Dhrti Yoga Center has celebrated a 3-day divya yoga shivir with full vibe and vim as part of Golden jubilee year of the world class university cum ashram, Bihar School of Yoga, facilitated by Atma Darshan Yogashram (ADY).

The event was a huge success.  As many as 65 participants were present in the event, the majority being ladies and youngster.  The visiting swamiji, Dr. Swami Nirmalananda and Sannyasi Vamanavatar, have won the hearts of the spiritual aspirants and have nurtured the seeds of yoga and spiritual life through morning sadhana, noon workshops, evening satsangs, one-to-one discussions, and Q&A.  Swamiji invited all Dhrti practitioners to be part of the World Yoga Convention scheduled in October 2013 at Munger, Bihar.  It was, indeed, a life-changing experience for many sadhakas.

Books and CDs of Bihar School of Yoga were kept for sale and seekers have shown great interest and enthusiasm.

Many yoga sadhaks have volunteered, did great job, and got blessings of the visiting Swamiji.

Dhrti Yoga Team expresses heartfelt gratitude to Swamiji, ADY team, participants, and volunteers.

Hari Om Tat Sat

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Divya Yoga Shivir at Dhrti – Photos

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Starting in cobra position, step 1, place the hands next to the lower part
of the ribcage.
Bend the knees, lifting the lower leg off the mat. Keep legs/knees apart
with big toes touching each other.
Inhale, and lift the head and chest off the mat as high as possible while
pushing down through the palms on the mat. Elbows remain bent and close to the
body. Look up. If there is any slight chance there is lower back discomfort,
come out of the posture, stop here and do not proceed.
Inhale. Lift the head and chest a level higher, straightening the arms,
rising onto the fingertips. Bend the knees to bring the feet to touch the top of
the head. Open the chest to the maximum.
Hold up to 30 seconds.
Inhale. Exhale and slowly lower the feet and chest back to the mat.
Rest in Crocodile/Makrasana pose for 8 breaths, then Child’s pose/Balasana
for 8 breaths.

Benefits:

Creates a complete backbend of the spine; healthy blood flow to each
vertebra
Increases lung capacity
Contracts muscles of upper back and neck; when released increases blood flow
Opens chest
Invigorates the energy of the body

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Q 2: If an individual is a Perfect Master, he is capable of functioning on all
planes at the same time. He possesses to a remarkable degree the powers of
clairvoyance and clairaudience. Can he not read the thoughts of the student
before the student has time to utter them, before the student can bring out his
questions, as Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa did? Can one who has such powers, even
of thought-reading, be regarded as a Master?

A: Clairvoyance and clairaudience are not always automatic processes. Unless the
Master directs his attention towards someone, he need not necessarily be aware
of the seeker’s mentality and doubts. Imagine a seer or a Perfect Master who is
ever aware of what everybody thinks! A Siddha does see and hear everything in
Samadhi. This everything comes then to mean the Self or Atman or Supreme
Consciousness where the individual thoughts and words cease to exist as such.
Powers like thought-reading do not necessarily connote perfection; and
perfection cannot be vetoed by the absence of these powers. A Perfect Master can
acquire these powers if he so wills; but you cannot force him to.

Q 3: I read your article in “My Magazine”: “Fly from the company of
worldly-minded persons. Those who talk of worldly affairs will pollute you. Your
mind will waver. Run, run, run quickly to solitary places like Rishikesh. You
will be safe in the spiritual path”. May I come to you and lead the life of a
Sannyasin?
A: Do not be hasty. Think well. Look before you leap. Mere emotion will not do
in the spiritual line. The above instructions are for those who were already
doing some kind of Sadhana. They will have to go in for seclusion for advanced
practices. It will be better for beginners like you to perform Nishkama Karma
Yoga for three years in the world by disinterestedly serving the sick and the
aged persons. Suppose you remain with me as a Sannyasin, have you got the real
strength of heart to face your mother when she weeps bitterly before you with a
broken heart? Will you stick to this line if your father comes and threatens
you? Will you be unaffected in your mind if a young lady tempts you? Will you be
steady if you are affected by a disease? Are you prepared to sacrifice this body
and life in the cause of Truth? Have you understood the glory and importance of
Sannyasa and seclusion? Have you got an idea of the difficulties that Sannyasins
have to face? Are you prepared to go from door to door and live on Bhiksha? How
will you spend the whole day and night when you live in seclusion? Just decide
all these points before you come to me. If you are sure that you are fit for
Sannyasa, you can come here. I will serve you and help you well. I will take
care of your spiritual welfare. I will make you a king of kings. There is
nothing so pleasant as the life of renunciation. It is best suited for quick
Self-realization. Glory to all Sannyasins!

When the mind wanders, repeat some Stotras (Spiritual Verses), hymns, verses
from the Gita and the Upanishads.
- Sri Swami Sivananda

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Stand in Tadasana, standing mountain posture, arms by the sides of the body. Close the eyes concentrate on the soles of the feet touching the ground.  Breath deep full abdominal breaths.
Inhale. Lift the arms up so the elbows are beside the ears. Reach high
as well as ground through the feet.
Exhale. Keeping the arms beside the ears, begin bending forward from the hips. Reach the straight arms forward then down to the ground. While awareness, notice when the arms tend to leave the ears and when the back of the legs and lower back feel a little tight. Go slowly through those areas, exhaling and inhaling deeply to help release any tension or holding in the muscles.
Bring the hands to the chins (Beginner) or to the ground (Intermediate)
Staying here continue breathing deep abdominal breaths, releasing and muscle tensions on the exhale breath.
Remain for 8 – 10 breaths.
Inhale. Walk the fingers up the front of the legs (beginner) to standing Tadasana or reach forward with parallel arms beside the ears (Intermediate) and lift the body from the hips back into standing position.

Benefits:
Helps open the lower spine
Stretches the calves
Provides rest to the heart and neck
Increases physical and mental balance
Provides a good stretch for the hamstrings

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A: There is really one Self which is the Absolute. The relative self is
not something different from the Absolute Self, but it is only the
Absolute Self experiencing through the instrument of the mind. An object
has an independent nature of its own, but when it is seen through a
distorted coloured glass, it also appears distorted and coloured. It
does not however mean that the object is both perfect and distorted at
the same time. The difference is only in the means of perception and
knowledge. This is the case also with the experience of the Absolute
Self in this world…with the help of the finite mind as the instrument
of knowledge. The difference is in the medium of perception, the mind.
The Reality remain as one.

Q 2: What is the use of being good and doing good when goodness is not
recognized and properly rewarded?

A: Whether goodness pays you well or not from the material standpoint,
do good and be good always. No doubt the worldly-minded generally take
advantage of such people as ideal gullibles to carry their wishes
through and even to deceive. It matters nothing, for the Lord is always
on the side of the good and the righteous who stick to Dharma and who
rely on Him. No man is to be considered good without the virtue of piety
or God-fearing nature. Goodness and piety go together. The good man is
always the spiritually-inclined, though he is in the world. He is unlike
the Vyavaharic Purusha. To be good is to increase the purity and
devotion unto the Lord in abundant measure. To do good is to reap good
in return. If a good action is done, a sweet fruit in favour of you
arises with the result that you enjoy it whether you want it or not. If
a bad action is done, the consequent fruit of action liable to be
enjoyed willingly or unwillingly will be bitter and against you. Whether
goodness is recognized or not, do good and be good throughout life. This
alone pays you well to attain Chitta Suddhi and knowledge of the Self.
Only those who have no knowledge of the Self, i.e., the
worldly-inclined, do not recognize good as a medium of perfection
through gradual evolution. Not so is the case with the spiritual-minded,
for they know fully well that to do good and to be good help them gain
the goal of life, viz., God-realization. Remember that the Lord does
recognize and reward always the good people and good actions. He
actually lives and moves in them. The good man actually feels the Lord’s
presence in himself and around without a vestige of doubt. It is a
mockery for a man to consider himself good without being able to be
conscious of God’s presence in him, with him and around him. Do not
question the benefit of being good and doing good when goodness is not
recognized or properly rewarded, for to work alone man has the right and
not to the fruits, good or bad, thereof.

Q 3: Is this universe an accidental combination of jarring atoms? Please
be kind enough to explain the evolution of the universe?
A: The universe is not an accidental combination of atoms. The theory of
evolution differs according to the different schools of philosophy. The
most accepted view, however, is that of the Vedanta. According to it,
the universe is a systematic organic whole directed by a supremely
intelligent and omnipotent Being behind it. =46rom the relative
standpoint, the universe appears as a gradual unfoldment of the
primordial matter into the visible gross effects, this matter being
actuated by the all-pervading Consciousness Itself. The effects of this
matter are, objectively, the five principles of sound, touch, form,
taste and smell, giving rise to ether, air, fire, water and earth, and
subjectively, the subconscious, the mind, the intellect, the ego, the
sense-organs of perception and action, the vital energies and the
physical body. All these effects appear as realities, though they are
not so actually, because they are based on the one Reality which is the
omnipresent Pure Consciousness. =46rom the absolute standpoint, there is
no substantial universe at all, except the temporary external form taken
by the fluctuating imagination of the mental consciousness within.

Separation from the body does not mean the death of the person. What one
wishes to do, he shall do even after the death of the body. The body is
not the real doer of anything. What one really does threw actions is
never destroyed. It is not possible to prevent anyone from doing
anything by merely killing the body. – Sri Swami Sivananda

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Benefits:

Helps open the lower spine
Increases physical and mental balance
Develops mental tranquility
Strengthens wrists, fingers and forearms
Stretches fingers, wrists and forearms
Increases breathing capacity
Increases power of concentration
Removes sluggishness

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