Yoga Beyond Asanas | Online Interaction | Switzerland | Sri M | Jan 2022

In this online interaction with Switzerland group, Sri M gives an essence of the topic - Yoga Beyond Asanas. He speaks about the many aspects that fall under the wide umbrella of Yoga and explains how Yoga is a concept which encompasses many branches, aiding in one's spiritual journey. The session ends with Sri M answering a few questions put forth by the participants.

This online interaction took place on 16th Jan 2022.

00:00 – Introduction
00:41 – Sri M commences with the Shanti Mantra – Om Sahana vavathu and gives the explanation
01:35 – Subject of the talk – ‘Yoga beyond Asanas’
02:25 – What is Yoga?
03:41 – Kinds of Yoga
04:02 – Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga
07:38 – Shad Darshanas - Six ways to Reality
09:36 – Sankhya philosophy
11:49 – Definition of Yoga in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Yogas Chitta Vritti Nirodha
12:25 – Chitta or thought – Cessation of the vrittis of the chitta reflects the Purusha
14:52 – Samadhi Pada – First Chapter of the Yoga Sutras
16:42 – Sadhana Pada (Kriya Yoga) – Second Chapter of the Yoga Sutras
18:08 – Vibhuti Pada
19:34 – Aim of Yoga
22:40 – Bhagavad Gita – 18 Chapters – Dhyana Yoga
23:32 –Arjuna Vishada Yoga – 1st Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita
24:35 – Sankhya Yoga - 2nd chapter of the Bhagavad Gita
24:57 – Karma Yoga
26:59 – Purushotthama yoga ; Sanyasa Yoga
27:34 – Role of the Pineal gland
32:09 – Rods and cones in the pineal gland
32:42 – Meditation on the ajna chakra – Is it connected to the pineal gland
33:15 – Swami Vivekananda on the Pineal gland
33:49 – Pineal gland, sleep cycle and study of higher states of consciousness
35:10 – Influence of Yoga on the chakras
36:16 – Role of Asanas on the mind and behavior - for eg. Anger management
41:32 – Chitta vritti nirodha
42:08 – Dietary restrictions while practising yoga
43:36 – Q&A – Q1 - What is the best thing to practise when one is physically sick, being unable to sit for long periods, due to pain, and having chronic fatigue, and unable to practise daily meditation?
45:24 – Importance of breathing and demonstration of breathing technique
49:04 - Q2 - Is there any yogic technique to improve my trust, devotion and love towards the divine?
51:51 – Q3 - I have a lot of distractions and disturbances in my mind and I feel like I am not progressing much. I am aware of the theoretical concepts but practically, in daily life, I find it more difficult. I feel that my spiritual practices also have become mechanical. How do I deal with all this?
54:26 – Q4 - If one is stepping into old age, has had the opportunity to have met their teacher but could not be regular in their spiritual practices, due to some illnesses. What is their spiritual future? Will they have to struggle again to meet their teacher? What if the teacher decides not to be born again?
56:40 – Krishna tells Arjuna (in the Bhagavad Gita) in the 6th Chapter – Dhyana Yoga, about the future of a spiritual seeker who does not succeed in his spiritual journey in his lifetime.
01:01:54 – Q5 - What is the significance of the sense of ‘pure being – I am’ and how can one balance one’s inner contemplation of that and worldly life and duties?
01:09:50 – Q6 - Continuing from the earlier question, In my kriya practice when I feel a sense of silence and bliss, should I remain with it or should I be focused on moving the energies?


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