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Spring Term Classes
Due to the severe weather the Spring term classes will now start on Tuesday 19th January
The class times remain the same as last term. Full schedule
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| Evolutionary Role of Karma - Swami Satyananda Saraswati |
You may practice raja, hatha, kundalini, mantra and bhakti yoga, but if you underestimate karma yoga, then all these yogas can lead you to a dissipated and dispersed state of mind. Every person who is practicing yoga should transform his daily activities through the philosophy of karma yoga.
The purpose of your daily work should become spiritual; or rather you should realize nature’s spiritual purpose behind your karma. If you renounce your karma, your mind will not find a basis for evolution. Before you can realize the role of karma yoga in relation to spiritual evolution, you must first understand that the purpose of karma yoga is to create a stable base for the mind. In meditation the mind has to remain constantly on one object without any interception of another idea. But if you keep on practicing this without having attained the state of sattva, without having purified the mind, you will only fall back into a tamasic state. In order to prevent this, the practice of karma yoga was designed by nature for every man, because we all have ambitions, desires and passions.
If you don’t have any desire, you definitely will not make any karma. If desire were to be eliminated then man’s psycho-spiritual evolution would come to a halt. Therefore, desires must not be curbed. You should either fulfill them completely or else realize their uselessness.
By curbing your desires, you are killing your opportunity to act. Say you have a desire to have a child. To fulfill this you need to have a wife or husband, a home, a job, shop or business, and then so many things follow. These things are what keep this untrained mind busy all the time. This is how karma keeps the devil mind busy. Mind is a great force, a supramental force, and if this force is not properly utilized, it will feed the wrong centers in the mental personality and perhaps become very destructive. Therefore, nature has created karma.
- The above is an extract from a satsang posted on www.rikhiapeeth.net - Read
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Towards Kriya Yoga - Bandhas in Practices
On Saturday 6th February - A day with Sumitrananda. The third workshop in the series systematically explores the approuch to the practice of bhandas which are extensively used in the pratyahara set of kriyas. This workshop is offered to both experienced yoga practitioners and teachers. Those unable to attend the first workshop are most welcome. Read more |
Gentle Yoga and Meditation Day
On Sunday 7th February - Gentle Yoga observes minimum effort for maximum effect and the Sunday Workshop includes a range of simple asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing), mudras (gestures) relaxation and meditation techniques for daily use to lift and balance the physical and mental energies. More Info |
Mantra and Mandala
On Saturday 20th February - A day with Poornam which will focus on sound and circular form through chanting and creating a sand mandala. Suitable for experienced practitioners and beginners wishing to go deeper. More Info |
Vitality and Harmony through Yoga and Sound
On Sunday 14th March - Combining sound with classical yoga practices. The day will include asana, Yoga Nidra and meditation, expanding and developing awareness through the use of sound. More Info |
Karma Yoga Morning
On Saturday 24th April - This crucial gem of the yogic system will be explored in theory and practice. Emphasis will be given to developing the "witness" and integrating the "attitude" of the karma yogi in to ones daily life. More Info |
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