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Maharishi Patanjali Preaching In Sadhana Yoga

Which are meditations of yoga?

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that the five thoughts of simple mind, which cause affliction and grief's in simple mind, are correct thoughts, incorrect thoughts, imagination, dreams and memory. The five causes and sources of affliction and grief in simple mind are fear of death and clinging to life, attachments to aversion of feelings and emotions of pains, hate and enmity, attachments to emotions and feelings of pleasures, attachments to feelings and emotions of self ego and pride, and lack of spiritual knowledge or ignorance. Again grief's or affliction in simple mind may be four kinds that consist sleepy, inactive, hidden or active and Sadhana Patanjali Yoga  aims to eradicate all the four kinds of affliction caused by five causes in five kinds of thoughts in simple mind.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that fear of death and clinging to life is the subtlest of all afflictions and grief's in simple mind and it exists even in interior layer of conscious mind of saints and those who have experienced self-realization. Its force becomes weak by undertaking Sadhana Yoga. Feeling of hate, pains and enmity in thoughts leads to a chain of hatred and grief. Recollecting thoughts to attachments to feeling and emotions of close connections, happiness and pleasures ultimately leads to ultimate grief and sadness. Emotions and feelings of grief or pleasures in simple mind are caused by self-ego and lack of spiritual knowledge.  Self-Ego or pride is name of identification of self-consciousness with mind and is mere instrument power of nature essence and different from the real self-conscious. Root cause of self-ego, pride, I or me is lack of spiritual knowledge in all-living being of universe.

Thus, ignorance or lack of spiritual knowledge is the root cause of all grief’s and afflictions in human mind. spiritual knowledge is different from logic or science knowledge, which is a collection of information from other beings or exterior sources and stored in thoughts in exterior layer of simple mind as beliefs. spiritual knowledge is attained deeper mind directly from self-conscious during Sadhana Yoga by stilling thoughts process in exterior unconscious mind.

 Maharishi Patanjali preaches that lack of spiritual knowledge or ignorance is the result of four causes. Believing or feeling transient, temporary and perishable object or subject of matter world as permanent and stable or vice versa is first cause. Believing or feeling the impure or untrue as pure or true or vice versa is second cause. Believing or feeling which is not the self-conscious as the self-conscious or vice versa is third cause. Believing or feeling attachments and emotions of pain or pleasure, as joy giver is fourth cause. All the five kinds of afflictions and four causes of afflictions are realized in conscious mind and removed by Sadhana Yoga.  The subtle afflictions in the fluctuation of thoughts and seed karmas are silenced in Yoga meditation  practice of Yoga. The accumulations of imprints of past lives settled in form of karmas have to be experienced in present and future lives. But Yoga meditations  practice of Yoga can reduce root cause of afflictions in it.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that as long as the root cause of desires and thoughts in simple mind and consequently afflictions in simple mind of one exists, one continue to get a kind of life having a class of birth in it and a specific span of life and experience of actions in it in form of karmas. Again good, bad or mixed actions based on past life actions to be experienced as karma settled in deeper mind decides the quality of life, its span and its nature of birth in form of pleasure or pain experience in it. The master of Yoga meditations  practice of yoga become aware that even all pleasure actions of karma ultimately turned to afflictions in thoughts of simple mind due to feelings and emotion attachments. In this view, he consciously detaches even from pleasure actions of life in deeper mind and makes all actions of karma seedless by surrendering to pain actions.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that surrendering to pain actions reduces self-ego resulting all actions of life starts turning to experience bliss. The root of seed karma of past life or this life in deeper conscious mind are eliminated or reduced in by Sadhana Yoga. The master of Sadhana Yoga become conscious of mind and its afflictions as well desires and thoughts in it and that they are part of interior nature essence and separate from the real self-conscious and that the remedy lies in their disassociation. In this way Sadhana Yoga reduces afflictions in thoughts of mind and leads to pure knowledge of self-realization and formless God realization.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that mind of beings, scenes of mind, scene organs of body and body of beings and endless non- living forms in universe are attributes of nature essence and is exterior limit of endless interior conscious of being and aims for serving interior conscious of endless living being for either enjoyment as well for salvation. Nature essence consists of cosmic knowledge, which has qualities of truth, qualities of action and qualities of motion.

And motion qualities is exterior limit and truth qualities is interior limit of basic qualities of nature and all qualities of nature essence are in movement and changing with in their sphere. It is the changing qualities of nature essence that control form of body of being on its life path depending upon past action and experiences in its deeper conscious mind .In deeper conscious mind of being, five subtle elements of nature which are smell, taste, touch, sound, and sight manifests its energy into five elements of matter.  In scene organs of body of being, five elements of nature, which are light, fire, air, water and earth manifests its energy in to matter form requirement of body for performing actions according to karmas imprints in simple mind. Body organs of being manifests its energy according to karma sequence and experience result of actions in forms of seed karmas or conscious seedless karmas. It is the action qualities of nature essence that transform conscious mind, scenes of mind, scene organs of body and body of living beings depending upon its past action and experiences.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that the interior and formless truth qualities of nature essence working in interior conscious mind of being can be realized by stilling the functions of action and motion qualities of nature essence and this pure knowledge leads to breaks the cycle of birth and death and also leads to pure knowledge of interior true and real-self. Realization of the subtlest mind-containing ego of being which is part of true qualities of nature essence breaks the attachment to illusion powers of nature essence and leads to self-awareness, which is part of self-conscious. Self-conscious is pure knowledge of living being and do not perform any action or motion like true qualities of nature essence. But it acts as seer in form of print of impression in mind  .The formless, action less and motionless soul is pure and tends to vision through its agent conscious. When conscious of living being is carried away by the influence of the tree qualities of nature essence and nature qualities cover it in form of unconscious state in mind and it loses its identity.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that true Nature essence and its truth qualities, action qualities and motion qualities and mind and body of beings exist to serve the conscious of soul and always aim for giving it body of living being most suitable for performing action settled as karma in conscious mind and opportunities for self realization in various form of life. On self-realization to a particular living being, his relation with nature essence and its three basic qualities and subtlest conscious mind as well body of being breaks. The yogi who attains this pure knowledge starts feeling himself separate from mind and body of living being and feels merely seer trough these. But this relation of nature essence in one is remained unaffected in working of nature in other beings of soul. Lack of spiritual knowledge or ignorance in mind is the root cause of relation of nature essence through mind and self-ego to self-conscious of soul. Lack of spiritual knowledge also leads to conscious towards worldly joy, desires, ailments and attachment.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that spiritual knowledge also leads in deeper mind towards feeling true qualities of nature, action qualities of nature and motion qualities of nature and realization of self-conscious. Lack of spiritual knowledge is the cause of false identification to self-ego and bondage of self-conscious with mind through self-ego. Self-ego of mind acts as temporary seer of subtle and matter forms of nature for self-conscious. Seed of awareness of self-conscious always remain hidden in desires and thoughts of mind. Yoga meditations  practice of Yoga leads like miracles for this pure knowledge in deeper conscious mind and self-realization. Pure knowledge of self-realization leads to destruction of ignorance in deeper mind and breaks the link between senses of mind and self-conscious.

This stage of a living being is called bliss, quietness, peace and tranquility or end of aim of any life to which Hinduism calls Kaivalya state. Yoga meditations of Yoga merely assist to the Yogi to avoid slips and errors while surrendering to karmas, experiencing its actions and movements, feel thoughts and desires which are future seeds of karmas and build strength to deal and accept the inevitable problems of life. In Yoga meditations of Yoga, any Holy Scripture of Hindu religion s or saint can give mere guidelines and indications in matter world and does not weight much in comparison to self-strength, desire for liberation or true knowledge or regular meditations practice for feeling in deeper mind.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that dedication in Sadhana Yoga to various aspects of Yoga destroy the impurities in desires and thoughts in mind and leads to glory of self-realization. Patanjali Yoga  can cure or lessen physical, mental, moral and spiritual suffering. But real success and results from Sadhana Yoga may be achieved by continue and repeated meditations practice with devotion. Sadhana Yoga ladder or path has eight steps, which requires perfection by turn. These eight steps are also called moral self-control, fixed observance of mind thoughts, consciously stilling actions of body and thoughts of mind, consciously regulation and stilling breath movements, consciously withdrawal of the scene organs towards interior body and mind, consciously withdrawal of scenes of mind towards self conscious, consciously Samadhi on interior thoughts about self conscious and consciously Samadhi on stilling thought of self ego or oneness of formless God. Consciously observance and stilling thoughts in mind are regularly taken in Practice Yoga in its all steps.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that first step of Sadhana Yoga is moral self-control. Five pillars for moral self control are consciously practicing non violence and wishing no harm in word, actions and thoughts in mind towards all being, practicing truthful and honest life, practicing non stealing others possessions and wealth, practicing transformation of sexual energy into cosmic energy, and practicing absence of greed for possession beyond one's basic needs. Moral self-control becomes perfect when it become perfect towards all times, places and being of universe. When non-violence in words, actions and thoughts in mind during Sadhana Yoga become perfect, all other being abandon hostility in presence of Yogi. Non-violence of Yogi spread goodwill and loves to all surrounding beings. When the Yogi is firmly perfected in the Yoga meditations practice, his speech become so potent that whatever he says, starts coming directly from self conscious and becomes ultimate established truth, irrespective being believed untruth by other being.

 Maharishi Patanjali preaches that when non-stealing others possessions and wealth is perfected while practicing yoga, yogi effortlessly attracts what is precious, materially and value including the gems of all jewels and virtues. When conscious control of sexual energy in yoga meditations practice is perfected, sexual energy starts transformation into spiritual energy leading to control of all kinds of thoughts in mind. When yogi becomes perfect in practicing absence of greed for possession beyond yogi’s basic need, all past and future life starts unfolding before him. Improper actions and thoughts in mind result in endless pain. These actions and thoughts may be mild, medium or acute depending upon its intensity. They are caused by unconscious violence untruth, greed and uncontrolled sex desires. Moral self-control is to be practiced in control of thoughts and consciously performing karmas by feeling it.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that second step of Sadhana Yoga is fixed observance of thoughts in mind. Five pillars of second step of Practice Yoga are consciously practicing purity, contentment, having strong spiritual desires, self-study, and surrendering self ego before oneness of formless God in thoughtless conscious mind. When scenes of mind become clean and pure from thoughts by practicing yoga, yogi develops disinterest in contact with other beings for sensual pleasures and tends to refrain from contact with perishable body of other beings. When contentment in mind of aspirant of yoga is perfected, his thoughts become free from worldly desires and leads mind to calmness and happiness.

 Maharishi Patanjali preaches that when meditations practice of having strong spiritual desires is established, the impurities in mind become burnt leading to feel glow of divinity of self realization and pure knowledge of mind. Self study practice in Patanjali Yoga  leads to pure knowledge of thoughts in mind and self-mind as well as true knowledge hidden in Holy Scripture of Hindu religion s. Self study also leads to spiritual union with one's desired deity or cosmic power of nature and to feel its true knowledge. Surrendering self-ego to oneness leads to pure knowledge of perfection. In Patanjali Yoga  practice, surrendering to oneness of formless God leads to conscious detachment from self-ego and stilling thoughts in mind except thought of formless God.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that third step of Sadhana Yoga is consciously stilling actions of body and thoughts of mind. Stilling body and mind in most comfortable and happy posture is third step of Sadhana Yoga. Comfortable and happy posture of different human being for yoga may be different and may be searched by feeling it. In general, yogi while sitting folding legs attains comfortable and happy posture, head erect and whole weight of body is on the vertical skeleton and relaxed. Perfection in stilling actions of body and thoughts of mind in Sadhana Yoga is achieved, when the efforts to perform stilling action of body become effortless and Samadhi on interior thoughts also become effortless. On perfection of this third step of Sadhana Yoga, yogi becomes aware that body and mind are exterior illusion limit of interior conscious and soul and that body and mind are not the real self but part of exterior nature essence. At this stage also the aspirant get true knowledge of duality powers of nature essence and difference between thoughts and feeling.

 Maharishi Patanjali preaches that fourth step of Sadhana Yoga is consciously regulation and stilling breathes movements. In Patanjali Yoga , fourth step practice is to be under taken after perfecting meditations practice of third step and it contains regulation of the incoming and outgoing of breath and at the end stilling the retention of breath. The movements of breath and the pauses between may vary from one person to other depending upon location of place and the capacity of the lungs as well as the capacity to hold duration and degree of refinement of yogi. When the conscious movement of breath functions and thoughts in mind ceases, the flow of vital energy, intelligence and thoughts come to stand still but karma impression continue to stay in mind. Yogi realizes this during Sadhana Yoga.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that fifth step of Yoga meditations  of Yoga is consciously withdrawal of the scene organs towards interior of body and mind. When meditations practice of this step of Sadhana Yoga is perfected, impure knowledge, desire and delusion in thoughts of mind, which have covered interior conscious, is destroyed. This allows the feeling and vision of glow of self-conscious to yogi. This step provides most purified knowledge that can be attained with scene organs of body and senses of mind. It results in to absolute control of the scene organs of body and senses of mind.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that sixth step of Yoga meditations  of Yoga is consciously withdrawal of scenes of mind towards self-conscious. In sixth step meditations  on thoughts on one point or region with true knowledge of self-conscious is attempted. One point or region of thought may be with in or outside of body. Mastery of this step of yoga is perfected when the mind learns to remain flowing on its own without any efforts on the subject or object given.

Maharishi Patanjali preaches that seventh step of Yoga meditations  of Yoga is consciously Samadhi on interior thoughts about self-conscious. Continuous flow of one thought with awareness directed towards the desired point or region is perfected in this step of yoga. The main feature of Samadhi in this step is the maintenance of an uninterrupted flow of awareness on a fixed point or region.

What are yoga meditations? what is meditations? what is meditations of yoga? These are questions which all beginners to the meditations and the researcher of the yoga are asking?
Which are meditations of yoga? To think deeply on any subject or to object selected with the increased awareness is the meditations. The meditations are vast measurement of the thoughts in the depth of the powers of mind with the increased awareness. When you think deeply on all the external aspects of the subjects or the objects chosen, it is practical meditations to order many dispersed thoughts of vagueness in the simple minds. When you think deeply on all the interior aspects of the subjects or the objects chosen, it is in practices of the meditations to hold of the simple minds in the selected thoughts. When you think deeply in aspects of core of the subjects or objects chosen, it is in practices truths of the meditations to hold of the simple minds in a selected thought. When you drop from the thoughts deeply in aspects of core of the subjects or objects chosen, they are true meditations to gain the true knowledge of the subject or selected object. When you drop from the thoughts deeply in aspects of core your being, they are true meditations to gain true happiness and the mental health. The meditation of yoga is a systematic process, in which you work with more external aspects your being, and then moves centripetal, making the more subtle practices, which brings to you gently to perfection in the meditations. Needs for the specific maintenances, tools of meditations or the methods of relieving, practices of breathing, and the types of meditation change, according to your level of expertise and predisposition in the meditations. The quantity of time passed with each practice of the meditations can change, according to your own formation in the meditations. All the length of the practice of the meditations at the same time can also change to your health and devotion in it. Any meditations practices are made, practical meditations should be in the systematic way. It will gain major meditations. To prepare the body physically before the meditations are one of the bases. To bathe or wash the face, hands, and the feet give freshness in the meditations. . To have a regular time and the place and the practice carry to major stages of the meditations. Before making the real meditation, practice of the Pranayama is most useful to order and raise the mindful awareness. The prayer, and/or the incantation is also useful in the meditations. True meditations always earn happiness and the mental health.

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