Cobra Posture : Bhujangasana (Yoga Asans)

Bhujangasana

• Lie on your abdomen, forehead on the floor, hands under the shoulders, palms on the ground, elbows close to the rib cage, pressing the pelvis and navel firmly on the ground, feet together with soles facing up.
• Breathing in and keeping the hands and elbows on the floor, look up and, gently arching the spine, lift the chest up.

• Relax the shoulders and focus on bending from the upper back.
• Hold
• Lift the elbows slightly off the floor but keep the elbows half bent and close to the body.
• Relax the shoulders and focus on bending from the upper back.
• Hold.
• Breathing out, lower the chest and forehead to the floor. Relax.
• Repeat the posture, this time straightening the elbows all the way up, keeping them close to the body. Lift your chin up.
• Hold.
• Release and rest.

Benefits:

• Rejuvenates the spine
• Brings more flexibility to upper back
• Tones and massages the back muscles and the abdominal organs, expands the chest area

Source : www.artofliving.org

What is Yoga?

The term ‘Yoga’ is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘yuj’, meaning union - the union of body, mind and spirit or consciousness. It’s a way of uniting different aspects of what we are.
Yoga isn’t merely yoga postures, it isn’t just physical exercise of the body, as is often misconstrued; it encompasses something vast and varied that impacts the gross body and the subtle layers as well, invigorating the mind and soul. If you read the ancient treatise of yoga – Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras – you will know that Yoga is a way of life. It needs to be imbibed at all levels of human existence in order for mankind to find both spiritual and material joy.
Just as water comes in many forms – steam, ice and liquid and has multiple uses –Yoga has many forms and each form has a particular role to play in every aspect of life: relationships, family, career, health and environment.
Everyone can do Yoga. It is not acrobatics. Yoga comes naturally to us.

Three blind men came to an elephant. One person touched
the tail and said the elephant is like a broom,
the second man touched the leg and thought it’s like a tree and
the third person touched the trunk and thought it’s similar to a pipe.
People come to yoga thinking it’s only asanas or breathing
or meditation, but the whole is always bigger than its parts.
Yoga is much more that what one perceives it to be.

Did You Know

That yoga is not only asanas or exercises but also
• Fun and play
• Silence
• Dispassion
• Love
• Self

Fun and Play

When you follow fun, misery follows you.
When you follow Knowledge, fun follows you.
Yoga is a way of reaching out to that fun and play in each situation - ordinary or extraordinary and moving toward equanimity and abundance.
The first step is realization and once you are on this yogic path, you’ve already realized and made yourself aware of what is. After that, it’s only a spiral upward.

Silence

Prayer within breath is silence.

Love within infinity is silence.
Wisdom without word is silence.
Compassion without aim is silence.
Action without doer is silence.
Smiling with all the Existence is silence!

And all of the above are yoga.

Dispassion

Dispassion is not apathy. Dispassion does not take away joy from you. Dispassion gives the joy that nothing else can give. Dispassion does not divide you, in fact, it connects you. It connects you to the present moment so totally, so you can be 100 percent in anything you do.

Practice of yoga brings wisdom or knowledge, which in turn lead to dispassion. A broader understanding of the transient nature of things brings a state of non-attachment to all the events, objects, people or situations that lets you remain calm and unperturbed in any and every situation.

Love

Love is your nature.

In the process of its expression, you often get caught up in the object. This is when your sight is caught outside. To return back to your nature, you need insight.
Pain is the first insight.
It takes you away from the object and turns you toward your body and mind.
Energy is the second insight.
A bolt of energy brings you back to your Self.
Divine Love is the third insight.
A glimpse of Divine love makes you so complete and overrules all the relative pleasures.
Trance is the fourth insight.
An elevation of consciousness and partial awareness of the physical reality around is Trance. Non-dual existence - that all is made up of one and only one, is the fifth insight.
When love glows, it is bliss,
When it flows, it is compassion. An amalgam of all is yoga.

The Self

Feelings change, thoughts change, ideas change, body is undergoing changes all the time. But the thirst deep within us is for something that is not changing, that is eternal, that is always, that is the Self. The Self is not just the mind-body complex. Neither the body nor the mind is the Self. The only purpose for this body to exist is to make you aware of how beautiful you are and to make you aware that it is possible to live all the values you cherish and create a world of divinity around you.
Yoga gives you that lens to view the world from inside out instead of having it the other way around.

Source : www.artofliving.org

Benefits of Yoga Asanas

Just as the knowledge of Yoga is vast and deep, so are its benefits. The practice of yoga benefits the body, mind and spirit.

Benefits of Yoga & Yoga Asanas

The practice of Yoga benefits us in a multifold way. Various aspects and dimensions of our life can be enriched and benefited by diligently practicing Yoga and yoga asanas. Our system is a seamless blend of the body, mind and spirit. An irregularity in the body affects the mind and similarly unpleasantness or restlessness in the mind manifests as an ailment in the body. Yoga and yoga asanas, benefit us by bringing a harmonious balance within our system.
Physically, Yoga and yoga asanas benefit us in many ways. Apart from improving the flexibility of the muscles and the joints, they also strengthen them and improve the body postures. The asanas or poses provide a massage to the organs, aiding them in improving their functioning. Thereby, Yoga and yoga asanas also benefit the coordinated performance of the various systems in the body – digestive, endocrine, cardiovascular, nervous systems etc. Yoga heals various chronic illnesses like high/ low blood pressure, chronic body pain, diabetes, depression, sleep disorders etc., in a natural and simple way and also improves the immunity. A day well begun with the practice of yoga asanas, keeps us energetic, enthusiastic and fresh till the sky darkens.
Have you ever noticed how the breathing pattern changes with the change in emotions/ feelings? Our breath is fast when we’re angry, heavy when sad and calm and smooth when peaceful. Just as our mind influences the breath, breath and yoga influence the mind. Through the pranayama (breathing techniques) taught in Yoga, the mind becomes more calm, peaceful and alert, helping us to make better decisions. The improved concentration that results due to the practice of Yoga and yoga asanas makes us efficient and adept. Through Yoga, we can effectively deal with and release the stresses that we accumulate and experience the deep benefits of Yoga in our everyday lives.
In an extremely subtle and effortless manner, Yoga and yoga asanas make us more contented and happy. They expand our sphere of belongingness and thereby, improve our relationships. The inert talents and creativity begin to blossom and we become harmonious with nature. Eventually, it leads us towards realization of the eternal inner peace and joy despite all the cacophony that surrounds us

Source : www.artofliving.org

Rule the Hearts: Cheeray Wala : Satinder Sartaaj

Rule the Hearts: Cheeray Wala : Satinder Sartaaj

Cheeray Wala : Satinder Sartaaj

Jo jaalma ve tu na saa lainda, yaadaa tereiya tere toh changiya ne
neenda merian teren supneaa ne vaar vaar vairia dangian ne
Beshak, tu parat dekheya ni Sartaj reejan suli tangian ne
Asi fir v chunnia chava tere cheere vargian rangian ne

O mereya channa ve dass tu keekan manana ve
kahto laaiya ne derran ver main athrro payi kerran
tenu vaaja payi maaran, meriya minta hazaaran
paani ravi da vagda, tera cheta v thagda
Tera cheera rangvava, ban ke sheesha beh java
tere saven o channa, je tu aaven o channa

Ve gal sun chaleya, challeya ve keda vatan malleya ve
challa bedi the poore vatan mahiye da doore, jaana pehle i poore..cheere waleya
asi puchde puchde. asi puchde rahne aa sache rabb toh
tu vi ta kiton bol ve channa..o cheere waleya
cheere waleya yaadan da deeva baelya
eh jind challi bol ve channa o cheere waleya

Tera door kise desh naal naata te sada pind dhakian de ohle
koole chava nu bachava nehri gama di ton, baithi assa thakia de ohle
raati tareaya de naal dukh foliye, oye tu ta frol ve channa o cheere valeya
cheere waleya kithe ni tenu bhaleya, mitti ch rooh na rol ve channa o cheere waleya

Sade sadiya de vangu din beet de te khulli rehndi naina waali baari
hun khabar rahi naa aase paase di te chadi rehndi khayal nu khumari
dekhi kar na javi tu hera ferian eh reejha anbhol ve channa o cheerey waleya
cheerey waleya mai umran nu taleya te saahi leya ghol ve channa o cheere waaleya

tere bol rehnde har vele goonj de te bhore aiwen cherde rehnde ne
je umeeda de rumaal utte ta eh udherede rehnde ne
jaan ta sade kol aa jaa mere mairama ya sad sanu kol ve channa o cheere waleya
cheere waleya ve lokka ne udaleya eh kissa anmol ve channa o cheere waleya

Shaala rabb sacha bhaga wala din deve shagna di raat lai k aaye
main udeeka Sartaj sade vehde kado saj ke baraat aaye
takka kalgi laga ke ghodi chdeya khaban ch vajje dhol ve channa cheere waleya
cheere waleya harha kamao bhahleya ch vajje dhol channa o cheere waleya

o mereya channa channa ve dass tu keekan manana ve
kahto laaiya ne derran ve mai athrro paayi kerran
tenu waaja payi maaran merian minta hazaran
 paani ravi da vag da tera cheta v thagda
tera cheera rangwava ban ke sheesha beh jaava
tere saven o channa

Courtsey :www.lyricspunjabi.com

Constitutional machinery breakdown in Karnataka: Governor

Under attack from the BJP for recommending dismissal of the B S Yeddyurappa Government, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj on Tuesday defended his action on the ground of "breakdown" of constitutional machinery. As the BJP paraded its MLAs before President Pratibha Patil and demanded his recall, Bhardwaj rejected as "baseless" the allegations that he recommended President's rule as the government had lost majority. Bhardwaj said Constitutional mechanism had broken down due to tampering with the composition of the Legislative Assembly in an "unconstitutional manner", an obvious reference to the disqualification of 16 MLAs by Speaker K G Bopaiah on October 10 last ahead of the trust vote faced by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa which has now been quashed by Supreme Court. Bhardwaj in a letter to the Speaker ahead of the legislature session had advised him to maintain status quo on composition and character of the Assembly. Bopaiah had taken exception to this saying it was an interference by the Governor in discharge of his duties and went ahead with his order disqualifying 16 MLAs. "The intervention of the Article 356 (1) of the Constitution is called for whenever there is breakdown of constitutional mechanism in the state," Bhardwaj said defending his May 15 special report to the Centre recommending dismissal of the BJP Government. The breakdown of constitutional mechanism also can occur in several other ways, he noted. "However in this case, though the origins of the breakdown can be traced to the question of support enjoyed by the Government, the actual breakdown is due to tampering with the composition of the Assembly in an unconstitutional manner." Bhardwaj referred to the letters submitted to him by 18 MLAs, including five Independents withdrawing support to the Yeddyurappa Government on October 6 and his directive to the Chief Minister to prove his majority by 12th October. Yeddyurappa faced the first floor test on October 11 which was carried by a voice vote amidst scenes of pell-mell, which the Governor rejected. "The Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in collusion with the Chief Minister has distorted the character and composition of the Assembly for extraneous reasons on 10th October 2010, by disqualifying 16 members of the Assembly just hours before the crucial floor test scheduled for 11-10-2010," he said. Stating that misgivings had been created in the minds of the public about the nature and the rationale of his special report, the communique said the Governor was clarifying the matter to take the people into confidence Courtsey : www.india.gov.in.

DAILY POLL

Quotes on Love by H H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Love

• Love is not an emotion, it is your very existence.
• Here are the signs of love. When you love someone, you see nothing wrong with them.
• When you love someone, you want to see them always happy and you want them to have the best.
• Love is the highest strength, yet it makes you absolutely weak
• Love cannot tolerate distance, and hatred cannot tolerate nearness.
• You can experience love, but you cannot describe it or express it totally.
• Love is beyond sight, touch, smell, taste, and sound.
• When there is Love, there is no ego; ego dissolves like the dew drops with the sun.
• In the company of one who is living Love, you also cant but spring into that Love.
• Love is that phenomenon of dissolving, disappearing, merging, becoming one with.
• Love is that phenomenon of total letting go.
• The seers, the seen, and the process of seeing all merge. The knowledge, the knower, and the known, they all merge, become one & that is Divine Love.