dattaswami Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 Yoga means reaching God here Gita is called as Yoga Shastra since – Yoga means reaching God here After recognizing His human form, - Yoga means union, it is reaching The contemporary human incarnation, - Krishna during that time. Recognition itself is very difficult, - retaining is very very difficult, Since He throws away devotees – by exhibiting powerful Maya. The first five steps of yoga of – Patanjali give achievement of Perfect physical and mental health – required for divine service. It is the stage essential for drama, - today people stop here only. The next three steps of Yoga – give firm service to God here. Dharana is bond with God, - Dhyana is concentration of that bond, Samadhi is firm decision without – any vibration in the bond. Hanuman is the best example – for the eight steps of Yoga. Today people prepare stage, - by following the first five steps. Pratyahara is the fifth step – in which you withdraw from world. By that you save mental energy – without any dissipation of it. Then you concentrate all that – in the service of the Lord here. While crossing sea, angels tested – Hanuman for His mental power. Apart from physical strength – it is also essential in His service. Today after the fifth step, - Yoga is used to concentrate mental power By withdrawing it from society – to focus it on self and his family! After fifth step, diversion is done – from the line of God to family. By this, Yoga is no more divine, - it becomes only a medical science. Patanjali fixed Lord as goal of Yoga, - the chakras are only whirlpools That try to swallow the swimmer – trying to reach the other bank,God. Chakras have no physical significance, - they are only simile for bonds Other than God, cross them not straight, - but by a curving turn only. Cross-whirlpool in the same way, - cross Maya by using Maya only. You have to know both sincerity and – tactful cheating to reach God. Sincerity in the bond to God, - tactics in the worldly bonds is needed. Shankara cheated mother, - but always sincere in mission of God. Cheating is sin in Pravrutti, - but in Nivrutti it is not sin at all. The human incarnation is human being – charged by God. Quote
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