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There are many statements related to yoga found in various texts, especially in the Yoga Upanishads, which provide detailed information about this practice. Let’s look at some Sanskrit statements related to yoga: युवो वृद्धो अतिवृद्धो वा व्याधितो दुर्बलो अपि वा ।अभ्यासात्सिद्धिमाप्नोति सर्वयोगेष्वतन्द्रितः || १.६७ ||(Yuvo vrddho ativrddho va vyadhito durbalo api va |Abhyasatsiddhimapnoti sarvayogeshvatandritah || …

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Ayurveda teaches that there are two cycles in a day: the sun cycle and the moon cycle, both of which are connected to the Ayurvedic body types or doshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha). Each cycle influences the body’s energies over different periods of the day: During these periods, the dominance of these energies affects our body’s state: …

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In its truest essence, Hatha Yoga is a branch of yoga that prepares the body (Ghata) at a physical level. According to Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati, a text associated with Gorakh Nath Muni, Hatha Yoga is defined as: हकार: कीर्तित: सूर्यष्ठकारश्चंद्र उच्यते।सूर्य चन्द्रमसोर्योगाध्हठयोगों निगद्यते ।।1.69 ।। Translation:“Hakarah Kirtitah Suryashtakarashchandra UchyateSurya Chandramasoryogadh Hatha Yogom Nigadyate.” The syllable “Ha” refers to the …

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Whenever I talk about meditation, people will tell me that with meditation you should go to a no-thought zone, some people say that you should see some colors, and some others say just sit with closed eyes and you will enter a meditative state when your time comes. Others do not begin meditation practice at …

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