INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY - PATANJALIMUNI PRARTHANA (पतञ्जलिमुनि-प्रार्थना)

पतञ्जलिमुनि-प्रार्थना
देहात्मबलसिद्ध्यर्थं लोककल्याणकारकम्।।
योगाचार्यं पतञ्जलिं नमाम्यहं दिने दिने॥
Day after day, I bow to Yogācārya Patañjali,
who promotes the welfare of the world and
whose teaching leads to the attainment of
bodily and spiritual strength
जय जय श्रीराधे

WHETHER REMOVAL OF CHANTING OM FROM POPULAR YOGA PRACTICES IS CORRECT?

The OmkAra upAsana is intended mainly for sanyAsis. There are a lot of restrictions in the Vedic Scriptures regarding the usage of PraNava.

 

Considering the modern times, if the term is retained as Yoga (which is mainly Asana and PrAnAyAma for many) and the world acknowledges that it belongs to BhArata as part of its sanAtana dharma, it is enough to start with. Later when some people develop intense faith in the Yoga system, they can look into the eight limbs of Yoga in a holistic manner comprising of yama, niyama, Asana, PrANAyAma, PratyAhAra, DhyAna, DhAraNa, and samAdhi. This could be  construed to be one non-controversial strategy to make the world aware of the potentials of Yoga and realize immense benefits from Yoga practices.

जयजय श्रीराधे 

WHY DESIRES EXIST AND HOW DO THEY ORIGINATE?

Desires could arise either due to the accumulated karma vAsanAs or on the basis of the impulses originating afresh from the mind attracted by the indriyas.

As long as there are unfulfilled expectations either in the present or previous births, desires propel one to chase them endlessly.

When the mind is empty, the cravings disappear. The sAdhanA for this is the ashtAnga yoga going upto nirvikalpa samAdhi and so on.

There is another simple and authentic way. If the desires are oriented towards BhagavAn, one can be rest assured that everything will be taken care of by him effortlessly. There should be no other desire except service of the Supreme in prema bhAva. Even if one takes some basic initiative and takes one step forward in this regard, rest would happen by his own boundless grace.

जय जय श्रीराधे !