Yoga Notes 2016.1.29

What's the intention or the focus while doing something ? If we have such idea of what we are going to do, only we can see the obstacles and then try to remove them.

Ganesha also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles. By chanting Ganesha mantra, people believe the god will help us remove the obstacles.

Sri Ganesha
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ ।
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥
Vakra-Tunndda Maha-Kaaya Suurya-Kotti Samaprabha |
Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryessu Sarvadaa ||

Meaning:
1: O Lord Ganesha, of Curved Trunk, Large Body, and with the Brilliance of a Million Suns,
2: Please Make All my Works Free of Obstacles, Always.

(From :http://greenmesg.org/mantras_slokas/sri_ganesha-vakratunda_mahakaya.php)

Yoga Darsanam

Darśana, also darśana or darshanam, Sanskrit: दर्शन from a root dṛś "to see", vision, apparition, or glimpse. (From: Wikipedia)

Philosophy is a topic about how we live the life. In different countries, they have different religion and also different philosophic ideas and also school of thoughts.

In India, they have 6 schools of thought, they are interconnected.

Please refer to : http://indianphilosophy.50webs.com/SysInPhi.htm 

All of these system teach people how to live.

• How can you see yourself?
• How you relate yourself with your family, friends or god?
• What are desire and meaning of life.
• How to live a successful life?
• How to be happy?

We discussed about what people look for in different ages.

1. Child - Attention, comfort 
2. Puberty - Caring, playing
3. Teenager - economic, recognition, respect
4. Adult - Companion, job, learn new things, money
5. Elderly - health, wealth, money, happiness, longevity, peaceful death

All of these are external object which bring you happiness but the happiness you get will just stay awhile. Then you probably will look for something else after the sense of happiness gone.And the intensity of your desire and disappointments are in direct proportion.

Dharma Artha Kama Moksha (Aims of life in Hindu life)

Millenia ago, seers in the ancient Eastern tradition articulated the blueprint for the fulfillment of the objectives of human birth as was shown to them in the highest supreme levels of consciousness. The Supreme Self pervades and exists in all dimensions in all beings, sentient and insentient. It is that Supreme Self that exists inside each individual self, in each individual person. And therefore every individual person is none other than the Supreme Self, for how can the part be different from the whole.

In order for an individual to realize their supreme Self, they need to identify the reasons and objectives why they came into being on this earth plane, and fulfill them. The ancient seers clearly articulated the objectives of humankind as "Purusharthas" -- 'Purusha' means an individual or person, and 'Artha' means meaning or objective or pursuit. They articulated four Purusharthas as:

Dharma : Righteousness, Duty
Artha : Wealth
Kama : Desire
Moksha : Liberation
The four purusharthas are really the objectives of God, of the Supreme Self, the qualities of God. And since an individual person is a reflection of God, is a part of God, it is the rightful pursuit of a person to fulfill these four purusharthas. In fact, it is both your individual and soul purpose.

 (From: http://ekatvam.org/liberation/dharma-artha-kama-moksha.html)

All these will reflect your actions and thoughts. How they relate to your happiness and peaceful mind and how your mind and body relate to each other?