Tantra Yoga

Overview

A kind of primordial religious practice that originated in India which is considered to have esoteric roots, tantra yoga is a group of Asian beliefs based on the principle that this world human beings are living in is a concrete representation of divine powers. This ancient spiritual practice further states that the godhead is the one responsible in maintaining the universe that seeks to distribute the energies within the microcosm of man..
Individuals who observe tantra yoga are under the direction of a guru. There
are various tools being used in the process of this primordial religious practice. Bodily control is one which is vital in realizing the methods of connecting one's self with the ethereal. Other elements include deity visualization and mantra verbalization which can be both actuated by speaking the authority as if existing. Internalization then is very essential in performing this ancient spiritual routine.
Philosophy
Tantra yoga is founded on the huge collection of shrutis, canon of the sacred texts of the Hindu religion. This primordial religious practice exists in forms of Shaiva, Vaisnava and Shakta.

Shaiva is a branch of Hinduism that gives praises to a god named Bhagawan. This classification is a non- dual pious custom that deems the entirety of creation is a manifestation of something celestial present
Vaisnava is a branch of Hinduism that gives praises to a god named Vishnu. This classification is generally monotheistic while incorporating some aspects of panentheistic with the principles that are grounded on Puranic accounts

Shakta is a branch of Hinduism that gives praises to a god named Shakti. This classification conceives the great goddess Mahadevi as the epitome of primeval power and the foundation of cosmic evolution.
Evolution
According to tantra yoga, being overly aware with the state of bliss has the ability of self- development. This primordial religious practice regards the progress of reality into a diversity of creatures at similar end but still remains to be in sheer consciousness. It further states that "illusion" hides "actuality" which separates into opposites such as favorable and unfavorable or pleasant and unpleasant, among the others.
The conditions then bound the person acting as if being hampered and made to conduct like a fauna specie. This ancient spiritual routine relays that the "outgoing current" is only half of the operational "illusion." The "returning current" then takes Jiva, immortal spirit of man, back to the roots of "actuality." This classification is established on a maxim that goes, "one must rise by that by which one falls."
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yogic Diet......

It is said that our level of development, mental and spiritual, is reflected in the kind of food we eat and our stage of consciousness is revealed in the nature of that chosen food. Both yoga and ayurveda advice on a sattvic or a pure vegetarian diet. Such a diet, it is believed, encourages the development of the higher qualities of peace, love and spiritual awareness. Yoga and Ahimsa The basis of an ideal sattvic diet is the attitude of ahimsa or nonviolence. A sattvic or ascetic diet is first and foremost purely vegetarian, eschewing all such methods which involve the killing or harming of animals. In addition, a lot of emphasis is put on natural foods, i.e., foods grown in harmony with nature, on good soils, ripened naturally, cooked in the right manner and with the right attitude of love. Partaking of a diet such as this helps in the development of prana or vital energy and spiritual consciousness. Since the aim of a yogic diet is the development of air and ether elements (vata), it is best suited not only for detoxification of the body but also for widening the parameters of our mind (according to both yoga and ayurveda, the mind is basically composed of vata elements). And for the same reason, die-hard yogis recommend raw food coupled with frequent fasts. They believe that a reduction in the body ultimately results in the expansion and development of the mind—increasing detachment and lowering our physical consciousness while raising the spiritual counterpart. Nonviolent yogic diets consider not only the doshas or the ayurvedic humors of vata, pitta and kapha but also the role of prana. Good raw foods, such as cucumbers, radishes, carrots, tomatoes, sprouts, cilantro, parsley together with spices like ginger, cayenne, cinnamon and basil, flushes both the mind and the body with pranic energy. Traditionally, raw foods, grains and dairy products are used for cleansing the nadis or the channels of the subtle body because they bring with them an increase in prana. A combination of yogasana, pranayama, mantra, meditaion and a yogic diet works wonders for those intent on cleansing both the physical and the subtle body. Legends have it that the great yogis of yore lived on air and prana alone! But it is possible for slightly lesser mortals to live on water, a little fruit, milk and clarified butter (ghee) too.

Foods to Eat: • Fresh, sweet fruits of all types, preferably taken whole. • All vegetables except onions and garlic. • Whole grains, such as rice, wheat and oats. • Ideally beans like mung, aduki and tofu, other types in moderation. • Not overly roasted or salted nuts and seeds such as almonds, coconuts, walnuts, pecans and sesame. • Butter, ghee (clarified butter) and all good natural plant-based oils like sesame, olive and sunflower. • Dairy products like milk, ghee, yogurt and cottage cheese from dairy animals who've been treated well. • Natural sugars such as jaggery, honey, maple syrup and molasses. • Ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel, cumin, coriander, turmeric, mint, basil, fenugreek and other such sweet spices. • Herbal teas, natural water and fresh juices, particularly of the lemony kind. • Foods prepared with love and consciousness.

Foods to Avoid : • Meat, fish and eggs. • Artificial, processed and junk foods. • Canned food, except naturally canned fruits and tomatoes. • Animal fats, margarine and poor quality oils. • Factory farm dairy products. • Garlic, onions and other over-spiced food. • Fried food. • White sugar and white flour. • Artificial sweeteners. • Old, stale, over and reheated food. • Alcohol, tobacco and all other stimulants. • Tap water and artificial beverages. • Microwaved and irradiated food. • Genetically engineered food. • Foods eaten in a disturbed environment or eaten too quickly. THANKYOU........

YOGA&SPORTS

Yoga and sport are often seen in opposition, by nature of the quiet approach in yoga in contrast to the competitiveness of sport. In yoga we talk about practice, whereas in sport emphasis is placed upon training. What is most important however, is the attitude towards the development and the attainment of the individual's aim..........


1. Different attitudes in yoga and in sport

Over the years, I have too often observed amongst the sports enthusiasts and end-gaining yoga students alike, a certain degree of aggression and eagerness that unavoidably led them to punishing the body and molesting the soul. The result is a tightness of the joints, a shortening of the muscles and an overall disharmony between the inner self and the outer body.

In any given sport there is a strong element of competition. I have also observed a similar attitude amongst certain yoga students. There is nothing wrong about competition, provided that it is healthy and ethical. But the minute it creates stress and inner aggression, then it loses its noble value.

It is the attitude of mind that makes the difference.

One has to learn to detach from oneself in order to re-integrate oneself with the whole SELF. Winning becomes an achievement instead of a defeat over the opponent. Furthermore if one measures oneself to oneself, winning does not mean beating oneself into submission, but entering a little space of heaven.

Instead of using one's body to tame and master a posture and bring the body into submission, one should allow the space between the limbs to create natural movement and body form; in this way an organic action and not a rigid representation of a certain shape can be achieved. Such a space concept does not mean emptiness, but a living element from which the innermost structure of the SF.LF can be expressed.

2. The relationship between self and SELF

In the Western approach to bodily health each action creates a reaction in the body (and mind; 'The Eastern approach is to act without causing a reaction in the body or mind.

At Bisham Abbey National Snorts Centre near Marlow. Olympic teams are coached. I practice weight training, and teach Yoga at the Centre. Many of the people who I train with in the gymnasium exhaust themselves by making continuous strenuous effort without a break. As a yoga practitioner I balance my weight training with long period of quiet yoga practice. The result is that I come away feeling strong, light and calm.

On one occasion I was invited by the Sports Council to give a workshop for the Olympic gymnasts. Interestingly, they were much more able than I to get into certain postures, but their eagerness to achieve and master the postures was their shortcoming; they used repetitive force instead of progressive release. They experienced frustration where I would have experienced a fruitful obstacle and a surrender of the ego. I showed them how to observe, think, release and then to move in coordination with the breath. Something they had not considered in their training.

Most physical exercises are designed to strengthen the body; yoga builds strength in a non-aggressive and non-end-gaining manner. Yoga releases energy through a tensionless process, so that there is no wastage and misuse of precious inner power. It is that inner force that inspires a body to perform a yoga pose and not the extraverted will. Yoga teaches coordination of the movements of all the limbs from which emerges a sense of integrity and integration with the self and the breath. Out of that way of practising (and not training), grace and stamina develop with a resulting and unmistakable feeling of lightness and renewed energy.

3. Integrating yoga practice and sports training

The gymnasts, the weight trainer and the uninitiated yoga student should understand that a properly prepared and unabused body will always enjoy different moves and positions, and that it will continue to do so for years to come. One needs to maintain a constant balance between stretching and relaxing, between strengthening and yielding, and between the quietness of the inner SELF and the performance of outer body.

It is important to understand that failure to achieve or to finalise a certain move does not mean that one is a failure; the concept of "failing" should be seen as a reward and a further opportunity to learn. As an Eastern Zen master states:

"They say that once you are contented with what you are, you will have no growth, no progress. This is I think a superficial understanding. Real growth, true progress, begins when you get at the truth of what you are; when you can say "it is absolutely alright", even though it may be very poor and miserable. So please observe your unsatisfactory situation more and more, and take better care of it as it is. Then you may see the door open to the next world. "

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