Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics

In YTTC we will explain varoius  topic of yogic philosophy so the student can have clarily understanding of yoga .

  • the origin of Yoga, Hatha Yoga,
  • Yoga sutra of Patanjali,
  • (4 paths), Yama, Niyama and how can you apply them into modern life-style;
  • Theory of Evolution( Sankhya Yoga):-Purusha ,Prakriti, Intellect, Ego-sense, Mind,  
  • Three Gunas, Five senses , Five organs of action, Five elements,
  • ,Five major types of Prana and the role & location and Five Sub-Prana – five subtle elements,
  • Panch Kosha (Five layer in over consciousness),
  • Kundalini, Granthi(knot), Nadis ,Chakra according to Hatha-yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Shiva Samhita
  • Bhagavadgita (Karma Yoga and Bhakti yoga).

Yogic-Lifestyle

YTTC students will learn yogic way of living a life by waking-up and sleeping early ,yogic diet ,silence, fasting , discipline and awareness and through Karma Yoga they will learn the art of giving which will spread peace ,love, joy and life of others . These are helpful elements during your practice and achievements

 

Yogic diet

atyāhāraḥ prayāsaścha prajalpo niyamāghrahaḥ |

jana-sangghaścha laulyaṃ cha ṣhaḍbhiryogho vinaśyati ||

                                 || Hatha yoga pradipika || I/15||

Yoga is destroyed by the following six causes:—Over-eating, exertion, talkativeness, adhering to rules, i.e., cold bath in the morning, eating at night, or eating fruits only, company of men, and unsteadiness.

For the practitioner of yoga, the rules regarding food, sex, speech, exertion, bath, sleeping time is very important, just to practice yogic ashana, pranayama yogic kriya, bandha, mediation did’nt bring change in his consciousness to get real expierence of  self which will be always with us, we have live yogic life and we to follow certain rules and regulation of it.

Among the foods ,those called sattvic (pure) are best, also referred to as a yoga diet is a diet based on foods that—according to ayurveda , Yoga, and having strong in the sattva guna, and lead to clarity and equanimity of mind while also being beneficial to the body.

Such foods include water, cereal grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts unpasteurized and unhomogenized fresh milk, and fresh milk derivatives (mostly ghee, but also butter, cream, cheese and yogurt, and raw honey, foods that extends the life span, foods that increase sattavic qualities as well as strength, health, happiness, love, easy to digest, season foods.

   ahara shuddhau sattva shuddih |

           Sattva shuddhau druvasmrtih ||

                              ||   In Upanishads ||

When the food we take in is pure, our minds become pure, when our minds become pure memory becomes steady.

Sour ,salty or spicy foods on the other hands are not good for any part ot the body and should not be consumed much .if a person’s food is pure ,then the mind becomes pure .the practitioner of yoga should therefore eatonly food possessed of sattavic qualities .foods that’s give rise to passions and mental darkness should not be consumed.

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