IN DAILY LIFE-I Breathing holds the key

Swami Maheshwarananda has developed a comprehensive master system called "Yoga in Daily Life", based on original yoga tradition and specially directed to the situation and needs of modern civilization. The system can be lived and practised regardless of age, social status, nationality or denomination. It is internationally recognised and practised. POWER POLITICS will carry a series on “YOGA IN DAILY LIFE” by Maheshwarananda as told to R C GANJOO

science of body, mind, consciousness and soul. It is the source of all wisdom and all religions. Yoga makes it possible for every human to discover the real purpose of life and their own true nature. Those who have recognised and experienced their own inner truth will never again wage war or use force against others. Unfortunately, nationalism and intolerance continue to spread throughout the world today. Peaceful co-existence will only be realised when different religions exhibit tolerance, and show respect equally to all other peoples and nations.

In reality, there is only: Vishwaguru Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda = One religion: Humanity umans are the most living in peace, harmony and = One Nation: Mankind highly evolved of all happiness. Through these power = One God: the Universal God living beings, and centres we get in touch with thus have the spiritual powers in the cosmos The aim of my life is to serve unique intellectual and recognise our original nature, people through Yoga . My mission capacity to resolve our true Self. is to reawaken within humans the Hthe problems and overcome the Yoga means "union". It teaches belief in God, and respect and love difficulties that confront them us to live in unity and harmony, for His creation.This includes all within their environment and with tolerance and respect for all living beings. I have dedicated my destiny . living beings in the natural world. life to this task. Through Yoga we are able to Yoga masters throughout the In an endeavour to make the awaken inner power centres and world endeavour to create unity ancient, traditional science of make them accessible . With the amongst all humans, which is a Yoga available to people of all help of dormant energies within it prerequisite for world peace. ages in this modern world, is possible for us to achieve what Yoga is more than just a system I have developed a systematic we desire, a purposeful existence, of physical exercises. It is a method of practice from authentic

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traditions of Yoga. It can be fully To realise Yoga means to integrated into our daily life. It achieve Self-Realisation, which is Bhakti Yoga: has become known as identical to God-Realisation . Through Bhakti Yoga offer love The System of "Yoga in Daily Life". Realisation of, and union with, and devotion to that form of God The physical breathing God is to experience oneself as a as worshipped by people. exercises (Asanas and part of God. Pranayaams) of Yoga, which help With this realisation the Karma Yoga: us to achieve and maintain health individual soul (Jivatma) is united Worship God through selfless and promote long life, are only a with the Self (Atma), which is its service for all living beings. very small part of this origin , and as the Atma is part of comprehensive system. In its the Supreme Self (Parmatma) Raja Yoga: original sense Yoga means all- they are therefore in essence the It awakens the supreme pervading, eternally awake same. And so, at the end, the consciousness within , through consciousness that keeps the "little i of the ego" dissolves in the discipline and meditation. centre Cosmos in balance. Divine Self, just like a raindrop in Yoga is an old as the Universe the ocean. Gyana Yoga: itself and represents the The path that leads us to the Gyana Yogis strive knowledge principles of truth, love and experience and realisation of this of the impersonal divine principle. consciousness, forming the oneness is also called "yoga” . In These four spiritual paths are "building plan "of the whole this sense Yoga is described as a inextricably linked to one another Universe. scientific system of physical, and lead to the same goal -- to In the Bhagavad Gita, one of breathing, concentration and Self-Knowledge and God- the authentic sources of Yoga , meditation practices, as well as Realisation, to union with the Lord Krishna says to his disciple ethical rules for living. These cosmic consciousness. Arjuna (4/1) -" I will now reveal to practices and principles were The Indian Rishis who you the knowledge of Yoga which revealed and transmitted by God possessed insight into the past, I previously gave to the Sun God". to the sages and seers (Rishis) of present and future, predicted that The knowledge given to the Sun in their meditations many Bhakti Yoga, the path of devotion God is : the light of Yoga -meaning thousands of years ago. to God, would be especially consciousness and life . And when In view of the varying important for the people of Kali the first ray of the sun shone on predispositions and interests of Yoga, ( In Kali Yuga (literally the planet it brought with it people, the Rishis outlined four "dark age") humans have largely consciousness and life. main Yoga paths: forgotten their connection to the

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Foreign disciples in Yoga practice divine knowledge. War, violence, The spiritual development of The system "YOGA IN DAILY cruelty, catastrophes, disease and Bhakti Yogis takes place in a very LIFE" shows us how to connect destruction are the signs of Kali natural way, just like a child who Bhakti Yoga with the other Yuga and are clearly recognisable has complete trust in its parents three Yoga paths in our everyday in our world today, the age in to provide for it, love it and gives it life, within the family and which we are currently living. protection. workplace. (To be concluded).

His Holiness Vishwaguru Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Sri Swami Maheshwarananda Puri of Panchayati Maha Nirvani Akhara is the disciple and successor of Hindu Dharmsamrat Paramhans Sri Swami Madhavananda. Since 1970 he has been living and working in Europe. Through his long lasting activities in the West, Swamiji has become familiar with the way of life and the many problems people face in the modern world.

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