Hemachandra Acharya S┼"r─" (Sanskrit: рд╣реЗрдордЪрдиреНрджреНрд░ рд╕реВрд░реА) (1089-1172) was an Indian Jain scholar, poet, and polymath who wrote on grammar, philosophy, prosody, and contemporary history.
Brahmacharya
Swami Satyananda Saraswati speaks on the concept of brahmacharya according to tantric and vedic traditions. Recorded in a Satsang at BSY Monghyr in December 1980.
Brahmacharya
Purity, chastity, nonlust, celibacy, refraining from promiscuity, one of the five yamas, or restraints, which are the first of the eight stages of classic Yoga.
Brahman ...
The philosophy of Acharya Sankara is simple commonsense, and while his doctrine is the most difficult to grasp, it is also the most simple to appreciate.
Acharya
a preceptor; a spiritual teacher, guide or leader.
Adhi ...
Acharya
Teacher ( sometimes spelled Acharya in English): a preceptor, instructor; guru
Adhishthana ...
Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya has two main meanings. In the broad sense it means control of the senses or indriyas. More specifically it refers to celibacy or chastity.
Brahmacharya (continence) states that when we have control over our physical impulses of excess, we attain knowledge, vigor, and increased energy. To break the bonds that attach us to our excesses and addictions, we need both courage and will.
Brahmacharya. Purity, chastity, nonlust (one of the yamas).
Brahman. The absolute. Divinity itself, God as creator. When Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem "Brahma" appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in 1857, most of the readers were bewildered.
Brahmacharya (from brahma and acarya "brahmic conduct"): the discipline of chastity, which produces ojas.
Brahmacharya
The word brahmacharya is understood in yoga as \\"sexual continence\\", ...
BRAHMACHARYA
Preserve the vital force (Veerya (seminal energy)) very, very carefully. Veerya is God in motion or manifestation (Vibhuti). Veerya is all power. Veerya is all money. Veerya is the essence of life, thought and intelligence.
Brahmacharya
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one who lives in higher consciousness; sexual control; redirection of sexual energy towards spiritual or meditational practices ...
Brahmacharya (Sexual Continence):
Yoga sadhaka should follow continence, but this does not mean that he should renounce family life and become a monk; such an action is not expected in Yoga science.
Brahmacharya (Sense-control)
Brahmacharya is a movement toward the essential truth. It is used mostly in the sense of abstinence, particularly in relationship to sexual activity.
By Yogacharya Vishwas Mandlik
The word 'Yoga' reminds us of 'Yogasana' here is a very close relationship between Yoga and Yogasana. Really speaking, 'Yogasana' is a part of 'Yoga'. We think, that Yoga itself means 'Yogasana'.
Brahmacharya: Literally means practicing conduct that leads one to God. Mostly it is used to describe self-restraint, especially over sexual desire, the first stage in the fourfold Hindu life cycle.
Shankaracharya
A great religious saint who reinstated the Vedic knowledge to its pristine glory.
Shastra ...
- Brahmacharya Kriya
(See also: Mudras and Health , Mudras, Mudras and Health, Mudra Instructions, Yoga)
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Acharya - Preceptor; Teacher.
Adhara - Foundation; base which supports.
Adhikarin - Qualified person.
Acharya see acarya
acintyam avyavaharyam unthinkable, incommunicable. [cf. Mand. 7]
acintyarupa [of unthinkable form]. acintyarupam [nominative] [Mund. 3.1.7; Gita 8.9] ...
Brahmacharya--control of sexual energy; state of life of learning and purity
Brahma--form of the Hindu trinity governing creation
Brahman--the Absolute or ultimate reality ...
Brahmacharya is from birth to about 21. It is a period of study, learning, and maturing. Commonly, there would be a great deal of spiritual study, as well as academic study during this time period.
Brahmacharya - celibacy; refraining from promiscuity; one of the five yamas, or restraints, which are the first of the eight stages of classical Yoga (see also yamas)
Brahmanand - finding fullness of God-consciousness residing in one's own nature ...
BRAHMACHARYA (submitted by: suresh)
This means self- restraint, abstinence, and moderation, a constant journey to the ultimate, to God.
Brahmacharya Asana
lifting the seated body from the floor by balancing on the palms with the arms and legs straight, thus causing a rise in pranic energy
Brahman ...
Brahmacharya is very very essential Even in dreams you must be free from lustful thoughts. It requires long practice and careful watch over the mind and Indriyas.
"Sri Sankaracharya
THE FOUR STAGES OF SOUND
The Vedas form the sound-manifestation of Ishvara.
- BRAHMACHARYA - continence, faring according to Brahman, search for Brahman, the Supreme; celibacy
- BRAHMAGRANTHI - Brahma's knot, a pigtail tied into a bun
- BRAHMAGYANA - knowledge of the Supreme, knowledge of Brahman ...
"Brahmacharya" means religious study, self-restraint and celibacy.
Effects:
This asana tones the abdominal organs and keeps them free from sluggishness. It also tones the kindeys, rejuvenates the whole spine and improves digestion.
Bramacharya - Non-indulgence, not disturbing the harmony and equilibrium of our lives
Aparigraha - Non-possesiveness, yielding, letting go of unnecessary objects which obstruct our progress ...
Also known as the pascimottana-asana or the brahmacharya-asana. The word pascima can mean behind, later, last or final but it literally means "western" as in the direction. Pascimottana thus means back-stretching posture.
of the self Antaranga Yoga has three steps: Dharna ( intense concentration), Dhyana ( Meditation) and Samadhi ( State of Super Consciouness) There are five Yama: AHIMSA ( non-violence), SATYA ( not to tell a lie), ASTEYA ( non-theft), BRAHMACHARYA ( ...
The yamas or restraints are five, constituting a firm ethical foundation for spiritual growth, starting with ahimsa (nonviolence) and including satya (truth), asteya (nonstealing), brahmacharya (continence) and aparigraha (nonpossession).
The source is the Yoga Karunta (Korunta means groups), an ancient manuscript found in the archives of the Calcutta Library by Pattabhi’s guru, Krishnamacharya.
The great commentator Lord Adi Shankaracharya has declared: "I am neither mind, intellect, sub-conscious mind or the ego." If this is so how on earth does it strike that "I am not so and so?" Where do the decisions and counter decisions arise?
Iyengar yoga is a form of yoga developed by BKS Iyengar, a former student of Krishnamacharya. Based in Puna, India, BKS Iyengar has been teaching yoga since 1936.
Many of the schools of Hatha Yoga popular today in the West can trace their roots to the Indian Sanskrit scholar and teacher Krishnamacharya (1889-1989), several of whose pupils have themselves become prominent teachers.
Nimbarkacharya in his commentary on the Brahmasutra entitled ' Vedanta-parijata-saurabha' and also in 'Dashashloki' dealt with three realities: (1) Brahma (the supreme Reality), (2) soul ( cit), and (3) matter ( acit).
This is very useful in keeping up Brahmacharya. It makes you Oordhvaretas. The seminal energy is transmuted into spiritual energy, Ojas-Shakti. This is also called sex-sublimation. You will not have wet-dreams, Spermatorrhea.
The great sage Sri Shankaracharya, once sang a song about a young man who lived a life of enjoyment, and who inevitably grew old. The song mentions that although body had grown old, the desire within him hadn't; it was still as vital as ever.
TKV Desikachar discusses the theory and practice as laid down by his father Krishnamacharya. Based on his own personal yoga practice, this book will appeal to students and teachers from all branches of yoga.
In 1995, along with Karamvir Maharaj and Acharya Balkrishna, Swami Ramdev set up the Divya Yoga Mandir Trust in Haridwar, Uttaranchal, which sees a regular stream of devotees and is a multi-million rupee venture now.
BRAHMACHARYA: Practice of celibacy. Purity in thought, word and deed. Click here for a discourse on Brahmacharya.
BRAHMAMUHURTA: Period from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m.
BRAHMAN: The Absolute Reality; God.
BRIHADARANYAKA: Name of an Upanishad.
Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar with his intellectual and spiritual practices has masterminded many techniques which can be used by all practitioners of yoga. He made Asana and Pranayama teachniques transparent in the west.
Health, Healing and Beyond : Yoga and the Living Tradition of Krishnamacharya
T. K. V. Desikachar, R. H. Cravens, Aperture ...
Acarya (sometimes spelled Acharya in English): a preceptor, instructor; cf. guru
Advaita ("nonduality"): the truth and teaching that there is only One Reality (Atman, Brahman), especially as found in the Upanishads; see also Vedanta ...
Sri Tirumala Krishnamacharya
Based on a book by B.K.S Iyengar
Light on Pranayama: The Yogic Art of Breathing
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" It is both a spiritual practice and a therapeutic art, successful in removing the causes of numerous diseases highly resistant to orthodox Western healing methods. It is taught by Yogacharya Dr.
"The great sage, Shankaracharya, says: “True posture is that which leads to spontaneous meditation on Brahman." ...
Tadasana -The mountain Yoga Pose
These fundamentals originated from the great teaching of Sri T. Krishnamacharya manifesting in a truly splendid expression through B.K.S Iyengar.
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of essential poses, routines, prop use, and yoga routines to help specific health
problems. The renowned Yogacharya B. K. S. Iyengar was born in India in 1918.
This book has a good glossary but a poor index.
One who is called Mahamandaleshwar, has been elevated by his peers, to the highest level of traditional, Hindu spiritual guardianship. Today, India has 80 Mahamandaleshwars who carry on the work begun by Adi Shankaracharya, 1200 years ago.
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I observed that when this man was asked one challenging question, his anger roared up. What is the use of silence and brahmacharya if someone can still push your buttons and set you off? You have achieved nothing.
Also, because each asana contains the vibratory essence for whom/what it was named, we can evoke the wisdom of the great acharya Matsyendra by practicing this asana.
 See also: Yoga, Body, Spirit, Mind, Spiritual
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