Gauracandra Posted August 12, 2000 Report Share Posted August 12, 2000 What is the <<most>> difficult asana? This was a question I recently was asked in a personal email. The answer: Dandavats. Srila Prabhupada remarked that the dandavat (lying flat on the ground paying obeisances) is the most difficult because most people's false ego is too big to remain humble. I liked it so I thought I'd share it with you. Gauracandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viji_53 Posted August 27, 2000 Report Share Posted August 27, 2000 Breaking of coconut to God indicates if you shed off your ego (coconut shell) you get divine qualities(sweet coconut water). When you prostrat to God you forget who you are, what you are; that will make you realize your goal of life(To attain HIM). So it is the best asana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitai Posted September 8, 2000 Report Share Posted September 8, 2000 Well I don't know if this is also an asana, but what came to my mind is that, with hands raised high in the air like Gauranga, is also very special. I heard an explanation that, instead doing pranama by joining hands before God (which indicates humbleness) Vaisnava raise their hands into the air as an indication of full surrender unto the Lord. Just wanted to share this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viji_53 Posted September 10, 2000 Report Share Posted September 10, 2000 Prostrating before God is also way of full surrender to God. By doing that we shed our ego . Krishna is caught by Yashoda (to tie Him ) only when she throws away the stick in her hand. Here God indicates unless we shed off our feelings of I & mine(dandam) it will not possible for us to reach Him. So it is the best asana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talasiga Posted August 17, 2001 Report Share Posted August 17, 2001 Originally posted by Gauracandra: What is the <<most>> difficult asana? "Difficult asana" is an oxymoron. . . . easy talasiga@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jijaji Posted August 17, 2001 Report Share Posted August 17, 2001 nididhyasana Subjective meditation is called nididhyasana or atma-vicara. Here there is no focussing of consciousness or effort of will. It is rather an attempt to seek the source of consciousness, to trace one’s "I" back to its roots. It is a process in which the ego, instead of rushing towards objects as it constantly does, withdraws into its own original source—the Atman. The majority of spiritual aspirants find nididhyasana, subjective meditation, difficult to practice. They succeed in tracing their "I" back only up to a certain point. To penetrate further backward is possible only for a mind which is properly sharpened through training and strengthened by the observance of continence. Upasana or objective meditation gives the mind the necessary training. After practicing upasana for some time it becomes easier to practice nididhyasana. ------------------ PEACE OUT NOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitanyachandra Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 "It is creation of maya or illusion. The material world in mithya in the same way. Dreams are real as long as we are dreaming but their unreality becomes clear when one wakes up. Similarly the world is real in the conditioned state. It is empirical reality. But when one wakes up by the light of Brahmajnana the world's relativity is realized. This does not mean that the world would cease to exist. Dreams are called pratibhasikasatta or illusory existence, material would is vyavaharika satta or empirical existence and Brahman is called Paramarthika satta or Absolute reality. --- Sankhya does not recognize God as the creator of the Universe. Prakriti is the material cause and Purusa is the efficient cause of the universe. Sankhya makes no explicit mention of God and therefore some scholars count them atheists. Others argue that they are not atheists because they do not deny the existence of God. The later Sankhyites say that God is not mentioned in the Sutras because God is not needed as an ontological reality to explain the world and the goal of human life. from: http://www.jiva.org/Culture/Metaphysics_Center/sankhya.htm [This message has been edited by Caitanyachandra (edited 09-21-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitanyachandra Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 nididhyasana ------------ How does this asana co-relate to the learning-curve,,cognitionative curves...? Simply by contemplating how does one achieve liberation? I thought one needs vidya in order to attain status of liberation... The 3 pramans according to JGoswami are vedic shabda, (h)anuman, &&& perception (determinate/indeterminate). Also comparison is accepted by Mayavadis'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasanudas Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 What is the most difficult asana? A: The one that won't agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitanyachandra Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 How does an asana agree? I thought it is humans that agree. Since that is a sign of intellectual ability. A Asana does not have life. However humans and lower species do. Such as you. Personally, I would like to hear from Jijaji why he answered Niddhiasana to Gc's most difficult asana questION. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitanyachandra Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 Gc and dasanudas must be cooperating today. Because dandavats is definitely hard for speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitanyachandra Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 AGREEDS?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitanyachandra Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 "Prostrating before God is also way of full surrender to God. By doing that we shed our ego . Krishna is caught by Yashoda (to tie Him ) only when she throws away the stick in her hand. Here God indicates unless we shed off our feelings of I & mine(dandam) it will not possible for us to reach Him. So it is the best asana." You fooz. The point is not to eliminate the material but to transcend it by doing devotinal service. NOte: Everything in Krsna's service is Hare Krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare hrama rama hare rama rama rama hare hare....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitanyachandra Posted September 21, 2001 Report Share Posted September 21, 2001 keyword 'point' Howeever, eliminating the material side will increase the euphoric consciousness flarez of meditational devotionz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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