Santosa-Retreat on Why Choose Yoga Methods Over Buddhist Method

In the 6th Century A.D india had a spirtual evolution 2 great men were born Buddha and Mahavir.Both preformed servere austerities and both preached non violence(Ahimsa)
Buddha s teaching “The 4 noble truths” 2 known now all over the world Vipassana and Anapanasti. Due to popularity Buddhas meditation became the main form of spirtual practice.Prepatory practice was ignored. Indians thought that meditation was infact the highest path but they disagreed on one thing – That one can start meditation immediatley -
Instead they beleaved that one had to prepare oneself first! 500 yrs or so later, Buddhas teachings were then known as phsychological experiences.

The system of “Hatha Yoga “was established. Before taking the practice of meditation preparation was to take place.
Self disipline should start with the body which is easier as Asana is disipline; Pranayama is disipline ,Kumbahaka is disipline ,sitting in padmasana for 15 mins is Self controll.The question was” why would you sit and fight with the mind first?” You have no power to wrestle the mind , yet you wrestle with it therefore creating a pattern of animosity to yourself.

There are not 2 minds one mind splitting itself into 2 One mind want to create disipline and the other wants to break the disipline When the split mind becomes greater we call it schizophrena.For this was realised by the great masters of yoga which was why they say to purify the body body first, the elements the channels the vital forces then once this is purified then one can move on to the Mudras,Pratyahara ,Dharana, Dhyana,Samadhi.

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