January 13, 2010

Do inverted poses balance body mind and spirit?

Body mind and spirit will be balanced if the heart is balanced. This means we do not need to work on inversions- surrender to the Highest power and balance will come. We dont want organic balance with the asanas. We need something deeper than that which only dharana, dhyana and on top of it God's grace can give. So the message to us is to keep the body healthy but focus on God. Time is fleeting and if we spend all energies on the body, its not appropriate. God makes us do yoga and we need to focus on Him.
Hatha yoga is the end- its a stepping stone. How ever much we try to make it divine - it has its limitations. We need to change our quality of the inner being which any organic movement cannot do. We need trikarana shuddhi- integration of thought word and deed. This can be achieved by one and all with God's grace and this does not need asana practice. However we can continue practising asanas to keep our body healthy. We need to see deep within- not inside the body- inside our mind and change our thoughts and outlook in life.

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