NIAYAMA
Objective :
-Prepare the body to
receive life force from cosmic source
-Bring prana/life force to the chakra
-Use prana to balance the chakra
-Bring the prana/life force to higher chakra
Internal
and external
Purity intellectual (Baudhika Shaucha)
-control of thought and emotion to higher level
-purify lower chakra in order to be able to activate heart chakra
Purity verbal (Vachika Shaucha)
-purify throat chakra
-control of speaking
-practices of spiritual singing
Purity Physical (Shairik Shaucha)
External
-cleansing of the skin (dry massage, bath, steam bath)
Internal (Shat Kryia)
1)Stomach (dhauti)
-with tissue (vastra dhauti)
-with water (Jala dhauti)
-with fire (agnisara dhauti)
-with air (varisara dhauti)
2)Colon (Basti)
-with water (jala basti)
-with earth (sthala basti)
3) Nose and sinus (neti)
-with air (vayu neti)
-with water (jala neti)
-with a small cord (sutra neti)
4) sun-moon channel, eyes (trataka)
5)abdomen- Mars chakra (nauli)
-contraction of stomach (uddiyana)
-nuuli
6)head- brain (kapalabhati)
-intellectual (Baudhika santosha)
-psychologically ready
to separation. Be quiet and
balanced
-tolerance, no complain, be satisfied of any situation
-meditation and undestand laws of karma
-verbal (Vachika Santosha)
-limit talking to
essential
-avoid aggressive speaking
-practice of period of spiritual silence
-physical
(Sharirik Santosha)
-verbal – physical non-violence
-forgiveness
-control of behaviour
III- Austérity (Tapas)
-intellectual
(Baudhika Tapas)
-control of thought and emotion
-balance oppositions
-eliminate attachment, ego , presumption
-quiet,centered, balanced mind
-verbal (Vachika Tapas)
-avoid verbal
agitation, agressive speaking
-not promote aggressive behaviour
of others
-verbal austerity
-physical
(Sharirik Tapas)
-support thirsty, hunger; hot and cold, gain and loose
-support
physical test
-good
undestanding, tolerance
IV-
Individual
study (Svadhyana)
-intellectual
(Baudhika Svadhyana)
-meditation on OM
-mantra, mental singing of Gayatri mantra
-reading and study of Sacred Scripture
-meditation on philosophy and sacred texts
-inner contemplation
-verbal
(Vachika Svadhyana)
-recitation, singing, mantra
-reading with voce
-oral spiritual teaching
-prayer
-physical
(Sharirik Svadhyana)
-through asana, awareness of own
body capacity
-control of senses , of different planes
-practices based on study
-Know I AM
-recitation, concentration, meditation and contemplation on OM
-expansion to cosmic conscience
V-
Harmony
with God (Ishvar-Pranidhana)
-meditation
on God, Christ, Mary, Krishna etc…
-devotion
to God
-dedication
to God
-connection
with higher self, inner teacher
-Self-realization
-detachment
from all level of conscience ( conscious, subconscious )
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