Bodhi Yoga Kendra

10/08/2022

Beyond the body and mind;

Since a long time ago,our ancestors have had a very clear idea that if a man is to improve,he has to enlighten his consciousness.

Transformation of the base survival instincts inherited from animal incarnations,such as 'ahara,nidra,bhaya,maithunam [hunger,sleep,
fear,procreation ] intended for self preservation alone, cannot take place unless the gross consciousness becomes sublime.

Transformation from animal to human is completely possible only when our consciousness which is beyond our body and mind get enlightened.{ Many examples around us shows that the transformation is not complete yet}

Ofcourse, in todays time we dont even consider about enlightening our consciousness.
I may sound rude but where is the consciousness.????

In this busy and competitive world we are only involved in the enlightenment of our intellect and our instincts.
to pass exam,to get a degree or to succeed in life we are ready to go to the extend.

But now you may ask me' Then how do we survive ?'

But surviving is the only purpose of our life?

We ought to know that many of our problems cannot be addressed by the enlightenment of intellect alone.If that was the scenario then
all the intelligent people in our society shud be contented and happy , Are They??

I am not saying focussing on the enlightenment of the intellect is wrong but use your intellect to enlighten your consciousness too.

Always remember there is something beyond our mind and body which is lost in the busy way of our life.
Atleast make an effort
to impart those values in our kids.Teach them how to act ,how to think ,how to react.
Atleast that we can do right??

01/08/2022

Talk to only those thousand people who desperately want to hear from US,and make a difference to their life .They then will spread the word to millions of other people.
Or
Try to reach millions of people ,so that atleast a thousand will pay attention to US

Which one you prefer???

31/07/2022

Good morning

FEAR

This very tiny four letter word is enough to shake out confident ,make us vulnerable and empty. Many a times it has the power to knock us down. It could be of any genre, trivial thought, unnecessary anxieties or more grave concerns.

We all fear because we care. We care about our family, we care about professional work, we care about our relationships. [Caring is not a sin but over caring and making others life miserable is definitely a sin].

How to get rid of this FEAR?

Let me tell you a story[stories are the best way to communicate, make someone understand}

'Once there was a young warrior. Her teacher told her that she had to do battle with FEAR. She didn’t want to do that. It seemed too aggressive ,too scary and unfriendly.
But her teacher said she had to do it and gave her instruction for the battle.
The day arrived. The student warrior stood on one side ,and fear on the other. Our warrior was feeling so small in front of the big and wrathful looking FEAR.

They both had their weapons. The young warrior roused herself and went towards FEAR, prostrated three times , and asked, ‘May I have permission to go into battle with you?’

FEAR said “Thank you for showing me so much respect that you ask my permission.” Then the young warrior ask ,How can I defeat you?”

FEAR replied,” My weapons are that, I talk fast, I get very close to your face, then you get completely unnerved ,and you do what ever I say.
If you don’t do what I tell you, I have no power. You can listen to me, and you can have respect for me.You can even be convinced by me.But if you don’t do what I say, I have no power”.

Thus student warrior learnt how to defeat FEAR.'

Now recall instances from our life when we imagined the worst about a situation, but some how those fears never materialised, and things turn out much better than expected.

FEAR enters our brain and convince us making false and fabricated stories ,and make our life miserable .We die each second mentally out of fear .don’t fall for that.[ we all suffered that in covid time, our media plays a big role in that.

Use your discriminating and critical thinking power and face the FEAR .

Transformation doesn't happen in one day ,but yes it wil.

[FEAR becomes just a 'fear']

Have a pleasant and fearless day.

30/07/2022

Good morning

After yesterday’s post about Depression, I understood that I poked the feelings of many in a good way and gave them an outlet. Many shared their experience and how they over_ came out of it .so it is clear and evident that there is a CLEAR WAY OUT .
The more we try to hold the feelings the impact will be more and emotional flooding happens and it leads to the psychosomatic illnesses.[related to body ]
Thanks to all who showed the courage to open up.

Now comes our topic “Hearing Between the Lines”.

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said. We don’t directly express our deeper feeling and emotions to others [VERY RARELY] So how can they understand what isn’t being told to Them? We just need to ask ourselves this question; “How would we think ,feel and act if we were the other person?”

To understand others ,we must first understand ourselves deeply. Because emotions are Universal. What makes others happy makes us happy, too. And what makes others SAD makes us sad too.
We become a powerful communicator only if we also address what is not being said to us directly.
So try to 'hear between the lines'.Be an intelligent and emotional listener .

Have a beautiful Day.
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29/07/2022

Past (Emotional baggage)

Everyday is a chance to start again…. . The Past, It applies to all of us. It follows us around ( like the Vodafone ad which used to come in tv .😄) And it has a huge impact on us. If we let it, it will grow every day, and thereby makes our life miserable.(I am talking about the Sad heavy baggage of the past).

It’s just like the snake and ladder game .A snake is always there to pull you down each time you move forward, here the snake is our past.
Can’t we have any choice , many say " we do not have …… and it’s our fate."

But no we do. We can forget it ,ignore it,learn from it and move on from it.( But we are so used to clinging on it and feel sympathetic towards ‘US’)

Our past does not have to define our future, not in a bad way. If we allow it it’s our mistake. Past is history , Learn from it , dwell on it.Treat every new day a chance to start again.

Don’t carry that emotional baggage with you ,make your self light.You can’t embrace new changes which you want in your new life when you are still holding on to the dark past.

LET GO…. LET GO, ,,,,difficult but yes you can, allow yourself to embrace what is waiting for you on the other side.

Life is only for once get rid of the excess baggage ,something amazing happens …You find your self again.

Live your Life To the fullest.

Have a great day
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29/07/2022

Sadness and depression
Sadness and depression share some traits but are not the same.
Everyone of us will go through bad emotions everyday ,a fight with spouse,the loss of something ,some one ,some disappointments ,all these can make us feel aweful.
Sadness is a normal emotion that should fade away over time but when that sadness persists the danger of depression emerges.

When bad things happens we naturally feel disappointed.But our mind starts replaying inside us the MANY bad things happened to us,till we start feeling that our life is filled with gloom and doom, and that’s how it’s always going to be. And as that dark vision saps our hope, our energy, even our very purpose for living, we start sinking into depression.

That’s what happening now days, we are cheated or trapped by our mind ,even the slightest pain becomes unbearable, we are unable to or not ready to handle the slightest disappointment. very vulnerable leading to drastic steps like Su***de , homicide(especially the youth). they can't acept rejection. They may be far exposed to technology , knowledge than Us but they lack slightest stress or pain bearing capacity.
Its So Saddening.

Its all a mind game

Remember the fact that our mind is trapping us. On the road of life, difficulties are like pits, if we are too much engrossed in the fear ,anxiety, sadness of life our mind will push us into the dip. When we start feeling guilty of falling into the pit without making an attempt to come up our mind traps us in to depression.

Imagine if we are walking on a slippery road with lots of pits we hold on to some supportive railing or stick right? same way while dealing with the sad phase of life we need to hold on to some uplifting thoughts, to keep your Mind energized and deviated from the worries.
Now when I say uplifting thought it’s a very relative thought ,that you have to find for your own. And be aware that no one is an exception but they take it make them an exception.

And for finding the uplifting thoughts ,start looking into your self ,inside you and start asking questions what makes you sad ?and why? How one can get out of it ,Once you get the answer start working on it.

Involve in any activity which you like ,we don’t have much time to play this hide and seek game with depression. Do not think some one will come and get you out of this pit. Be strong and clever to come out of this pit.

As I always say life is for only once how to live it it’s our choice. Make it more beautiful.

Have a great day.

26/07/2022

Happiness

Yesterday I was mentioning about Finding our own Happiness. Very energizing and soothing statement and easy to tell too..... right?

But HOW?

That's the biggest question (many messaged me).

Let me ask you something, when you travel in an auto, bus, or even in flight do you ever think whether the driver having proper experience, will you be safely reaching your destination? (Other related worries will be there that we will talk about later) ? NO right?When You have complete faith on an unknown person and you have completely surrendered your life to him till the journey ends, why can't you believe in your own self.

Many of Us ( sorry I must say All of Us) have some thing inherently interesting in Us but because of the invisible strings of commitment attatched to us we diplomatically forget that or act to forget.
Here, whom are we cheating?

So I should say if you really want to come out of the depression or trauma or the negligence we have to strive not others.

Take out some time from your busy life and ponder over it and find what lies in you in abundance, what's your passion and just how a kid shows enthusiasm towards it, try to excel in it.

Any thing which makes you happy ,don't fear of the judgement of others ,they will be there always ,it's their duty…but our duty is to make Us Happy.

I am not advising you to be rebel but yes show some Faith in YOU too.

The question isn't "who is going to let me ;but it is who is going to stop me"

Find the answer.

It won't happen in a Day but yes that Day will come.

25/07/2022

" women are weak-minded. They are emotional, They get upset easily. They worry a lot. women are greedy. They are dull headed. They create Problems for themselves and suffer. They are themselves responsible for their mental Problems."

We all heard it one or many times in our life right? and definitely its not what we think about ourselves.

Being a Yoga therapist I come across many(women) who suffer from depression and lack of self confidence as a result of the above said false accusation on 'US'

My question do we really have to demotivate ourselves ...?
Are we worth of this only?
Do we have to suffer this which is definitely no fault of ourselves.

So instead of fighting against the society we need to make ourself strong, aware of our strength ,acknowledge our abilities and face the situation Peacefully.

The power is with 'US'.

So don't wait for others to give your happiness which is already inside you.
Find , cherish it

LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST🙏

23/07/2022

A nutritionist in the making

09/01/2022

When the breath wanders so do the mind.Mastering the breath calmes down the Mind .when we know this why to wait ????
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Hope you are Safe And healthy

25/05/2021