Kapila yoga

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Jai gurudev, Maharishi Kapila is a Vedic sage traditionally considered to be the original proponent of the Samkhya system of philosophy but there are no known writings by him that deal with the Samkhya system as it is understood today. He is described as an incarnation of Vishnu within the Puranas, famous for teaching a process of liberation known as bhakti yoga. Liberation is based on the word liberty, related to the word liberal, and

it is often understood as "to be freed (or change) from not having freedom to having freedom". A major use of the word is the act of the (forcible) removal of unwanted control of an area, person or people by an outside (sometimes military) force. Some have used the term to refer to the removal of sexual inhibitions. Bhakti yoga is a term within Hinduism which denotes the spiritual practice of fostering loving devotion to God, called bhakti. Traditionally there are nine forms of bhakti-yoga. Bhakti yoga is generally considered the easiest of the four general paths to liberation, or moksha (the others being Karma, Raja and Jnana Yoga), and especially so within the current age of Kali yuga (according to the Hindu cycle of time). In scriptures such as the Bhagavata Purana, bhakti is described as a

perfectional stage in itself which surpasses even moksha as a level of spiritual realisation. Hindu movements in which bhakti yoga is the main practice are called bhakti movements. History of Bhakti movements are Hindu religious movements in which the main spiritual practice is the fostering of loving devotion to God, called bhakti. They are monotheistic movements generally devoted to worship of Shiva or Vishnu or Shakti. The sage Kapila, an incarnation of Vishnu, explains the Sankhya Yoga to his mother Devahuti so as to enable her to attain salvation. After Sage Kardam left Bindu Sarovar to become an ascetic, Kapila took charge of the ashram. One day his mother Devahuti remembered that the purpose of Vishnu incarnating himself as Kapila was to once again spread the message of Sankhya Yoga, which is a combination of devotional service and mystic realization. This message was to be spread through the discourses that Kapila would give her. So she addressed her son as the Supreme Lord and informed him that she was ready and eager to learn from him. She said that she was disturbed by her involvement with her material senses and sought the path to salvation. Kapila then expounded on the wisdom of Sankhya Yoga. He told Devahuti that in its unmanifest state the human soul is Purusha,

which is another word for Param Atma or the Supreme God. Purusha is eternal and omnipresent. There is nothing in the world that is not embedded in Purusha. Purusha is without any characteristics. The manifest energy of Purusha is known as Prakriti. As a part of his “lila” the Purusha induces Prakriti to influence it. Under the influence of Prakriti, Purusha begins to take on characteristics and this form is known as the Jiv Atma. The mind perceives the Jiv Atma as different from the Param Atma and gets deluded. Feelings of “I” and “Mine” enter the mind. The mind also begins to get involved with emotions of love and hate and anger and desire and with the various human relations. As a result the individual feels happiness and unhappiness. Devahuti then asked Kapila how humans could overcome this delusion. Kapila explained that the mind should not be attached to the material and emotional things that it had got attached to. However it is very difficult if not impossible for the human mind to exist in a state of non-attachment because Prakriti will sooner or later exert its influence. The solution is to attach the mind to the Supreme God so that it cannot get attached to anything else. Just as a glass that is already full of water cannot be filled with anything else. Devahuti questioned Kapila again. The mind is attached to so many things. How can one suddenly erase these attachments and attach it to God. Kapila replied that there are many ways but none is like a

magic wand. The easiest and the quickest way is through devotion or “bhakti”. The way to inculcate bhakti is through the company of holy men. Listening to them recount tales of the incarnations of God and chanting hymns with them helps in detaching the mind from undesirable things. The devotee should dwell in a secluded and peaceful place and eat the minimum that is essential for survival. He or she should observe celibacy and should look to all humans without enmity and without intimacy. Slowly the mind will be free from all material and emotional attachments and focus only on God. At that time the veil of disillusionment will disappear and the mind will recognize that the Jiv Atma and Param Atman as one. At that time the devotee will be free of all desires, including desire of eternal salvation. But because he or she is attached to the Supreme God, the devotee will get freedom from the cycle of birth and death without desiring it. After passing on this knowledge to Devahuti and the other residents of the ashram, Kapila like his father left Bindu Sarovar. Wherever he went sages and learned men begged him for passing on his wisdom. Finally he settled on an island in the sea, now at the mouth of the river Ganga, and gave discourses to everyone. In fact it was Kapila who was indirectly responsible for bringing the Ganga to the earth. In the Hindu month of Magh thousands of devotees flock to that island to pay homage to the great sage Kapila. Devahuti began to follow the exact directions he had given and in due course she was able to remove all imperfections from her mind. Having

realized the Supreme God within her, she shed her body, which became a holy river named Gyanavapi in which even the demi-Gods and sages bathed to purify them selves. The place became a major center of pilgrimage known as Siddhapur. chandravishal D <vishal_deshpande_4 wrote: Dear members, I have heard that there is Kapila yoga on 2nd Oct 2007. It

comes very rarely, maybe after 110 yrs or so. Can the learned member throw some light on this Kapila yoga? Regards Vishal

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Namaste Chandra ji

 

Thanks for the beautiful explaination about the Kapila yoga.

 

I would also like to know if the exact timings (auspicious timings)

on that day.

 

many prNams

- Vishal

 

, pvs chandrasekharam

<pvschandra2002 wrote:

>

> Jai gurudev,

> Maharishi Kapila is a Vedic sage traditionally considered to be

the original proponent of the Samkhya system of philosophy but there

are no known writings by him that deal with the Samkhya system as it

is understood today. He is described as an incarnation of Vishnu

within the Puranas, famous for teaching a process of liberation

known as bhakti yoga.

> Liberation is based on the word liberty, related to the word

liberal, and it is often understood as " to be freed (or change) from

not having freedom to having freedom " . A major use of the word is

the act of the (forcible) removal of unwanted control of an area,

person or people by an outside (sometimes military) force. Some have

used the term to refer to the removal of sexual inhibitions.

> Bhakti yoga is a term within Hinduism which denotes the

spiritual practice of fostering loving devotion to God, called

bhakti. Traditionally there are nine forms of bhakti-yoga. Bhakti

yoga is generally considered the easiest of the four general paths

to liberation, or moksha (the others being Karma, Raja and Jnana

Yoga), and especially so within the current age of Kali yuga

(according to the Hindu cycle of time). In scriptures such as the

Bhagavata Purana, bhakti is described as a perfectional stage in

itself which surpasses even moksha as a level of spiritual

realisation. Hindu movements in which bhakti yoga is the main

practice are called bhakti movements.

> History of Bhakti movements are Hindu religious movements in

which the main spiritual practice is the fostering of loving

devotion to God, called bhakti. They are monotheistic movements

generally devoted to worship of Shiva or Vishnu or Shakti.

> The sage Kapila, an incarnation of Vishnu, explains the Sankhya

Yoga to his mother Devahuti so as to enable her to attain salvation.

> After Sage Kardam left Bindu Sarovar to become an ascetic,

Kapila took charge of the ashram. One day his mother Devahuti

remembered that the purpose of Vishnu incarnating himself as Kapila

was to once again spread the message of Sankhya Yoga, which is a

combination of devotional service and mystic realization. This

message was to be spread through the discourses that Kapila would

give her. So she addressed her son as the Supreme Lord and informed

him that she was ready and eager to learn from him. She said that

she was disturbed by her involvement with her material senses and

sought the path to salvation.

>

> Kapila then expounded on the wisdom of Sankhya Yoga. He told

Devahuti that in its unmanifest state the human soul is Purusha,

which is another word for Param Atma or the Supreme God. Purusha is

eternal and omnipresent. There is nothing in the world that is not

embedded in Purusha. Purusha is without any characteristics. The

manifest energy of Purusha is known as Prakriti. As a part of

his " lila " the Purusha induces Prakriti to influence it. Under the

influence of Prakriti, Purusha begins to take on characteristics and

this form is known as the Jiv Atma. The mind perceives the Jiv Atma

as different from the Param Atma and gets deluded. Feelings of " I "

and " Mine " enter the mind. The mind also begins to get involved with

emotions of love and hate and anger and desire and with the various

human relations. As a result the individual feels happiness and

unhappiness.

>

> Devahuti then asked Kapila how humans could overcome this

delusion. Kapila explained that the mind should not be attached to

the material and emotional things that it had got attached to.

However it is very difficult if not impossible for the human mind to

exist in a state of non-attachment because Prakriti will sooner or

later exert its influence. The solution is to attach the mind to the

Supreme God so that it cannot get attached to anything else. Just as

a glass that is already full of water cannot be filled with anything

else.

>

> Devahuti questioned Kapila again. The mind is attached to so

many things. How can one suddenly erase these attachments and attach

it to God. Kapila replied that there are many ways but none is like

a magic wand. The easiest and the quickest way is through devotion

or " bhakti " . The way to inculcate bhakti is through the company of

holy men. Listening to them recount tales of the incarnations of God

and chanting hymns with them helps in detaching the mind from

undesirable things. The devotee should dwell in a secluded and

peaceful place and eat the minimum that is essential for survival.

He or she should observe celibacy and should look to all humans

without enmity and without intimacy. Slowly the mind will be free

from all material and emotional attachments and focus only on God.

At that time the veil of disillusionment will disappear and the mind

will recognize that the Jiv Atma and Param Atman as one. At that

time the devotee will be free of all desires, including desire

> of eternal salvation. But because he or she is attached to the

Supreme God, the devotee will get freedom from the cycle of birth

and death without desiring it.

>

> After passing on this knowledge to Devahuti and the other

residents of the ashram, Kapila like his father left Bindu Sarovar.

Wherever he went sages and learned men begged him for passing on his

wisdom. Finally he settled on an island in the sea, now at the mouth

of the river Ganga, and gave discourses to everyone. In fact it was

Kapila who was indirectly responsible for bringing the Ganga to the

earth. In the Hindu month of Magh thousands of devotees flock to

that island to pay homage to the great sage Kapila. Devahuti began

to follow the exact directions he had given and in due course she

was able to remove all imperfections from her mind. Having realized

the Supreme God within her, she shed her body, which became a holy

river named Gyanavapi in which even the demi-Gods and sages bathed

to purify them selves. The place became a major center of pilgrimage

known as Siddhapur.

> chandra

>

>

> vishal D <vishal_deshpande_4 wrote: Dear members,

>

> I have heard that there is Kapila yoga on 2nd Oct 2007.

> It comes very rarely, maybe after 110 yrs or so.

>

> Can the learned member throw some light on this Kapila yoga?

>

> Regards

> Vishal

>

>

 

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story.

> Play Sims Stories at Games.

>

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I need mp3 file of guru mantra in baade gurudev`s voice if any body have plz send me. Regards Ashwin Nikhil vishal_deshpande_4 <vishal_deshpande_4 wrote: Namaste Chandra jiThanks for the beautiful explaination about the Kapila yoga.I would also like to know if the exact timings (auspicious timings) on that day.many prNams- Vishal , pvs chandrasekharam

<pvschandra2002 wrote:>> Jai gurudev, > Maharishi Kapila is a Vedic sage traditionally considered to be the original proponent of the Samkhya system of philosophy but there are no known writings by him that deal with the Samkhya system as it is understood today. He is described as an incarnation of Vishnu within the Puranas, famous for teaching a process of liberation known as bhakti yoga.> Liberation is based on the word liberty, related to the word liberal, and it is often understood as "to be freed (or change) from not having freedom to having freedom". A major use of the word is the act of the (forcible) removal of unwanted control of an area, person or people by an outside (sometimes military) force. Some have used the term to refer to the removal of sexual inhibitions. > Bhakti yoga is a term within Hinduism which denotes the spiritual practice of fostering loving

devotion to God, called bhakti. Traditionally there are nine forms of bhakti-yoga. Bhakti yoga is generally considered the easiest of the four general paths to liberation, or moksha (the others being Karma, Raja and Jnana Yoga), and especially so within the current age of Kali yuga (according to the Hindu cycle of time). In scriptures such as the Bhagavata Purana, bhakti is described as a perfectional stage in itself which surpasses even moksha as a level of spiritual realisation. Hindu movements in which bhakti yoga is the main practice are called bhakti movements.> History of Bhakti movements are Hindu religious movements in which the main spiritual practice is the fostering of loving devotion to God, called bhakti. They are monotheistic movements generally devoted to worship of Shiva or Vishnu or Shakti.> The sage Kapila, an incarnation of Vishnu, explains the Sankhya Yoga to his mother Devahuti so as to

enable her to attain salvation.> After Sage Kardam left Bindu Sarovar to become an ascetic, Kapila took charge of the ashram. One day his mother Devahuti remembered that the purpose of Vishnu incarnating himself as Kapila was to once again spread the message of Sankhya Yoga, which is a combination of devotional service and mystic realization. This message was to be spread through the discourses that Kapila would give her. So she addressed her son as the Supreme Lord and informed him that she was ready and eager to learn from him. She said that she was disturbed by her involvement with her material senses and sought the path to salvation.> > Kapila then expounded on the wisdom of Sankhya Yoga. He told Devahuti that in its unmanifest state the human soul is Purusha, which is another word for Param Atma or the Supreme God. Purusha is eternal and omnipresent. There is nothing in the world that is not

embedded in Purusha. Purusha is without any characteristics. The manifest energy of Purusha is known as Prakriti. As a part of his "lila" the Purusha induces Prakriti to influence it. Under the influence of Prakriti, Purusha begins to take on characteristics and this form is known as the Jiv Atma. The mind perceives the Jiv Atma as different from the Param Atma and gets deluded. Feelings of "I" and "Mine" enter the mind. The mind also begins to get involved with emotions of love and hate and anger and desire and with the various human relations. As a result the individual feels happiness and unhappiness.> > Devahuti then asked Kapila how humans could overcome this delusion. Kapila explained that the mind should not be attached to the material and emotional things that it had got attached to. However it is very difficult if not impossible for the human mind to exist in a state of non-attachment because

Prakriti will sooner or later exert its influence. The solution is to attach the mind to the Supreme God so that it cannot get attached to anything else. Just as a glass that is already full of water cannot be filled with anything else.> > Devahuti questioned Kapila again. The mind is attached to so many things. How can one suddenly erase these attachments and attach it to God. Kapila replied that there are many ways but none is like a magic wand. The easiest and the quickest way is through devotion or "bhakti". The way to inculcate bhakti is through the company of holy men. Listening to them recount tales of the incarnations of God and chanting hymns with them helps in detaching the mind from undesirable things. The devotee should dwell in a secluded and peaceful place and eat the minimum that is essential for survival. He or she should observe celibacy and should look to all humans without enmity and

without intimacy. Slowly the mind will be free from all material and emotional attachments and focus only on God. At that time the veil of disillusionment will disappear and the mind will recognize that the Jiv Atma and Param Atman as one. At that time the devotee will be free of all desires, including desire> of eternal salvation. But because he or she is attached to the Supreme God, the devotee will get freedom from the cycle of birth and death without desiring it.> > After passing on this knowledge to Devahuti and the other residents of the ashram, Kapila like his father left Bindu Sarovar. Wherever he went sages and learned men begged him for passing on his wisdom. Finally he settled on an island in the sea, now at the mouth of the river Ganga, and gave discourses to everyone. In fact it was Kapila who was indirectly responsible for bringing the Ganga to the earth. In the Hindu month of Magh thousands

of devotees flock to that island to pay homage to the great sage Kapila. Devahuti began to follow the exact directions he had given and in due course she was able to remove all imperfections from her mind. Having realized the Supreme God within her, she shed her body, which became a holy river named Gyanavapi in which even the demi-Gods and sages bathed to purify them selves. The place became a major center of pilgrimage known as Siddhapur.> chandra> > > vishal D <vishal_deshpande_4 wrote: Dear members,> > I have heard that there is Kapila yoga on 2nd Oct 2007.> It comes very rarely, maybe after 110 yrs or so.> > Can the learned member throw some light on this Kapila yoga?> > Regards> Vishal> > > > > > > > > > Moody friends. Drama

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