Swami Shivrajanand Saraswati of Bihar Yoga School said here today many people consider only asana and pranayama as complete yoga and propagate it as such which is not correct.
Swami Shivarajanand was addressing ‘sadhak’ (yoga practitioners) in the inaugural session of the three-day free Yoga Sadhana camp.
Yoga Sadhana Camp started today at DK 24 Karat, Gujrati Colony, Bawdiyan Kala in which sadhak from different parts of the city were present.
Swami Shivrajanand said just as we can’t visualise whole body by mentioning names of a few parts of it, asanas and pranayama alone should not be considered as compete yoga. In fact, yoga is a great process of knowing and experiencing oneself, which should be practiced under the guidance of a guru.He explained that Yoga is the knowledge of entering into spirituality and knowing oneself.
The health of the body and control over the mind are very small benefits of yoga which are easily attained through it.He also underlined the difference between a guru and a yoga teacher. He said the teacher only explains the action of asana and pranayama, whereas under the guidance of the guru, yoga is realized in the true sense and the diseases themselves are destroyed.He made the seekers to perform many asanas.
Thereafter he got the practice of Pranayama and Yoga Nidra done at the end of the session.While defining 'Yoga Nidra', he told the seekers (sadhak) that Yoga Nidra is an invaluable gift given to the world by Paramahansa Swami Satyanand Saraswati. This is an easy way to enter spirituality.
He also made the seekers to practice deep breathing and also told them about the benefits of including it in their daily yoga practice. The session started with the welcome of Swami Shivrajanand by DK Goyal.
Yog acharya Amrit Bindu conducted the camp.Yog acharya told the gathering that after the commencement of the session, registration will not be mandatory for those who want to participate in the camp. Timings of both morning and evening sessions are from 6:30 am to 8 pm. To avoid inconvenience, seekers should reach the camp site by 5:45-6 pm.
