5b-4207-97c5-4b908e7a699a.aspxAt every juncture of life we are required to take decisions of some or the other kind. Normally we apply three techniques to the decision making process viz. Logical thinking, Emotions and External help. Though all of the above three techniques are widely used and are quite helpful, there are situations when none of them is able to give a concrete answer. In such cases we can use Yogic Intuition to arrive at a decision.17 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/4f524049-d2a3-421b-828e-f806a023e4a7.aspxयोग-अध्यात्म शास्त्रामध्ये 'योगी' या शब्द फार व्यापक अर्थाने वापरला जातो. जर तुम्ही योगशास्त्राची विशेष ओळख नसलेल्या एखाद्या सर्वसामान्य भारतीयाला 'योगी म्हणजे कोण?' असा प्रश्न विचाराल तर तो सांगेल की योगी म्हणजे कोणी एक आत्मसाक्षात्कारी पुरुष, चमत्कार दाखवण्यात अतिशय पटाईत असा सिद्ध पुरुष वा सर्वसंग परित्याग केलेला, शीर्षासनसारखी आसने करणारा, ऊन-वारा-पाऊस यांचा काहीएक परिणाम न होणारा, बहुतेकवेळ हिमालयात घालवणारा असा बैरागी अथवा साधू. याउलट जर हाच प्रश्न तुम्ही अमेरिकेसारख्या एखाद्या पाश्चात्य देशातल्या व्यक्तीला विचारलात तर तुम्हाला 'योगा' करणारा एवढेच उत्तर मिळेल.09 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/13197681-49b6-467a-bf1e-9d906b5bd82b.aspxMeditation is an art as well as science. A proper meditation session not only gives satisfaction to a Yoga aspirant but also gives better benefits. The quality of meditation depends on many factors, some external and many internal. Here, I am giving 10 tips that will help you enhance the overall quality of your meditation session. Remember, however, that to see the results you should follow them regularly and sincerely.23 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/d80c4894-74fe-4c2e-bf40-13ee6976e16a.aspxModern education system often expects us to mug up textual information. As a students we all have done and experienced this during our school and college days. In the process, however, we forget one important thing - Textual information is nowhere found in nature! This is an extremely important point that one needs to understand. Throughout the nature everything is graphics, images and / or sounds or audio. Mother nature doesn't know text. Mountains, flowers, rivers, birds, animals everything is graphics and expresses itself as image-video-audio. Textual data is man-made.30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/780ed94e-a17c-4c10-974c-4fddb1d299dd.aspxIt is said that to have a good friend is one of the highest delights of life. Unfortunately very few people know how to make good friends. They are either too casual about making friends or accept whoever comes their way as friend. It is important for a Yoga practitioner, who is following the path of Yoga for spiritual benefits, to make friends very carefully. You may wonder why this is necessary. Any form or style of Yoga finally deals with mind and its texture. To improve the texture of your mind you need to carefully watch for all sorts of samskras or subtle impressions being plastered on it. Friends are the people who influence your life deeply at subtle as well as gross levels. They are the people with whom you tend to have regular interactions, chit chats, meet ups and at times even fights. When you choose friends carefully you are basically choosing to be in a good company. Interaction with good people helps you maintain satvik state of mind and is thus conductive to overall Yoga practice.13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/3697044b-1979-40c5-8f23-8a3e1b0be071.aspxPractitioners of meditation often find it difficult to focus their mind during meditation session. An important aspect often ignored by such practitioners of meditation is that though meditation is an activity done for relatively small part of the whole day, its quality is largely affected by how you spent the remaining day. The first step in learning meditation is to learn to live in the present. Living in the present implies that you don't get entangled in arbitrary thinking. You should instead focus on the present activity. 27 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/8d5f6632-8f03-4139-ac5c-0cb510a41042.aspxFirst step towards detachment is - simple living. By simple living it is meant to get rid of things that are not absolutely essential for one's life. By eliminating clutter from your life you are essentially reducing your dependency on other things. You are learning to live a happy life with bare minimum necessities. You are learning to do things you love the most rather than weighing them in terms of money. Modern lifestyle, however luxurious it may sound at first look, adds to the complexity, stress and chaos of life. One desire fuels another and this cycle keeps on repeating endlessly.25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/218fb2a9-8766-4bc1-b2d2-7e5ccf531765.aspxKundalini Yoga is an ancient art and science of fine tuning the human personality for experiencing the divinity within. Even though the ultimate goal of Kundalini Yoga is Self-realization, it can be of great help to people interested in general well-being. Not everybody is interested in the spiritual aspects of Kundalini Yoga but many are keen on maintaining a healthy mind and body.03 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.bipinjoshi.org/articles/bd833b44-ff71-45b0-b68e-653e64af611f.aspxजाबालदर्शन उपनिषद म्हणजे योगीराज दत्तात्रेय आणि त्यांचा सांकृति नामक शिष्य यांमधील संवाद. हे उपनिषद दहा खंडात विभागलेले असून त्यामध्ये अष्टांग योग विस्ताराने वर्णन केला आहे. दत्तात्रेयांच्या अष्टांग योगाचे उद्दीष्ट शिवपदाची प्राप्ती हे आहे. दत्तात्रेयांचा योगपद्धतीवर कुंडलिनी योगमार्गाची विलक्षण छाप आहे हे या उपनिषदावरून लगेच लक्षात येते. यम-नियम, आसन, प्राणायाम, प्रत्याहार, धारणा, ध्यान, समाधी यांबरोबरच शरीरस्थ नाड्या, प्राणाचे उपप्रकार इत्यादी गोष्टींचे वर्णन दत्तात्रेय आपल्या शिष्याला करताना आढळतात. अवधूत गीतेप्रमाणेच येथेही शिव हाच सर्वभूतांत वास करणारा आत्मा आहे हे तत्व जागोजागी कथन केलेले आढळते. आता या उपनिषदातील प्रत्येक खंडाविषयी थोडक्यात माहिती घेऊ.09 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT