Fwd: Yoga - good tekst for discussion!!!

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Dear Pankaj,

You are correct; one has to move beyond astanga-yoga to karma-yoga, buddhi-yoga

and

ultimately, bhakti-yoga to get the actual result of the yoga system. It is very

difficult

for Westerners to approach Samadhi, the perfection of yoga, through the usual

astanga-yoga methods. In fact, in Bhagavad-gita when Krsna presents the

astanga-yoga

system, Arjuna rejects it. This is because in Kali-yuga, it is impossible for

the average

person to practice it correctly. If spiritual perfection cannot be obtained by

everyone

through the astanga-yoga system, then it is not the universal religion or

yuga-dharma for

this age. So why do Western yoga centers even teach it?

 

Western teachings on yoga are broken in lots of ways. In my area of spiritual

teaching,

it seems that the commercial interests and media that sell yoga and meditation

to the

public have redefined terms like 'yoga', 'meditation' and 'tantra' to suit their

commercial objectives.

 

For example, 'yoga' now just means a set of stretching and breathing exercises,

instead

of a comprehensive culture of spiritual life designed to provide the ultimate

cure for

all kinds of suffering. 'Tantra' is now just another sex technique to sell to

frustrated

males in a gross material culture, instead of compassionate instructions how to

live a

spiritual life in the material world. 'Meditation' is now just another

stress-reduction

technique instead of a way to realize one's essential spiritual nature and

eternal

relationship with God.

 

In the ancient Vedic tradition of the Esoteric Teaching, in which I have the

good fortune

to be an Initiate and Master Teacher, the first principle I have people study

are the

three ways in which their knowledge of yoga and meditation are defective:

 

* You have an insufficient quantity of knowledge.

* The knowledge you do have has been distorted.

* You have the wrong quality of knowledge.

 

If you doubt these assertions, our introductory video, " The Hard Questions " ,

will

convince you that the same distortions and omissions that occur in the political

news

also occur in our Western spiritual teachings.

 

Blessings,

David Bruce Hughes

Master Teacher

 

For more information along these lines, see our website

http://esotericteaching.org

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