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Volume: 1 Issue 8 October Month 2014 E Magazine
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TWUYA’s Yoga Beyond Asana
To bring the Yogic Consciousness in every person
THE WORLD UNITED presenting Lifetime Achievement Award
to Shri BKS Iyengar for the year 2008 at Hyderabad, India.
A tribute to the legend of Yoga Shri BKS Iyengar.....
The world never forgets you sir
An Initiative of THE WORLD UNITED Yoga Association
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Content
Page No
1. B.K.S Iyengar Life History 3
2. Essence of Being a Vegetarian 6
3. Swara Yoga 9
4. Management of Diabetes Mellitus 12
5. Patanjali Yoga Sutra 8 15
6. Meditation 16
7. State of Being 17
8. 1st World Parliament on Spirituality pic‟s 19
Editorial Team
Mohanji
Satish Kaku
Prem Nirmal
Sandhya Patki
Adarsh Narayandas
Editorial Advisor
Dr Yugandhar GR
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B.K.S Iyengar Life History
THE WORLD UNITED presenting Lifetime Achievement Award
to Shri BKS Iyengar for the year 2008 at Hyderabad, India.
Dr Kaarthikeyan is the Chairman of The World United.
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Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (14 December 1918 – 20 August
2014), better known as B.K.S. Iyengar, was the founder of the style of yoga known
as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the
world. He has written many books on yoga practice and philosophy including Light on
Yoga, Light on Pranayama, and Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Iyengar yoga
classes are offered throughout the world. Iyengar was one of the earliest students
of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who is often referred to as "the father of modern
yoga". He has been credited with popularizing yoga firstly in India and then around
the world.
Yogacharya B.K.S.Iyengar (Guruji) is a lived legend who
has taught yoga in unique way to all his students. He finds
the meaning of the yoga sutras by his practical search and
regular practice of yoga. Thus, he has helped all to
experience the wisdom of the yoga sutras. His style
of teaching yoga is called "Iyengar Yoga" and is now being
followed by certified teachers across the world.
His Childhood
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja (BKS) Iyengar was born on
December 14, 1918. His father Sri Krishnamachar was a school
teacher and therefore Guruji has all his father's qualities even at
this age. Guruji was a victim of malaria, typhoid and tuberculosis
in his childhood .
At the age of 16, he was introduced to yoga by his Guru Sri T. Krishnamacharya. At
the age of 18, he was sent to Pune, Maharashtra by his guru to teach and preach
yoga as he knew a little of English. This missed his opportunity to learn a lot about
yoga directly from his guru.
Guruji was a sincere and committed practitioner. His own practice helped him to
explore and achieve perfection in yoga asanas. This is reflected in his teachings all
over these years.
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His Institute
On 26th January 1973, Guruji laid the foundation of Ramamani
Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, named after his
wife Smt. Ramamani Iyengar. The institute was inaugurated on
January 19, 1975.
By this time, Guruji‟s eldest daughter Geeta and son Prashant were also involved in
teaching yoga. They also started teaching at the institute with Guruji.
His teachings
Guruji's teachings were first published in 1966 as Light on Yoga .
This book has been translated into 18 languages. Today, he is the
author of 14 books.
Guruji was the first person to teach large group of students. He
lays great emphasis on precision and alignment which is followed
by his students. He gets students to perform and break barriers.
He brings about an automatic transformation in the mind and
habits of people. He is the only person to teach the highest aspects of yoga - Atma
Darshan through asanas. He has taught several famous personalities.
In 1998, he taught 800 of his students for a week on the occasion of his 80th
birthday at Pune. Again, in the year 2000, he conducted a special course for senior
"Iyengar Yoga" teachers from nearly 40 countries.
His practice
At the age of 95, he continues to practice. While in practice, he is
an artist at work. He is always at ease in any posture he performs.
Precision and beauty mark the asana, and the regular practice he
advocates integrates the body, mind and emotions.
Smt. Geetaji and Prashantji are also totally devoted and
committed to teach Iyengar Yoga.
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Essence of Being a Vegetarian
(Recent scientific research has indicated that the ingestion of meat products is
greatly detrimental to human health and contributes to a number of diseases.)
Apart from religious faith on Vegetarian (suffering/killing lives for food being a
Sin), here is a set of observations regarding our physiological similarities of
Humans to the Vegetarian animals (to realize that Humans are Vegetarian by
Nature as well!!!!!!).
1. The non-meat eaters‟ offspring have their eyes open at the time of their
birth like our children have while the meat eaters‟ offspring have their
eyes closed at the time of their birth.
2. The non-meat eaters‟ drink water by their lips (by sucking) like we do,
while the meat eaters drink by their tongue.
3. Meat eaters‟ tongue is rough while that of the non-meat eaters is
smooth like ours.
4. The alimentary canal, inclusive of the intestines, is much longer than the
size of the animals, up to three or four times the size of the species in
case of the non-meat eaters like man has. On the other hand, it is very
short in the meat eaters so as to cause quick passage of meat, which
may lead to undesirable effects on health if it stays longer in the
digestive system.
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5. The bowel wall of non-meat eaters and man are full of pouches where
meat could easily get stuck and putrefy. The meat eaters‟ bowel walls
are smooth.
6. Meat eaters‟ stomach is highly acidic to digest meat easily. The
stomach of non-meat eaters and man is alkaline to digest
carbohydrates easily.
7. The saliva of man and the non-meat eaters is alkaline while that of the
meat eaters is acidic. The structure of the teeth of man is similar to that
of the non-meat eaters, which are flat molars to grind the plant food and
are again different from the long canines of meat eaters for the
purposes of catching the prey, killing and eating.
8. The jaws of the meat eaters open wide to capture prey but don‟t move
sideways necessary for grinding plant foods. However, the jaws of non-
meat eaters, and also of man, don‟t open wide enough but move
sideways to grind the produce of vegetation.
9. Meat-eaters have long and sharp claws; the non-meat eaters and man
have no claws.
10. The liver and kidney of the meat eaters are larger in proportion to
their body size, while that of man and non-meat eaters are smaller.
Meat eaters‟ larger liver and kidney are capable of removing the toxins
from their meat-based food.
11. Meat-eaters have stronger sense of smell. Their eyes can see in
darkness too. These qualities are helpful in catching the prey. Man and
non-meat eaters donor have such qualities.
12. Man-eaters‟ voice is generally unpleasant and has a heavy
accent. The voice of the non-meat eaters and that of man is of different
kind.
13. This feature is relevant for the males only. The meat eater
animals don‟t have seminal vesicles. The only animals that have both
prostates and seminal vesicles are non-meat eaters. Men along
humans, have seminal vesicles, too.
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14. Above distinctive features indicates that man is physiologically
similar to the non-meat eater mammals and thus his food should not
include meat, fish and eggs as is the case with food of the non-meat
eater mammals. Furthermore, the fact that monkey has a much greater
physiological similarity vis-à-vis man and is a non-meat eater adds to
the weight of our observation. We conclude from the above that nature
created man as a vegetarian.
Sant baljit singh
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The Almighty Breath
Swara yoga is an ancient science that correlates the breath
with the sun, moon and the five elements, helping us to control moods,
heal ailments and be attuned to the cosmic rhythm
Would you like to know how to meditate better? How to be more effective when
addressing an important personage? How to change a mood or feeling? How to be
in rhythm with the universe through the day? Well, believe it or not, the answer lies in
the breath. And swara yoga is the science that helps you to understand how to
maximise your potential by manipulating your breath. A holistic branch of knowledge
found in Shaiva Tantra, swara yoga is said to have originated as a result of a
question Shakti asks on the nature of the governing forces of the universe. Lord
Shiva gave her a detailed and profound tuition on swara yoga in response.
The word “swara” in Sanskrit means sound or a musical note. It also means the
continuous flow of air through one nostril. The word yoga means union. Thus swara
yoga is the science of breathing undertaken for the realisation of cosmic
consciousness. This knowledge was kept secret since the Vedic period and imparted
only to a select few, mostly kings and dedicated spiritual seekers through the guru -
shishya parampara.
A beginner may think of swara yoga as “pranayam” as it is associated with breath,
but there is more to it. Swara yoga is a systematic practice of the observation of the
breath flow through the nostrils in relation to the time of day, the prevailing phases or
the position of the moon, sun, planets, seasons, and the play of five basic elements
(earth, water, fire, air and space) with the physical, mental and emotional conditions
of the practising individual. Swara Yoga helps by guiding you to take appropriate
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action in accordance with these subtle relationships. For example, knowing the
phase of moon and checking the dominant nostril before getting out of bed in the
morning and letting the corresponding foot be the first to touch the floor, is a simple
practice that helps you align the subtle flow of energy that ensures success in
everything that happens for that day.
The original script of Shiva Swarodaya, the most popular scripture to study swara
yoga, consists of 395 sutras with amazingly detailed descriptions of various practical
aspects which can be easily learnt and practiced by a modern scientific man with
confirmatory tests. The practice of Shiva Swarodaya allows us to synchronise our
breath with the universal rhythm. This alignment removes undue efforts, stress and
strain from our daily activities. Swara Yoga practice helps us to change unwanted
physical, mental or emotional states at will, create favourable conditions for one‟s life
by changing the internal environment thus improving one‟s attitude towards life
through increased awareness.
Here is how it works. The right nostril dominance is associated with pingala nadi or
surya nadi (nadi is the channel through which pranic energy flows in the body; we
are said to have 72,000 of these nadis but there are three principal ones, of which
pingala is one. Another is ida and these two are said to flow along the length of the
spinal cord, on either side of the main nadi or the shusumna). The pingala, which is
the masculine or solar principle, is associated with the left hemisphere of the brain
that controls the right side of the body. The left nostril dominance is associated with
the Ida nadi or chandra nadi, the feminine or lunar principle, associated with the right
hemisphere of the brain and controlling the left side of the body. Just by observing
the direct effect of solar and lunar currents of breath on human behavior, swara
yogis were able to ascertain the activities best suited during the left nostril
dominance and activities best suited during the right nostril dominance. The nose
can be seen as the main switch of cerebral hemispheres. It can stimulate
electromagnetic activity on one side of the body and it can switch the hemispheric
activity on and off at will. The following table gives activities associated with the
nostrils.
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Activities Associated with the dominance of each specific nostril
Left nostril dominance
(right brain activities)
Right nostril dominance
(left brain activities)
Beginning of regular intellectual studies Learning or teaching martial arts
Long-term activities Temporary activities
Stable business; requiring no movement Unstable business; requiring movement
Worshipping the guru Seeing the king, addressing officials
Playing musical instruments, singing, dancing Writing a manuscript, practice of tantra, mantra,
yantra
Planting, gardening Chopping wood, lighting fire
Construction of a hermitage, temple War, destruction of the country
Building wells, swimming pools, ponds Cutting jewels, gems, sculpting
Giving charity, lending money Accepting charity, borrowing
Opening bank account Gambling
Journey to far off places Journey to nearby places / return journey
Enjoy meditation Sexual or angry expression
Performing auspicious acts Worshipping evil spirits
Service Ordering or giving commands
to be continued
Prem Nirmal
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Management of Diabetes Mellitus
Types of Diabetes Mellitus
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: The Beta cells of the langerhans of the pancreas , which
produce Insulin are totally destroyed or completely absent( Hereditary). This is also
called as insulin dependent diabetes. This type of diabetic patients are administered
with insulin injections on a daily basis which is mandatory
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: This is caused by the partial destruction of The Beta cells
of the langerhans of the pancreas and the desensitization of beta cells. Pancreas
produces insulin but the body is unable to use the insulin properly this type can also
be termed as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. This can also be controlled
without the use of insulin injections..
The symptoms of Type1 & 2 Diabetes mellitus : Frequent urination, tingling
sensation at the feet, Lethargy. The time taken for the blood to clot is increased. The
wound healing also takes a lot of time when compared to non-diabetic patients.
Causes of diabetes
People are suffering with diabetes due to reasons like Heredity, Obesity, age
related complications and stress may also be one of the reasons.
People must look at how to have a healthy life style and try to inculcate it into their
lives and live diseases free.
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Management of Diabetes
Diet
Eating healthy food is one of the most important necessities for managing diabetes.
Right food choices are helpful to control the sugar level in blood
Especially the food containing fibrous substances which is mainly Present in
cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruits and nuts but not in rice. Recent studies show that
high fibrous diets are beneficial for diabetic patients. Fibre includes the indigestible
plant cell components present in diet.
Eat a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, cereals, legumes on a regular basis. These
should be eaten in natural form leaving strings and skins intact like apples, guavas.
Choose whole grain chapattis, eat dried beans and peas (white). Drink 6-8 glasses
of water each day to help your body use fibre effectively.
Fresh fruits, wholesome grains and fresh milk of cow are sattvik foods those food
which are fresh, wholesome natural, of good quality. They add vitality to the total
system by bringing a perfect harmonious balance of energy states in the food itself.
Food brings the lightness at body level, alertness at mind level and nourish the
consciousness.
Exercises
Warm up exercises, walking or running, physical activities should be carried out
regularly and calories will be reduced.
All these exercises should be practiced in the morning or evening time. This helps
to balance the blood glucose levels and
Exercises increase the muscle tone, strength, increases the lung efficiency.
Exercises can also lowers the levels of fat, such as cholesterol and triglycerides in
your blood.
Exercise is an important factor in maintaining the health as well controlling the
diabetes.
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Yoga
Physical postures stimulate the pancreas for proper functioning by producing the
insulin. Pranayama and meditation help to bring the balance between the alpha and
beta cells in the pancreas.
Yoga enhances the relaxation at the physical level & mental level this brings
tremendous changes within a person, the deep rest decreases the stress level at
mentally and physically, relaxation calms the cravings & it reduces hunger this
helps in reducing the stress harmones in the blood; reduction of stress harmones
(cortisol, adrenalin etc.) from this the glucose levels will come to normal condition.
Therapeutic is a healing process, yoga postures, pranayama, relaxation techniques
and meditation this practice helps to bring downs the sugar levels by enhancing the
insulin level. Cosmic Prana shakthi is the medicine which heals the self, at psychic
level, organic level.
Medication
Oral Anti diabetic insulin
Usually the patients are administered with oral hypoglycemic drugs in combination
with insulin injections.
Adarsh Narayandas (Spiritual Yoga master)
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Patanjali Yoga sutra-8
Wrong knowledge is a false conception of a thing whose real form does
not correspond to such a mistaken conception.
The second type of Vrtti called Viparyaya is also based on some kind of contact
with an external object but the mental image does not correspond with the object.
The examples usually given to illustrate this kind of Vrtti such as a mirage in a desert
may give the impression that it is very rare but this is not a fact. Cases of Viparyaya
are very frequent. Wherever there is lack of correspondence between our conception
of a thing and the thing itself we have really an instance of Viparyaya. But it should
be remembered that in Viparyaya we are not concerned with the correctness or
definiteness of our mental impressions but only with the correspondence between
the object and the mental image formed in our mind. In partial darkness our
impression of an object may be blurred but if it corresponds with the object it is not a
case of Viparyaya.
Commentary by I.K. Taimni
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Meditation
Meditation is not….
Meditation is not Prayer/Worship
Meditation is not Concentration…not Meditation requires Concentration
Meditation is not Contemplation
Meditation is not just a Method
Meditation is not „Doing‟
Meditation a state of being which comes with emptying oneself
Meditation is choice less awareness born out of the awakening of energy of
understanding
While there is no singular method which can be called as superior or ultimate, still
many meditation methods advocate the importance of Breath
Here is a way … Just Enjoy !!!
Sit Straight ( Sitting Straight makes the alignment of energy properly)
Nose and Navel should be in straight line
Close of your eyes with your hands on the lap
Watch the rise and fall of abdomen with each breath (abdomen raises with
every inhalation and goes within with every exhalation)
Keep the mind‟s eye in the lower abdomen
let the breath be smooth, soft, pause less/jerk less like the flow of oil
Allow the letting-go phenomenon happen
Let there be no expectation or craving for an experience
Slowly the meditative process starts blossoming
With continuous passive attention on breath, with a feeling of letting-go, slowly the
mind gets emptied and gets focussed on the inner eternal silence and the
consciousness slowly gets internalized. This internalized consciousness has to be
maintained throughout the day and night
The Mastery over breath is said to happen when the breath always happen in the
abdomen even during normal daily activities of life. When the breath patterns are
changed, mind also changes.
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State of Being
To see the time line of time/space and mass matter of 3d 3rd dimension we must
step back through to the beginning of earth history in consciousness of nothingness.
To go that deep is beyond human consciousness, for there is where the story is told.
History is but that it is one moment in time. To see the past, present, future is to see
the nothingness in each. Then combine the 3 together to make one whole.
To begin to go in between the between to the core of being, which is the nothingness
is where it all begins. I zone into the nothingness and awaken into a world detached
from 3d 3rd dimension.
It is as if a dream state has just emerged on the scene, while I am awake. It is
bringing the dream state of being into the waking state of being simultaneously. In
that moment in time is where beauty begins to unfold, as if I were the center of a
flower that has not bloomed, I am the seed.
It is a hypnotic state of being in natural form of pure love. It feels like time/space and
mass/matter have completely stopped. It is the free flow of energy in pure state of
being at one with all. This is where ideals come from. This is the moment of
personal growth.
Letting the expansion of personal growth flow free without emotional attachment is
the bliss of pure desire. The desire to be free is the desire of free flowing energy by
stepping into transcending the transparencies of cosmic consciousness. This is the
past, present, future in one moment in time. Then you come out of the state of
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meditation, you are then in present moment. In this moment you become heavy
once more, simply because of gravity. The gravity of one‟s own mind that contains
the holographical images in consciousness brings human desire of burdens, which is
karmic baggage.
I find that humans enjoy karmic debt. Karmic baggage is lessons to learn in this life
time. They enjoy karmic debt, because if they didn‟t they would not keep doing it.
Learn to love your hates and you will receive more of the loves you deserve. Learn
your lesson of how to receive love as a whole being. Receiving only parts of love is
thus conditional love. To obtain unconditional love is to find the path of your destiny.
That means go inside discover who you are, not what you are. You can always
make more money but you cannot make more time. Time is precious same as you
are precious. Use time wisely, love yourself, and give yourselftime to discover who
you are, because you are love.
Animals have come from cosmic consciousness; numbers come from symphonies of
synergy of infinity. Combine the two together and it will produce one item;once again
1 +2 = 3. Three is the number of 3d 3rd dimension of the earth‟sphysical plane of
existence in the human 5 senses. This is how ideals are born in the state of
nothingness. To go deep is to become the seed. The seed is energy in pure state of
being. This is the state of being pure love while in 3d 3rd dimension.
Light and Love
Dr Juanita Lewis
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