My favorite mantra, Om Namah Shivaya, celebrates creative energy – by invoking Shiva, the Destroyer. It taps into the reality that in order to create something new, we often must get rid of something that already exists. This is true whether we’re talking about people, things or emotions.

The yama that helps us in this process is the fifth one, aparigrapha, or non-hording/non-coveteousness. It’s a concept that occurs in many cultures and religions, the idea that we need to share with others and know we can’t have everything. It’s the yama that asks us to let go and embrace non-attachment.

Non-attachment is one of the most challenging concepts to embrace along this yogic path. Simply put, it means that we accept what happens without attaching value judgments to it. Just as a wet bar of soap will slip from our grasp if we squeeze it too tightly, so too does the rest of our life suffer when we hold too tightly to any part of it.

Think of an item we desire, maybe something on our holiday wish list. The more we focus on it, the more we want the item. Yet the way our brains are wired, once we get the item, we then look for something else to desire. It’s a cycle that can drive us further and further away from simplicity as we get into this “OK, got that. Now what?” mentality. And we live in a culture that encourages that, making it all the more challenging to break free.

On a more personal level, we can become attached to emotions or people as well. This is especially true as we move away from the present moment. We start thinking about how something will turn out, what a person’s reaction will be to a series of events. On the more extreme end of the spectrum, co-dependency, enabling and other unhealthy behaviors can be traced back to attachment. Through the way our brains are wired or the past experiences in our lives, we find ourselves walking in these less-healthy paths because we believe we have security there.

Finally, within ourselves we can be attached. How many of identify with our job or role in the family or spot in the community? We think of these things as “I am a …”, elevating that aspect of our life to be our life. That can lead us to elevate that aspect of our life to an unhealthy importance. Think of the person who identifies completely with their job – what happens when s/he loses that job? What about people who identify completely with their role in their family – what happens as the family members grow and change?

The first step to releasing attachments is identifying them. What are you attached to?

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“yoga is just stretching”.  No, Yoga is yoga, just stretching is just stretching. 

Now,  I will explain in a way that makes sense to me: Yoga is a way of going about things.  Yoga is systematic, yoga has other parts other than the physical postures (asanas).  I’ve spoken about the Eight Limbs of yoga before; they are what makes Yoga not “just stretching”.  Some people who know that I practice Yoga ask me “do you practice Yoga everyday?”  My initial response is “no”, because what they’re usually asking is if I practice postures; if i do the yogic exercises.  That is what I am answering “no” to.  In the beginning, i would have meant “no”, entirely.  Now, after studying and learning more about Yoga, i find that I am answering “no” about postures, but the real answer is “yes, i do practice yoga everyday”.  Now that i know that, i find myself answering in that way, and if i feel that it is welcomed, I’ll explain.  The beauty of Yoga is its philosophy, its path; to get you to your truest self, to help you to happiness, to help you to detach; not let yourself become so attached to anything, to control the fluctuations of the mind, to come to peace. 

How do you practice Yoga, how do we practice Yoga?  Why is it just not stretching?  Because of the philosophy.  Because of the Eight Limbs; Yamas (restraints), Niyamas (observances), Asana (postures), Pranayama (breath practices), Pratyahara (sense withdrawal), Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi (enlightenment).  Because of these Eight Limbs, because of the other things going on, that is what makes it different.  In Yoga, we practice non-competitiveness. We learn to look into ourselves, and watch our own progress and make sure to not push ourselves beyond our limits, beyond our edge.  We appreciate what others are doing around us (whether that is postures or at work), and if we get jealous, we work on not being jealous.  we work on being happy for those that we feel are excelling, we don’t use that as a way to feel bad about ourselves and push ourselves past where we are.  If you push yourself past where you are, you could hurt yourself and that is not practicing the first Yama (restraint) which is Ahimsa (non-harming), and it is not practicing a few of the Niyamas (observances) such as, Santosha (contentment), or Tapas (discipline).  This is what makes Yoga, Yoga.  It may seem like a lot to be thinking about while you are practicing postures or just living life, but when you chose to live a yogic lifestyle, and you begin to understand these Eight Limbs, you start to realize that they all just lead to the next, and they are so complimentary to each other that they just become common sense and second nature.

If you are not practicing the postures (asanas) every day, but you are observing the restraints (yamas) and observances (niyamas) then you are practicing Yoga.  If you are practicing the postures (asanas) but you steal, or are a bully or you lie then you are not practicing Yoga, you may be doing Yogic postures, but Yoga is more than it’s postures.  if you think that you are better than anybody else; superior in some way, not seeing the divine in everybody, then you are not practicing yoga, even if you practice postures everyday…that is my understanding.

But we should talk about the postures.  as far as the Asanas (postures), the physical, it is also strength-building, and massage.  There are postures we do that absolutely build strength, strength of body and of mind.  It is the strength of the mind that is my favorite part.  When you stand in Vrkshasana (Tree Pose), you are strengthening your legs, you are strengthening your core, you are strengthening your arms, and you are strengthening your mind.  How are you strengthening your mind?  By focusing.  Balance postures are such a wonderful and immediate way to see if you are focusing, it’s a wonderful time to practice Pratyahara (sense withdrawal).  When you work on balance postures and your mind is wondering, you will find pretty quickly that you will fall out of the posture.  When you focus, when you are concentrating on what you are doing, the posture, you will stay in it longer.  This sort of practice affects your focus for the rest of the day.  The more you practice something, the better you get at it.  So, you find yourself having trouble focusing on a project at work or during a conversation, just remember  how you focused in Tree Pose and do that, bring it into your life, not just on the mat, or wherever you practice your postures.

So, do i practice Yoga everyday?  Yes.  do i practice postures (asanas) everyday, no.  I know that since i began my journey on the Yogic path, i am more truthful, more content, more observant, more calm, more understanding, more a lot of things.  And, again, yoga helps with yoga.  I used to get mad at myself for not practicing the postures everyday, then i realized that went against the principles of yoga, and that Yoga is so much more than the physical.

I hope this explains some of the difference

namaste, kory

Ahimsa means “non-harming” in sanskrit; the language of yoga. Ahimsa is the first Yama. Yama means “restraint”, and the Yamas are the first limb of the Eight limbs of Yoga.

I bring this up now because I am tearing my hands apart, literally. So, here’s the relationship, if it isn’t obvious already, it has to do with Ahimsa, non-harming.

First, here’s some context…I am on the Yogic path and with that comes paying attention to and trying to live according to the eight limbs of Yoga. I will digress and briefly list the Eight limbs; Yamas (restraints), Niyamas (observances), Asanas (postures), Pranayama (breathwork), Pratyahara (sense withdrawl), Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi (union, enlightenment).

The other Yamas are; Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (non-stealing) and Brahmacharya (sexual moderation).

The Niyamas (observances) are; Saucha (purity), Santosha (contentment), Tapas (Discipline), Svadyaya (self-study), Ishvara pranidhana (devotion).

But, I am writing today to talk about Ahimsa, which is nice because it is the first one, the first yama, so that works out…ok, here goes. There’s obvious non-harming, like, don’t kick somebody else in the shins, don’t smack somebody when you’re angry. Those are physical. Then there’s the verbal harm we can do, like taking out our anger and frustration on others, and at a deeper and more harmful lever; verbal abuse and such…Then there’s the more subtle levels, the less obvious, like talking about somebody behind their back.

It seems, in all my yoga studies, those are the levels that are spoken of and attended to first. But, what about how we treat ourselves? What about how we beat ourselves up, mentally and physically? That is what I’m writing about today. I have dealt with depression my whole life. I’ve been beating myself up forever. I’ve gotten a lot better about it over the years; I’ve been paying more attention, trying and working hard to stop. Since I was very young, too young to remember, really, I’ve been picking at (augh, it sounds so gross, but I’m gonna say it anyway) my fingers, picking at myself. I used to get bitten by mosquitoes like it was their job to only bite me, mostly my legs…and i would scratch my legs to the point of bleeding, then i wore knee socks until i was in about 3rd grade to cover the scars. I’ve been picking my cuticles for as long as i can remember. When I was about 24, I stopped, somehow I stopped. Then I started again, probably prompted by a cut that scabbed then I picked it and it all started again…horrible, gross, i know.

In 2006, I quit drinking and I was still picking away, mostly my thumbs (sounds funny, but that’s what i did, it’s ridiculous) down to the knuckles. gross. A couple weeks after I quit and had kept it up (I’m a little over three years sober now) I caught myself picking my thumbs and thought “you quit drinking, you quit drinking for God’s sake. If you quit drinking you could quit picking yourself apart.” So, I decided that every time I caught myself picking I would snap a rubber band on my wrist 50 times, not for the pain, but for the distraction. I did it. I committed and I did it. Some time later, who knows when, I started again and I started to realize that my picking was a big indicator of my stress and anxiety. It’s a weird thing, because there were times when I was picking that I didn’t really feel nervous or anxious, but I must have been, something was happening. For a while, I had just gotten to a point that I was only picking my thumbs. I had at least gotten to the point where I left the rest of my hands alone.

Well, I’m back at it, with a vengeance. It’s horrible. I am tearing myself apart. I’m tearing every finger on my hands apart. I think of Ahimsa (non-violence), and how much trouble I’m having. Why am I doing this to myself? What does it mean, and what will it mean when I get past it or through it? It’s the hardest step, to me, so far. The first step, is the most difficult for me.

When I quit smoking, the last time ( I had quit twice before) it was the easiest time. I had been loving smoking, just loving it, but knowing, at the same time, that I was disappointed that I was smoking again. So, during that last week of smoking, heavily, I kept talking to myself about why I was doing it, asking myself, really. I had started studying Yoga about 6 months before the day I quit the last time and Yoga made that quit easy, so easy. So, as I said, while I was smoking and loving it, I was also talking to myself; going over it, asking why? What was I getting out of it, why was I doing it? What need or desire was I fulfilling with cigarettes? I started to really think about Yoga and what it meant to me and the potential I thought it had in my life. I thought about what I was learning about Yoga and that smoking contradicted what I wanted in my life; the path I wanted to travel. I promised myself that I would quit at the end of the job (which was only a few more days, I free-lance). I continued to smoke and have those conversations with myself for those last few days and when the day came, the first day off that job, I did quit. And it was the easiest quit. Yoga got me there. Yoga helped me see what I was doing and why.

I believe I need to do the same with this horrible habit of tearing myself apart. I will get through this. I know that the awareness is the biggest help and really, the first step. I am truly causing myself harm, but knowing this is how I will get better. That awareness is one of the greatest gifts that I have received from being on this Yogic path. Acknowledging that this harm I’m doing is something I really am doing to myself is a step.

I know that Yoga helps me through all of this and helps me find peace and joy. So, I pay attention to all these restraints and observances, but I am having a hard time with this first one, a little bit. But I know how much Yoga has helped me before, in specific situations and daily, on the whole…it’s interesting to watch myself go through all of this, and live along this path. It’s a good lesson for all of us, that we can be on the path but not perfect at it. Sometimes, just the awareness of the path is comforting, and knowing what you can do to stay on it and travel it better is a wonderful thing.

namaste, Kory

… the settling of the mind into silence.” ~ Sri Dharma Mittra

This past weekend was the first of four long weekends of Sri Dharma Mittra’s 500 Hour Life of a Yogi Advanced Teacher Training.  I honestly don’t even know where to begin, word’s cannot describe the beauty and transformative power of the experience’s over the weekend.  Sri Dharma Mittra in his Life of a Yogi Teacher Trainings is imparting the complete classical teachings of Hatha-Raja Yoga.  This isn’t a training to be a fitness instructor; this is training to become a life scientist, a friend to all, a Yogi.  Sri Dharma and his senior teachers in the humblest of studios with the humblest of manners guide you on a journey into your very heart, lighting the way for you to discover your true and divine nature.

Compassion is Dharma Mittra Yoga’s core teaching atop the foundation built on the Yama’s and Niyama’s.  Dharma has said on numerous occasions,  “There can be no success in Yoga without the Yama’s and Niyama’s”.  The full eightlimbed yogic path is illumined through the Life of a Yogi Trainings, you not only get to see the path, but are trained by one who’s already reached the goal, Self-Realization.

Apart from numerous asana classes, there were pranayama and meditation sittings, workshops on the Gita, Sutra’s and yogic philosophy, training to aid one be a better teacher and even a Kirtan with Krishna Das.  This weekend was simply amazing.

Click here for more information on the Life of a Yogi Teacher Trainings.

Dr. Gabriel Cousens, author of Conscious Eating, Spiritual Nutrition, and Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine (Probably the Raw Foodie we find our raw philosophies most aligned with)

Dr. Cousens strikes upon a number of important concepts regarding the synergysm of Raw Foods and Yoga.

He touches upon the nadi’s, the 72,000 psychic and energy channels within the body, which become clogged by a multitude of means, such as sensuous living, lying, etc.  The nadi’s must be strengthened and purified through yogic practices so that we are prepared to handle the increased vibrations of higher states of consciousness.  You wouldn’t plug a 100 volt appliance into a 220 volt outlet would you?

He also touches upon Isvara Pranidhana, recognizing your body and mind as mere instruments to the hand of the Lord.

If you’re into Raw Foods and Yoga, how have the lifestyles intersected in your life?

~Raw Yogis

The theme of lights and overcoming fear of death dominates festivals around the world during Karthika Masam.

• I compare the dates and customs of Halloween, Karthika Pournami and Yama Deepam in the following article.
• It is possible that Ancient Indian customs spread to many parts of the Ancient World and were later suppressed/modified there under the label of Paganism.
• At one time Halloween coincided with Karthika Pournami.
• (See Also : Harvest Moon : Aswiyuja Pournami (Purnima))

Halloween : Americans celebrate Halloween on the 31st of October. Children dress up as ghosts (prethas) and monsters and demand sweets from neighbours. Pumpkins are carved and candles are placed in them. (Jack O’ Lantern)

• According to this reference, Hebrews followed a lunar calendar. Halloween was instituted on the full moon of the eight month (October). On that day they sacrificed to the golden calves at Dan and Bethel.
• “God ordained, in Leviticus 23, the Feast of Tabernacles on the fifteenth of the seventh month. I Kings 12:28-3228 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.” 29 One he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin; the people went even as far as Dan to worship the one there. 32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. This he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And at Bethel he also installed priests at the high places he had made. (NIV)”
• Westerners used to begin their new year with the winter solstice at one time as opposed to the spring equinox new year traditions of South Indians. Today their new year day Jan 1st is separated by 9 days from the winter solstice, so we know how relatively young this calendar is, compared to the Indian calendars. ( See : Equinoxes and Dating the Vedas
• For October (Akhtabar – Ashtavar(sha)) to be their 8th month, the first month has to be March. This implies at the their new year also started  at the Spring Equinox, as it does for the Andhras, Kannadigas and Tamilians (and some other Indian States), at the time of the Old Testament.
• The Biblical Reference above shows that the full moon was the 15th day, which means that like Andhras and Kannadigas (and some other Indian States), they started their calendar on the new moon day when the sun and the moon were aligned.

Karthika Pournami : Andhras (and Indians of some other states) celebrate Karthika Pournami in a big way on the full moon day of lunar month Karthika Masa.  Karthika Masa is named after the Kruthika Nakshatram (called Pleiades). The Krutika Nakshtram is a constellation of 6 stars called the Krttikas and the adopted son Karthikeya (son of Siva), whom they all raised together. It is Karthikeya who killed Tarakasura and returned Indra’s kingdom to him.

• Karthika Masam is named after Kruthika Nakshatram, because, on an average, the full moon day occurs closer to Kruthika than the other 26 Nakshatrams. This usually occurs in the english calendar month of November.
• This year Karthika Pournami is on 2nd November and occurs in Ashwini Nakshatram which is 2 nakshatras away from Kruthika.
• On the day of the Kruthika Nakshatram in Karthika Masam, the festival of Kruthika Deepotsavam is observed – this is on 4th November this year!
• “The Seven Sisters constellation, Pleiades, which looks like a small cluster of grapes, has long been a signal for the time of year to honor the dead — such as All Saints Day, Nov. 1. According to myth, the Seven Sisters constellation is at its highest point in the sky during a great calamity. The Aztecs and Mayans believed it would be overhead at midnight on the night the world comes to an end.“(Reference)
• What is a good day to the victors (Karthikeya and the Devas) might well be a bad day to the losers (Tarakasura). Could this be a clue?

(For posts by me explaining the lunar calendar please see : Nakshatram of the Day! , Nakshatras and Masas)

Yama Tharpanam and Yama Deepam : Yama is worshipped on different days of Karthika Masam and one or 2 days preceding it.

My calendar gives the day before Deepavali (Aswiyuja Krishna Paksha Chaturdasi as Yama Tarpanam, Naraka Caturdasi, Preta Caturdasi and Yama Deepam) and Karthika Krishna Paksha Trayodasi as Yama Deepam. Expect variations from state to state.

• Yama Dharmaraja is reverred the luminary (deva) in charge of Yama (Restraint and Self-Control) and Dharma (Ethics, Right Conduct etc). He is popularly known as the God of Death or Mrutu Devata in contemporary Hinduism. At the end of your life, it is believed that, Yama reviews the account of your activites and decides how much time you get in heaven and how much time in each kind of hell. Yama is worshipped to overcome the fear of death.
• Yamadwitheya / Bhathru Dwithiya: As the legend goes Yamraj, the God of Death visited his sister Yamuna (Yami) on this particular day. That is why this day of Bhayyaduj is also known by the name of “Yama-Dwitiya” or Bhathru Dwithiya. (Source)

In Andhra, sisters give Arati to their brothers on Naraka Caturdasi. Variations of this custom occur in various states of India, both north and south.

For other posts written by me on the spread of Ancient Indian Customs (Brahmins to Hebrews) you may see links below:  (These are not connected to Karthika Masam.)

• From Ganga-Saraswathi to Sumer to Jerusalem
• Sumeru
• Jewish and Brahmin temple customs
• Meaning of Yehovah, Yeshua
• Etymyology : Allah, Elohim, Eloah, Ila, Brahman
• Hell Hellenistic Greece Helios
• Svarga, Naraka, Paraloka
• Bhavishya Purana references Adam (Adama) as the son of Vishnu Kardama. It records a meeting of Jesus (Isa – Masiha) and Salivahana.

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My appologies for having taken so long between posts.  Life is always finding ways to fill itself; lately it’s been the college application process and preparing for the Dharma Mittra Yoga 500 Hour training which begins in just a few weeks.

Last night after dinner I sat reading Mohandas K. (Mahatma) Gandhi’s For Pacifists; a beautiful little book originally published in November of 1949.  For Pacifists is pieced together from a number of Gandhiji’s writings expounding Satyagraha, his philosophy of non-violent resistance.   Ahimsa, the foremost Yama of Yogic Philosophy serves as the root of his philosophies on non-violence.  Though not even a third of the way through, the brilliance of Ghandiji’s treatise shines bright.

Here are some of the highlights thus far:

Non-violence is a term I had to coin in order to bring out the root meaning of ahimsa.  In spite of the negative particle ‘non’, it is no negative force. .. but a force superior to all the forces put together.  One person who can express ahimsa in life exercises a force superior to all the forces of brutality.

It is not through strife and violence but through non-violence that man can fulfil his destiny and his duty to his fellow creatures.

The real love is to love them that hate you, to love your neighbour even though you distrust him… Of what avail is my love, if it be onl so long as I trust my friend?  Even thieves do that.

Let there be no can’t about non-violence. It is not like a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseperable part of our very being.

Non-violence is not an easy thing to understand, still less to practise, weak as we are.  We must all act prayerfully and humbly and continually ask God to open the eyes of our understanding, being ever ready to act according to the light as we receive it.

May you find peace in these words, peace in your hearts and peace in your world.  May you be ever and always open and receptive to the grace of God.

Namaste

~ Raw Yogi

O objetivo deste texto é discutir as ligações do vegetarianismo com o yoga. Não pretendo discutir as diferentes linhas do vegetarianismo; no que diz respeito ao yoga, é suficiente considerar vegetariano toda e qualquer pessoa que exclua a carne de sua alimentação cotidiana, seja qual for sua origem (boi, peixes ou aves). Ovolactovegetarianos e frugivoristas, dois extremos do vegetarianismo, coincidem neste ponto, apenas para deixar as coisas mais claras.

O vegetarianismo tornou-se, sem dúvida, um tema espinhoso. Mais do que simples opção alimentar, trata-se também de uma ideologia. Muitas pessoas levam muito a sério a máxima que diz que “você é o que você come”, em especial os vegetarianos. O veganismo, como é conhecido o ativismo vegetariano, usa argumentos de ordem ética e filosófica para defender a exclusão da carne da alimentação cotidiana. Não são poucos os que fazem essa defesa de forma virulenta e também não são poucos os que trazem isso tudo — vegetarianismo, ideologia e virulência — para dentro do yoga.

Índia

O vegetarianismo encontrou campo fértil entre os praticantes de yoga do ocidente. Inicialmente, isto se deve ao fato do yoga ter-se originado num país associado ao vegetarianismo. Ainda que a Índia não seja uma nação vegetariana (pelo menos 60% da população não são vegetarianos), a proporção de vegetarianos naquele país é muito maior do que em outros países (no Brasil, estima-se que pouco mais de 5% sejam vegetarianos).

Desconheço os motivos que fazem com que tantos indianos não consumam carne, mas a explicação que me pareceu mais razoável foi dada por meu professor: consome-se pouca carne na Índia por razões econômicas — num país pobre e com população gigantesca, imagine as dificuldades físicas e econômicas para fornecer carne a todos. Há poucos motivos para crer que os fatores éticos, religiosos e filosóficos tenham precedido os fatores físicos e econômicos na definição das opções alimentares dos indianos, principalmente porque no resto do mundo estes fatores sempre precedem aqueles. Portanto, não parece correto tomar os costumes indianos como justificativa para a associação entre yoga e vegetarianismo. Isto sem falar que a forma mais tradicional de se preparar o chai, uma das bebidas indianas mais tradicionais e mais apreciadas por praticantes de yoga, leva leite — o que restringe grandemente o vegetarianismo dessas pessoas. Prossigamos.

Ahimsa

O principal argumento a favor da associação entre vegetarianismo e yoga diz respeito ao conceito de ahimsa, que faz parte das bases éticas do yoga. Ahimsa pode ser interpretado como “não-violência” ou “não causar danos”. O vegetarianismo é visto como uma das principais formas de exercitar e manifestar ahimsa. Assim, se o yoga exige a prática de ahimsa e o vegetarianismo é uma forma de ahimsa, então todo praticante de yoga deve ser vegetariano. De fato, muitos professores colocam isto como uma obrigação (link 1, link 2 e link 3).

É necessário, a partir disto, analisar esta idéia (a associação entre yoga, ahimsa e vegetarianismo) à luz dos princípios e propósitos do yoga.

Como muitos leitores devem saber, Patañjali coloca o yoga desta forma:

I,2: Yoga é a supressão das oscilações da mente

No Hatha Yoga Pradipika o parágrafo I,2 traz o seguinte:

o ensinamento do Hatha Yoga é somente um meio para a realização do Raja Yoga.

O Gheranda Samhita reforça esta idéia nos parágrafos I,4-5

Não existem amarras como as da ilusão (máyá). Não há força como a que provém da disciplina (yoga). Não há amigo mais elevado que o conhecimento (jñána). E não há inimigo maior que o sentimento de individualidade (ahámkara). Da mesma maneira que se aprende o alfabeto, com a prática podem-se dominar todas as ciências, mediante o domínio do Hatha Yoga adquire-se no final o conhecimento da verdade que libera a alma da escravidão.

Yoga é, portanto, ao mesmo tempo o conjunto de práticas (como no caso do Hatha Yoga) e o estado obtido com estas práticas (como quando Patañjali se refere ao Raja Yoga, ou “yoga real”). Ainda que o primeiro significado prevaleça, como acontece modernamente, ele só faz sentido na medida em que coloca o indivíduo no caminho da realização do “estado de yoga”. Patañjali, por exemplo, coloca os asanas como uma preparação para a prática de samadhi e Svatmarama, em seu Hatha Yoga Pradipika, é enfático ao dizer que o Hatha Yoga (i.e. as técnicas descritas por ele em seu tratado) é um meio para Raja Yoga. A grosso modo, samadhi e raja yoga podem ser entendidos como kaivalya (libertação), que é o propósito do yoga. Suprimir as oscilações da mente significa obter a libertação e desprender-se das influências de maya — sejam elas originadas externamente, pelas influências do mundo, sejam originadas internamente, por ahamkara.

Ahimsa é um dos yamas ou princípios éticos do yoga, conforme os Yoga Sutras, de Patañjali. Os yamas são o primeiro dos oito membros do yoga. Patañjali assim explica estes oito membros:

II,28: Assim que as impurezas forem removidas pela prática das disciplinas espirituais — os “membros” do yoga — a visão espiritual do homem abre-se para o conhecimento iluminado do Atman.

Em seguida Patañjali enfatiza a importância dos yamas:

II,31: Estas formas de abstenção são regras básicas de conduta. Precisam ser praticadas sem restrições de tempo, lugar, propósito ou leis de casta.

Logo, pode-se deduzir que praticar yoga implica a prática de ahimsa. Pode-se discutir de que forma essa prática acontece, pois há sempre o risco de transformar yamas e niyamas em “prisões éticas e morais”, nas quais o indivíduo confunde o dever com o bem, mas deixarei esta discussão para outra ocasião — de outra forma eu me desviaria muito do objetivo inicial deste texto. É suficiente, para este texto, admitir que yoga inclui ahimsa, seja como prática (ou “lei”), seja como conseqüência do desenvolvimento de uma mente iluminada. Deve-se analisar agora se a prática de ahimsa obriga automaticamente o indivíduo a ser vegetariano. Recorro aqui a alguns trechos do livro “Caminhos para Deus”, de Ram Dass. Neste primeiro trecho, Ram Dass deixa claro que ahimsa não é um conceito tão simples como suas traduções mais comuns fazem parecer:

Existem níveis de sabedoria, e não é totalmente inconcebível para mim que assim como um cirurgião pode realizar uma operação e criar dor para finalmente aliviar o sofrimento, a destruição pode ter o seu propósito.

(…) Ao trabalhar com ahimsa, temos ainda que compreender de alguma forma as forças de Shiva no mundo, o aspecto de Deus que é a destruição e o caos no universo. Nós como humanos temos que nos esforçar para praticar ahimsa, enquanto que ao mesmo tempo temos que desejar honrar um dharma que pode algumas vezes exigir a violência. Tudo o que podemos fazer é prestar atenção o mais cuidadosamente que conseguirmos para saber qual poderá ser o nosso próximo passo.

Toda a nossa tentativa para honrar ahimsa é abastecida com complicações e contradições. Por exemplo, fui, por um longo tempo, vegetariano, o que parece ser uma atitude delicada, do tipo ahimsa. Mas eu tomava leite. (…) Ken [amigo do autor] olhou diretamente para mim: “Sabe, você bebe leite. Se gosta de leite, precisa ter bois.” E de repente senti a realidade da minha situação. Para manter uma vaca produzindo leite, ela precisa ter bezerros de tempos em tempos, e a cada vez que fica prenhe, metade dos bezerros que nascem são machos. O que você pode fazer com eles? Pode alimentá-los até que morram de morte natural, mas este não é o caminho natural. Ali estava eu: um vegetariano, mas ainda cúmplice com o destino daqueles bois.

Por muito tempo usei sandálias [de couro] que vinham do ashram de Gandhi; elas tinham um pequeno que selo que significava que no ashram eles usavam somente vacas que tinham caído mortas na rua. A vaca tinha morrido de uma morte natural, de modo que os yogues podiam usá-las em boa consciência. Mesmo assim, parece um pouco… vocês sabem… E agora temos essas novas informações de como as plantas ficam quando você coloca uma faca perto delas — a nossa dieta está ficando cada vez mais reduzida.

Imagine, por exemplo, um esquimó, um indivíduo que vive numa região inóspita que dificilmente produz vegetais para a alimentação. Praticamente toda sua alimentação depende de carne. Tornar-se vegetariano num lugar desses significa morrer; a opção pelo vegetarianismo nessas condições seria uma violência contra si próprio. Pode-se argumentar que a maior parte da população tem hoje meios de dispor de uma enorme variedade de alimentos e, portanto, pode escolher. De forma análoga, um esquimó dos dias atuais teria condições inclusive de deixar os lugares inóspitos e viver em lugares onde poderia prescindir de alimentos de origem animal. Numa cidade, você pode ir a uma churrascaria ou a uma quitanda — a escolha é sua. Tudo depende de como você encara suas opções alimentares, de como as pratica e de como as leva adiante.

Por exemplo, se você é o filho mais novo de uma família acostumada há várias gerações à tradição do churrasco ou do peixe, talvez o conflito entre a sua opção pelo vegetarianismo e o costume deles seja mais danoso a ahimsa do que a simples conformidade com esse costume. Ou talvez sua opção os leve a abandonar naturalmente o consumo dessas carnes. O fato é que é impossível chegar a qualquer conclusão desde fora. A dimensão social de ahimsa decorre de sua dimensão interior e, paradoxalmente, as escrituras deixam isso claro ao não especificar formas de praticá-lo. Cabe ao indivíduo interpretar e praticar ahimsa. A aceitação simples de que o vegetarianismo é um regra que decorre automaticamente de ahimsa contraria boa parte daquilo que é ensinado no yoga.

A explicação de Ram Dass sobre ahimsa reforça esta idéia e traz à tona o aspecto mais importante deste yama: não se trata de prática superficial, mas de prática interior, um exercício constante de autoconsciência, que deve conduzir a uma transformação interior. E aqui devemos lembrar de Patañjali novamente: toda e qualquer prática (yama, niyama, asana etc.) só pode ser chamada de yoga se de fato conduz o indivíduo à libertação. A obsessão por ahimsa pode tomar uma dimensão tal que o indivíduo torne-se violento e intolerante consigo mesmo e com os outros — exatamente como alguns vegetarianos fazem ao defender e expressar sua opção alimentar, chegando ao ponto de chamar de violentas todas as pessoas que consomem carne. Assim como algumas pessoas dizem que existem diversos yogas porque existem diversos tipos de pessoas, é correto afirmar que uma determinada opção alimentar é adequada para determinados tipos de pessoas — mas não é correto afirmar que aquela opção é adequada para todos ou, pior, que é obrigatória e que as pessoas que não a adotam devem ser repudiadas.

No mesmo livro Ram Dass prossegue falando de ahimsa, para que não haja dúvidas de que ahimsa não é sinônimo de vegetarianismo (grifos meus):

Tudo que posso partilhar, ao lidar com o assunto de ahimsa, é sugerir que tudo que fizerem, façam do modo mais consciencioso que puderem. Quando os nativos americanos matavam um animal para comer, eles o ofereciam aos seus deuses, e agradeciam ao animal por doar sua vida a eles. Eles matavam para sobreviver e para poder realizar o seu trabalho, e isto está em harmonia com a sua compreensão da maneira como a natureza opera. Isso traz consciência para o ato.

Porém, ainda não acho que existam regras simples para uma dieta “espiritual”, pois, à medida que passamos por estágios diferentes de nosso yoga, as práticas remodelam nossos corpos e as nossas necessidades físicas, e geralmente descobrimos que a nossa dieta muda. Quando ainda estamos muito aprisionados no pensamento mundano e no peso mundano, precisamos somente daquilo que a Organização Mundial de Saúde diz que é necessário.

Esta última frase de Ram Dass pode servir de base para uma crítica ao vegetarianismo atual, que busca ser “espiritual” (i.e., ético e filosófico) e que tão facilmente se perde em panfletagem corrosiva, ditada desde cima. Da forma como ele se manifesta hoje, o vegetarianismo tornou-se mais uma ideologia do que uma opção alimentar. É cada vez maior o número de pessoas que optam pelo vegetarianismo não porque refletiram e resolveram estas questões para elas mesmas, mas porque foram fisgadas pelos noticiários que pretendem denunciar os horrores da indústria alimentícia e porque não querem participar disso. É um desejo legítimo, mas, como no caso de Ram Dass com o leite e a sandália de couro, é bem difícil ter certeza se somos ou não somos parte daquela estrutura que abominamos ou se apenas nos revestimos de uma casca de bom mocismo em relação aos animais. Não surpreende, por exemplo, que os “alimentos saudáveis” tenham se consolidado como mais um segmento da indústria alimentícia — da qual a produção maciça de alimentos de origem animal faz parte. E as coisas ficam um tanto mais complicadas se lembrarmos que as plantas também sofrem — por que sofreriam menos do que um peixe ou um boi quando as arrancamos do solo e as comemos?

O fato é que a absoluta coerência na opção pelo vegetarianismo ideológico implicaria abandonar a vida nas cidades e alterar uma série de hábitos — que vão desde a escolha do vestuário até os meios de transporte, passando por itens banais, como ler e-mails, dormir e divertir-se. Mas todas estas coisas são, afinal, meios de dispersão ou, nas palavras de Patañjali, causas de oscilações da mente. Portanto, o vegetarianismo pode ser um meio de afastar-se do propósito do yoga e não um meio de realizá-lo.

É claro que há yogis sérios e realizados que são vegetarianos. Além disso, é natural defender os hábitos que consideramos bons e as idéias em que acreditamos. Essa naturalidade tem a ver com o propósito do yoga. O estado de yoga está associado a “fazer simplesmente”, que é algo bem diferente da forma como o homem moderno age. O homem moderno age por algum motivo e com algum propósito e assim, pelo fato de submeter suas ações ao peso do passado (motivo) e do futuro (propósito), jamais se liberta deles, jamais vive o presente com suas ações e, portanto, jamais atinge kaivalya. O vegetarianismo, como qualquer outra prática, pode ser considerado uma prática yogi na medida em que conduz o indivíduo à libertação. O paradoxo — e é de onde surge toda a tensão atual — está no fato de que esse valor do vegetarianismo perde-se no momento mesmo em que um indivíduo sugere que tal prática é obrigatória para todos os praticantes de yoga. Afirmar que o vegetarianismo é bom convida à discussão, à experimentação, ao auto-estudo — o indivíduo é levado a experimentar o vegetarianismo, a estudar o próprio corpo e a própria saúde, a observar-se constantemente enquanto o pratica. Afirmar que o vegetarianismo é obrigatório para um grupo específico de pessoas elimina a discussão antes mesmo que ela surja e tudo o que resta ao indivíduo é seguir a regra e esquecer-se de si. Em outras palavras, o vegetarianismo torna-se um problema quando ele se torna mais uma ação comum, com causas e conseqüências que serão regurgitadas, celebradas e defendidas diante de outras pessoas. A partir daí ele se torna não um motivo para união, autoconhecimento ou libertação, mas para divergência, obscurecimento da consciência e dependência. O vegetarianismo, tal como é praticado atualmente por muitas pessoas, mais obscurece do que ilumina e, portanto, tem pouco a ver com os propósitos do yoga.

Mas e os benefícios do vegetarianismo?

Não descarto aqui os benefícios que o vegetarianismo pode trazer ao yoga, é claro. Em verdade, concordo com a maioria deles porque já os experimentei, mas o carnivorismo também tem vantagens, assim como a macrobiótica, o jejum, o respiracionismo e tantas outras formas de nutrição, umas mais exóticas, outras menos. Sempre haverá dúzias de razões práticas, nutricionais, éticas e filosóficas para seguir qualquer dieta. Por exemplo, a prática física do yoga exige alimentação leve, que com freqüência exclui carnes — porque têm digestão mais lenta, porque alguns tipos pesam mais no estômago do que alimentos de origem vegetal etc. Emocional, filósofica e espiritualmente é possível que também haja benefícios, mas prefiro que isso seja avaliado individualmente, que escolhas deste nível sejam feitas com consciência e que de fato elas possam ampliar a percepção do Ser. Infelizmente muitas pessoas ainda pautam suas escolhas nutricionais por aquilo que o Globo Repórter diz.

Neste sentido, faço minhas as palavras de Ram Dass, citadas anteriormente: “tudo que fizerem, façam do modo mais consciencioso que puderem”. Yoga não é vegetarianismo. Yoga não é comer isto e deixar de comer aquilo. Yoga é consciência. Mais do que isso, yoga é consciência da própria consciência e também consciência da consciência que se conscientiza de si. Superadas essas diversas camadas da consciência revela-se finalmente o estado de yoga e a alimentação tem pouco a ver com isso.

Como dizia o Nazareno: Nada há, fora do homem, que, entrando nele, o possa contaminar; mas o que sai dele isso é que contamina o homem. (Marcos 7: 15)

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As the title says “F#CK THE GENRE” anything goes from the BBJ Crew and guests so expect the unexpected!!

No other Club event has had such a diverse range of DJ’ing Talent so bring your dancing shoes and don’t expect to do anything on Saturday!!!
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We also will have the 2 mixer 6 decks set up going so you can expect some great on the fly remix’s from the BBJ Crew and Guests.

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Om Sathguru Shri Seshadri Swamigal Thiruvadikkae

The jiva and Para-Brahma are distinct from each other, yet one in essence. The finite soul is potentially infinite while Para-Brahma is actually infinite. The finite soul is capable of attaining the state of Para-Brahma. Therefore they are identical in essence, though they are actually different from each other. The Para-Brahma is Pure Consciousness and Maya is the power of Para-Brahma and not a mere illusion.

- (The Shandilya Sutras)

Every lover of any worldly object is unconsciously a lover of Atman. Hence by Self-analysis he should find the true nature of his love and the Atman. The word Bhakti occurs for the first time in the Upanishad.

- (Brihadaranyak Upanishad)

The Grace of Atman itself does not obtain by any other means but this self-knowledge. The Self cannot be realized by the study of the Vedas, nor by intelligence, or by deep learning. It can be realized by him only whom it chooses or favours. To him the Self reveals its own nature.

- (Ketha Upanishad and Mundaka Upanishad)

The Supreme Godhead, however, is not some cosmic outward force but forms the very basis of human life. He is the inward Atman who manifests itself in the form of subjective and objective worlds. Atman is identical with Para-Brahma to whom all the Gods were subordinated. Though a crore of words meet in the residence of speech, all of them are nothing but speech. Innumerable forms and sights arise but one Pure Intelligence underlies all. Agni has no power to burn a blade of grass, nor Vayu any strength to blow it without the help of Para-Brahma (The Lord of universe).

- (Kenopanishad)

There are no prayers for material prosperity but meditations on the One Spirit, who is worshipped, for leading one from unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality.

- (Chattopanishad)

Nachiket, to whom Yama offers a boon of wealth, offspring, celestial damsels with chariots and musical instruments, does not accept these transitory blessings but insists on knowing the real nature of the Atman. He is convinced that man is not really satisfied unless he is in possession of this highest knowledge.

- (Ketha Upanishad)

Para-Brahma is described as of the nature of bliss and the source of all human joys.

- (Taittriya and Brihadaranyak Upanishads)

The Lord’s name is extolled as capable of removing all sins.

- (Kalisantaranopanishad)

The Upanishad declares that Atman is beyond the reach of thought and speech. “That from which our speech turns back along with mind, being unable to comprehend its fullness is the ultimate Reality.

- (Taittriya Upanishad)

Of that to which the eye is unable to go, which neither speech nor mind is able to reach- what conception can we have, except that it is beyond all that is known and beyond all that is unknown?

- (Kenopanishad)

Renunciation of worldly objects and of their contact, incessant prayer, hearing and singing of the Lord’s qualities, the Grace of saints and of God is the means of devotion.

Narada himself defines Bhakti as the highest love for God, a surrender of all actions to Him and agony in His forgetfulness. Devotion is the fruit of itself. It is an end in itself.

Narada describes the devotees who are wholly attached to God in these words, “with their throats choked and tears running down their cheeks they talk lovingly with each other.”

- (The Narada Bhakti-Sutras)

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Det är dags att reflektera över en ny yama: Brahmacharya har traditionellt översatts som celibat, något som varit vanligt i många religiösa traditioner. Anledningen är att kontrollera energin och använda den till att nå ett högre medvetande. En mer nutida tolkning av brahmacharya är att vara måttlig i tankar och handlingar och inte sätta sinnesnjutning över allt annat. Det kan till exempel vara att inte missbruka kärlek och sex för sitt eget begär. Men det kanske även kan vara självdisciplin och att behärska sig på andra områden? Att var måttlig i tankar och handlingar när det gäller mat, känslor eller när man praktiserar asanas. Att inte låta saker gå överstyr helt enkelt. Och att inte slösa sin energi.

Men brahmacharya betyder egentligen “one that is established in higher consciousness” och jag har hört att en tolkning av det som att brahmacharya är en inre förening, att vara hel och sann i sig själv. Och det kan man fundera mycket över. Vad innebär det att vara hel i sig själv? Det svaret har bara du.

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Birkaç senedir PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) serisinin gölgesinde kalan Fifa serisi, eski günlerine Fifa 2010 ile dönmek istiyor. Fifa 2010′un oyunu bugün çıktı Oyunun tam sürümü çıktı

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Tarih: 02/09/2009
E-Mail:BySerKan@live.com

Türkiyenin en hızlı yama yayıncısı BySerKaN,

Geçen sene olduğu gibi bu senede yamalar üzerine yoğunlaştım
Türkçe yamada öncül sistem çevirilerim ile karşınızdayım,
Kariyerime Fifa 2007 türkçe yama ile başladım
Daha sonra Fifa 2008 beta1 ve RC1, RC2 sürümlerini yayınladım,
Daha sonra Fifa 2009 türkçe yamasında oldukça popülerlik kazandım,
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I’m not one of those early risers you often meet at backpacker’s hostels. You know the kind. Keeners. Alarm set for daybreak. Chipper because they turned in early the night before. Their efficient yet loud movements through the dorm elicit grumps and groans from those less-enthusiastic. The keeners pour over detailed itineraries while drinking coffee from high-tech mugs. They stride out the door while I stumble zombie-like into the shared kitchen, fumble with the kettle, and pick sleep out of my eyes. I’m not denying my own keener status, it just takes me a while to get going in the mornings. That’s why, on my first morning at the hostel in Kawaguchiko, I was surprised to be the first one up in the dorm.

Conveniently located near the base of Mount Fuji, Kawaguchiko is a good base-camp to tackle Mr. Fuji himself, or the many day trips in the Fuji Five Lakes area. I contemplated the empty lounge as I ate my toast. In some ways it made sense. It was almost October. The tourist season is over. Mt. Fuji is technically closed. We’re the stragglers; the ones who put it off.. slept in.. missed the bus.. missed the season..

For my first day, I had a long but easy hike planned up Mount Mitsu-Toge. Figured I’d work up to Fuji, and hopefully find some hiking buddies in the meantime. But, about to head out, I met some guys from New York who were going for it. 

You’re welcome to come, one said. The first bus up leaves in 20 minutes.
Sure. Let me grab another water bottle.

When I came back, the first guy looked at my daypack and runners doubtfully. I’ll be fine, I told him. He finished lacing his hikers and swung his own expedition-sized pack onto his back. Only then did we get around to introductions.

Piotr and Adam arrived late the night before, straight off their flight from New York. They were jetlagged, running on adrenaline. We stopped at the seven-eleven so they could grab a konbini breakfast of champions to eat on the hour-long ride to the 5th station. I grabbed some onigiri for the road. We caught the bus from Kawaguchiko station. The summit was shrouded in cloud, but the ride up was clear and bright. The trees started showing their fall colours as we climbed in elevation.

We arrived at the 5th station just in time for the rain.

Yama y Niyama

• • “When a yogin becomes qualified by practicing Yama and Niyama, then the yogin “Cuando un yogui se califica mediante la práctica de Yama y Niyama, a continuación, el yogui

    can proceed to asana and the other means.”    — Yoga Bhashya Vivarana (II.29) puede proceder a la asana y otros medios. “- Yoga Bhashya vivaraNa (II.29)

• • Yama and Niyama are the ethical precepts set forth in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras as the first and second of the eight limbs of yoga. Yama y Niyama son los preceptos éticos establecidos en Yoga Sutras de Patanjali como el primero y segundo de los ocho miembros del yoga. They are the foundation of our practice without which no spiritual progress along the path of yoga can be made. Ellos son el fundamento de nuestra práctica, sin la cual ningún progreso espiritual en el camino del yoga se puede hacer. Many people come to yoga initially as a physical exercise and only later begin to understand the profound spiritual effect it has on our lives. Mucha gente viene al yoga inicialmente como un ejercicio físico y sólo después empezar a comprender el efecto espiritual profundo que tiene en nuestras vidas. But to establish these spiritual effects firmly upon our mindstream, to embed them within our consciousness, they must be grounded on the bedrock of ethical behavior. Sin embargo, para establecer estos efectos espirituales firmemente en nuestra mente, para integrar dentro de nuestra conciencia, que debe basarse en la base de un comportamiento ético. Our practice begins with Yama and Niyama, and extends into asana and the other limbs of yoga. Nuestra práctica se inicia con Yama y Niyama, y se extiende hasta asana y otros miembros del yoga.

• • Yama:   Precepts of Social Discipline Yama: preceptos de la disciplina social

• • Ahimsa — Non-violence. Ahimsa – no violencia. Not harming other people or other sentient beings. No dañar a otras personas u otros seres sintientes. Not harming onesself. No onesself dañar. Not harming the environment. No dañar el medio ambiente. Tolerance even for that which we dislike. La tolerancia, incluso para que no nos gusta. Not speaking that which, even though truthful, would injure others. No hablar que, aunque la verdad, perjudicaría a otros.

• • Satya — Truthfulness. Satya – Verdad. Note that sometimes we may know our words are literally true, but do not convey what we know to be truthful. Tenga en cuenta que a veces podemos saber que nuestras palabras son literalmente verdaderas, pero no transmiten lo que sabemos que es verdad. This is a child’s game. Este es un juego de niños. Satya means not intending to deceive others in our thoughts, as well as our words and actions. Satya significa que no tengan la intención de engañar a los demás en nuestros pensamientos, así como nuestras palabras y acciones.

• • Asteya — Non-stealing. Asteya – No robar. Not taking that which is not given. No tomar lo que no es dado.

• • Brahmacarya — Sexual responsibility. Brahmacarya – la responsabilidad sexual. Regarding others as human beings rather than as male and female bodies. En cuanto a los demás como seres humanos más que como los cuerpos masculino y femenino. The spirit of this precept is conservation of energy for the purpose of spiritual practice. El espíritu de este precepto es la conservación de la energía con el fin de la práctica espiritual. This includes not only sexual restraint, but protecting our energy for instance by avoiding endless chattering with no clear purpose. Esto incluye la moderación, no sólo sexual, sino la protección de nuestra energía, por ejemplo, evitando el parloteo sin fin, sin un propósito claro.

• • Aparigraha — Abstention from greed. Aparigraha – Abstenerse de la codicia. Not coveting that which is not ours. No codiciar lo que no es la nuestra. Avoidance of unnecessary acquisition of objects not essential to maintaining life or spiritual study. Prevención de la adquisición innecesaria de los objetos no esenciales para mantener la vida o estudio espiritual.

• • Niyama:   Precepts of Invididual Discipline Niyama: Preceptos de Invididual Disciplina

• • Sauca — Cleanliness. Sauca – Limpieza. Not only external cleanliness of the body, but attending to internal cleanliness such as avoiding the impurities of anger and egoism. No sólo la limpieza externa del cuerpo, pero que asisten a la limpieza interna, tales como evitar las impurezas de la ira y el egoísmo. Moderation in diet. La moderación en la dieta.

• • Santosa — Contentment. Santosa – Contento. Not spiritual complacency, but acceptance of the external situation we are allotted in this life.

    No es la complacencia espiritual, pero la aceptación de la situación externa que se asignan en esta vida.

• • Tapas — Austerity. Tapas – Austeridad. Deep commitment to our yoga practice. Profundo compromiso con nuestra práctica de yoga. “Blazing practice with religious fervor.” “Blazing práctica con fervor religioso.”

• • Svadhyaya — Self-study. Svadhyaya – Auto-estudio. Spiritual self-education. Yo espiritual, la educación. Contemplation and application of the scriptures or sacred texts of our chosen path. La contemplación y la aplicación de las escrituras o textos sagrados de nuestro camino.

• • Isvara pranidhana — Surrender of the self to God. Pranidhana Isvara – La entrega de sí a Dios. Acknowledgement that there is a higher principle in the universe than one’s own small self. El reconocimiento de que existe un principio superior en el universo que uno mismo propia pequeña. Modesty. Modestia. Humility. Humildad.

Already we’ve noticed a shift in not only the weather, and seasons but our diet as well.  Our diet lately has shifted away from cooling fruits and vegetables and into the realm of fats and warming foods.

As the seasons change, our bodily needs change.  Now that the heat of summer is gone, no longer are cooling foods being called for by our bodies.  Watermelon just doesn’t make sense in 40 degree weather.  So as the weather cools, discover the foods that warm you up from the inside out;  our favorites are ginger & cayenne.

In November, we’ll be hosting a Raw Foods for Cold Weather Workshop at the CNY Yoga Center.  Be on the lookout for a finalized date in the coming days.  Until then, warm yourself by warming up some water and making this warming morning tea.

Lemon Ginger Tea

1/2″ of Ginger Minced

Juice of 1 Lemon

Dash of Cinnamon

Cayenne (optional)

Agave (optional)

In a pot add water, minced ginger, dash of cinnamon and warm; you don’t have to bring it to a boil.  When desired warmth is reached add lemon juice and cayenne and pour into mugs through strainer.  Enjoy as is, or if you need some sweet add some agave if you wish.

Until next time.  Be compassionate & Be Receptive to the Grace of God.

~ The Raw Yogi’s

Preview from Les Épées de Verre, Tome 2 “Ilango”
(Watercolour on paper)

Cette année c’est un jury d’amateurs de bande dessinée présidé par l’écrivain Pierre Bordage qui décernera le le prix de la Meilleure BD de Science-Fiction.

En effet, en collaboration avec la Bibliothèque municipale de Nantes, un club de lecteurs de BD s’est organisé. Pendant plusieurs mois, il a travaillé à la nomination de 6 albums :

Ikigami, Préavis de mort de Motoro Masse, Asuka, 2009

The Twelve de W.Chris, J-M.Straczynski, Panini Comics, 2009

Fergus d’Agrimbau et Pietro, Atalante 2009

Malinky robot de S. Liew, Paquet 2009

Les épées de verre de S.Corgiat, L.Zuccheri, Les Humanoïdes Associés 2009

Doubt d’Yoshiki Tonogai, KI-OON 2009

L’élection finale tiendra compte des critères suivants : qualité du dessin, originalité du scénario et composition générale de l’oeuvre.

(Tome 2 “Ilango”, watercolour.)

Namaste!  So lots has happened since our last post… and yes, I will be including the recipe for the brownies at the end of the post.  They’re incredible and fueled the drive to and from NYC for Bhagavan Das at Dharma’s.

It’s amazing how much what one gets excited about changes over the years.  You’d think we were kids on Christmas coming home from Yoga Thursday night to find a Tierra Farms package at our door filled with 20 pounds of raw nuts and seeds.  I must say though, it is a beautiful thing!

I spent Friday playing in the kitchen, making Hemp Seed Maca Brownies for the trip to NYC the following day.  We then spent the evening at the Roji Tea Lounge, reading and doing school work.  A great atmosphere, hip music, incredible tea, and still quiet and peaceful enough to do work at without distraction.

Saturday was an incredible day!  After teaching class, a group of 6 of us left from the CNY Yoga Center to make way for New York City.  The whole trip was spearheaded by Bhagavan Das’s performance at Dharma Mittra’s Studio, which was incredible by the way.  He’s amazing, a beautiful example of Bhakti and devotion.

On the way down, everyone had plenty of energy… this is what happens when you get a group of Yogini’s and a yogi at a rest stop….

Chelle's rest stop Pinchamayurasana

The Gang and their food at Quintessence!

Shortly after arriving in Manhattan we got lunch and then some at Quintessence.  I don’t know how long we were eating for, but my goodness, it was incredible!  Though we arrived shortly after they stopped serving brunch, we were allowed to order a couple items off their brunch menu, they’re awesome like that.  Everything we had was absolutely delicious.  The Fofu Benedict I ordered was out of this world, I don’t know how they make their fofu, but it is beyond.

After lunch we headed over to Union Square, passing Jivamukti on our way over to Lush, the girls had to get their soaps, bath bombs etc.  After Lush, we headed over to Lululemon for some Yoga gear.  I think they had their suspicions that five of us were Yoga Instructors and wanted to sign up for their research and development discount.  That’s right instructors, you can sign up with Lululemon to get 15% off purchases for yourself for feedback a couple times a year.  Pretty awesome, but I still didn’t have 100 extra dollars to spend on a pair of yoga pants.

Finally, we made way up to Dharma’s for an incredible 2 1/2 hour Kirtan with Bhagavan Das.  For those of you who love Kirtan and chanting the names of the Divine, do yourself a favor and experience a Bhagavan Das led Kirtan.  It was beautiful, to see all the Dharma crew packed in there chanting the names of the beloved.  The Hari Krishna chant that ended it had the whole house up and dancing, clapping, full of bhava and light.

We then ended our day in the city with a trip to One Lucky Duck for shakes and treats.  Yvette and I split a “Spanking” a delicious shake with banana, cinnamon and other such things; a “blue grape” which is grapefruit juice with blue-green algae, and a “mallowmar” a delicious chocolate covered graham cracker type thing covered in a creme reminiscent of marshmallow.

The drive back was a long one, traffic getting out of the city was pretty nasty for midnight.  Rain was coming down pretty solid for most of the drive, but thank goodness for those brownies and all that cacao, which kept me alert and awake, getting all those Yogini’s back to Syracuse about 4:30 in the morning.  And without any further delay… the recipe you’ve all been waiting for…

Hemp Seed Maca Brownies

1 C Grated Cacao Butter

1 C Cacao Powder

1 C Hemp Seeds

1/2 C Maca

1/2 C Dates (soaked)

1 Tbs Vanilla

1/2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Mesquite (optional)

Directions:

Measure out the grated Cacao Butter, and place in a bowl in the dehydrator to melt into a liquid.

Soak the dates in water until soft (30 mins – 1 hour), then put dates and soak water in the food processor and process into a paste.

Mill the hemp seeds into a flour in a coffee grinder, then add to the food processor along with the rest of the ingredients and process.

Scoop out the batter and form into bite size brownies and place on dehydrator trays.

Tip: Use any of the leftover Cacao Butter in the bowl to coat your hands, so the batter won’t stick.

Dehydrate at 105 degrees overnight or until desired chewiness is achieved.

Try not to eat them all at once, and remember, Cacao and Maca are both stimulating to the body, I wouldn’t reccomend eating these after dark.

Enjoy! Om Namah Shivaya!

~ The Raw Yogis

Thursday 26th

BBJ Presents :

HIJACKIN! at Flight Lounge

The Beat Berry Jam is “Hijackin” Flight Lounge Thursday 26th! Putting a wiggle in your walk with ”The Ninja’s Of House” (Rory Quigley and Jamie D). Come out for distinctive home made flavours of deep-funky-jazz-tek’n-house.

10 pm til close
Thurs 26th Oct
Sweet drink specials

Get down for a cheeky boogie to ease you into the weekend nice and early!

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Saturday 10th

Ninja’s Of House on UP-FM 107.5

Tune in for the attack of Doug Rawsons show, Six Beats Under. Ninjas Of House will be taking over the studio! Plenty of sick twisted home made jackin tunes and free give aways.