SYS way of life

 

25-12-2001

 

Sidda Samadi Yoga:

 

yoga sadhana is a 15 days course containing 12 days of morning/evening 3 hr sessions and last three days of residential type for full day.One should follow certain rules while undergoing yoga sadhana. The first 12 days in these is preparation course for the full time of later part of 3 days.

 

 

Primary  rules for Yoga sadhana:

 

1)    Abstain from non-veg food, egg, alcohol, tobacco, coffee, tea, oily foods, sugar and salt.

 

2)    Abstain from reading newspapers and watching TV.

 

3)    Maintain silence.

 

4)    There is no “Pusthaka yoga” in yoga sadhana. That means books are not referred for doing this course. Everything is practical based; sadhaka will experience practically what has been told to him orally.

 

 

Secondary rules for Yoga sadhana:

 

 

1)    Be truthful

2)    Don’t be over smart

3)    Participate 100%

4)    Open hearted

5)    Know thyself

 

Every body wants anandam (Happiness) and arogyam (Health). These two are interrelated in the sense that positive or negative signal or influence of one will have bearing on the other.

The advantageous aspect of this relationship is by observing yogasadhana we  are cleaning up our physical and  mental ailments with “following Gnana marga, positive thinking, leadership qualities, meditation, eating nature food, meditation, Yogasana, Pranayama and chrialu”.

 

 

Leader-Follower, Responsibility and living with “Prajna”

 

 

 

1)    Be a leader and not a follower. (A leader is one who responds to challenges of each minute (situations) with positive attitude, for the ultimate aim of welfare to one and all with the overall responsibility of mother and father to this world).

2)    Be positive in mind and response.

3)    I will do” or “I will not do”; there is no “trying to do”. “I will try  brings uncertainty and hence non-performance.

4)    Responsibility is nothing but ability to respond. When we are responsible, we respond to all events in the world—that is called” spandhana”.

5)    We are all should be self appointed prime ministers.

6)    Knowledge should not be based on “pusthaka yoga” (reading books), it should base on “practical taught by guru”.

7)    When you are responsible, “shakthi” will come to you automatically. Don’t feel you are not having “shakthi”, so you are not responsible.

8)    We are all leaders only. When there are only leaders and no followers, that is called “adarsha prapancham” (dream world).

9)    Ivvadam” (Giving) is easy. “ Theesikovadamu” (Taking) is difficult.

10) Between the persons who are saying “namaskar” and the person receiving “namaskar”, the person giving namaskar is great, because he has understood the greatness of the other person to whom he is giving namaskar.

11) You only, know about yourself. So, you are the only person fit to take decisions, for that you have to observe yourself each minute and analyze your motives and directions and courses you are taking.

12) You should stand for others”,  that is called “responsible behavior”.

13) When you are not worried about earthily needs, somebody will automatically take care about them for you.

14) You have to think you are great. Then only great things happen to you.

15) I want to live with responsibility – this motto you should adopt now or never will it happen.

16) You should be 100% responsible, otherwise means you are 0%.

17) You should be a responsible housefather, factory manager and also a self appointed prime minister.

18) The best presentation one can give to others, apart from “love” is, making another person as leader.

19) As per “Upanishads”, the best donation anybody can give is “vidyadanam”.

20) Limited responsibility is no responsibility at all. Best example is “religious organizations” existing for a limited purpose.

21) If you want to live happily “ don’t do anything” (specifically). But on the other hand , even sitting idle amounts to “doing something”.

22) When you have miseries and you can’t do anything about it at this moment, then accept it and live with it (Accept everything as it is for the present and think about corrections / modifications for future).

23) When you invite misfortune, there is no misfortune (nothing like that left behind!).

24) Because of doing great things, great people have not been called great; because they are great they have done great things.

25) Accept the reality (situation) as it is – “unna kshananni unna dunnatlu oppukovadame  prajna lo brathakadam”.

26) Performing “karma” with “prajna” is called “karma yoga”.

                                                                                                                                   

 

 

Am I the body? Or body is mine?

 

1)    Dual between “am I the body? Or body is mine? – I am not separate from body, at the same time the body is not mine; this dual ended with the realization that “ I am nothing”. From this realization of nothing (aham bramhasmi) enlightenment will take place, leading to “anni nene (I am everything). when “ahamkaram” (Pride) is not there , that is called “moksha” (enlightenment). At that time you can be anywhere and you can see God everywhere and in all. That is called “Siddapurushathvam”.

2)    Divinity is nothing but the realization that “ I am nothing” and at the same time “ I am everything”. If I see God in others then I am capable of attaining Divinity. This realization gives second birth for every body.

3)    We are all mothers and fathers to the world.

4)    If you observe the greatness in opposite person, he will see the greatness in you.

 

 

Positive thinking:

1)    The power of positive thinking.

2)    “Athmasthithi lo undatame sathyam”.  Truth is nothing but be in the state of self – realization.

3)    There are two English words applicable for any adverse situations you are facing. They are 1) OK and 2) So What!

4)    Small problems now lead to great pleasures later and small pleasures now leads to great problems later.

5)    When there is a problem for you, the solution lies there itself and with in you.

6)    Judo, karate & kungfu all these can happen only when mental strength is more than apparent body strength.

7)    The “AAA-CCC” is Accept, Adjust and Appreciate---Don’t Criticize, Complain and Condemn.

 

Gnanabodha:

 

1)    We should align with nature and not go against nature.

2)    Mothers should give encouragement to children to prosper and develop and not inhibit their talent.

3)    Be constantly in touch of “sathsang”. It will cleanse your body and mind regularly.

4)    Puja and bhakthi are necessary for “ABCD” level people. For “PHD” level people the realization that divinity resides in every human being is making them “compassionate”.

5)    Feel the importance of Plants and its protection

6)    Feel the Importance of mother and father.

 

Relaxation

 

1)    Through playing games we forget the surroundings, age and ego. It is a great relaxation to body and mind and will lead to better health.

2)    Fun and joy at home for me is 1) 24 hrs hearing soft music in the background. 2) Occasional devotional songs and bhajans. 3) Occasional old songs. 4) Playing chess. 5) Evening walk with family.

 

3)    “Let Go” – Bhajans, musical exercise, Bhakthi dance, communicating with nature, Nature visit, laughing class (as English-EA, EEE, OOOO as Telugu – Aaaaa, Laddu khanewala, Wild laugh from smile).

 

4)    Gayathri manthra for health, relaxation and concentration.

 

Desire

 

1)    Desire is “an ambition or want to achieve something, and after achieving something and through it temporary happiness, wants to achieve some more thing, and after achieving that also wants to achieve something more till one gets permanent happiness which eludes permanently”.

2)    Desires can be of three forms 1) the fulfillment of which will give enhanced material value to you. 2) Fulfillment will increase the ego of “somebody” and 3) can really be necessary to fulfill duties.

 

3)    Any “desire” should necessarily to fulfill the following conditions” 1) It should not give obstruction or difficulty to others. 2) It should be useful for all other persons. 3) It should not cause hardship to others. 4) It should be fulfilled for every body”.

 

4)    For a person all desire should cease. The “I” should die and one should become “paripoorna manava “(complete man) so that people come and stand behind. In that state no desire will be there. Either this factor should be 100% or 0%.

 

 

PRANAYAMA

 

1)    Pranayama to be done for 15 days, 2 times with 10 cycles – next 30 days 2 times with 7 cycles and afterwards one time per day with 7 cycles.

2)    Pranayama is for health.

3)    Pranayama at 4:2:5:2 (Poornaka, kumbaka, rechaka and soonyaka)

4)    Various Pranayama are in sequence: 1)  kanishta vibhaga Pranayama 2) madyama vibhaga Pranayama 3) jeshta vibhaga Pranayama 4) douthi 5) basruka  -- fist technique 6) chin mudra  7) chinmaya mudra 8)  adi mudra 9)  merudanda mudra 10) poorna mudra 11) douthi –fist technique 12) jogging 13)  sukha pranayama 14) mahat pranayama –kapala bhathi –jalandara bandana 15)  douthi –fist technique.

5)    Mahat pranayama not to be done while 1) heart problems 2) taking antibiotics 3) homeopathy medicines 4) non – vegetarian eating time.

6)    Pranayama benefits are: 1) Mind and body co-ordination and synchronization. 2) Long and healthy life. 3) Mind and intellect expansion. 4) Whole body got activated.  5) Ego will go away. We will get discretionary powers.

7)    When you are not active and feeling lazy, Pranayama must and should to be done.

8)    Mudra vibhaga pranayam variations are for focused attention on ailments of specific body region.

9)    Mudra vibhaga variation to be done everyday 2 to 3 times with 2 hrs gap between.

10) “ Seethali” is to reduce thirst and “seethkari” is to reduce angriness.

11) For long, healthy and useful life we should continue to do Pranayama throughout life.

12) Bramari pranayama – Fingers in ear making bramari sound. Through this angriness gets reduced and result in peace of mind and increased concentration.

13) Before Pranayama, 4 hrs gaps should be there after taking solid food and 1 hr gap after taking liquid food.

 

 

 

YOGA ASANAS

 

“Yoga “ is detachment and attachment. Detachment from earthily wants and desires etc., and attachment to heavenly aspirations.

 

 

“Surya namaskar” for at least 6 counts per day is good for health.

 

1)    Thadasanam

2)    Yashtikasanam  -  for cervical problem, 3 times 5 minutes each per day.

3)    Sarvangasanam

4)    Halasanam

5)    Arthabhujangasanam

6)    Poornabhujangasanam

7)    Salabhasanam ardha, poorna

8)    Makharasanam

9)    Dhanurasanam

10) Ardha paschimothasanam – for reducing belly

11) Poorna paschimothasanam – for reducing belly

12) Ardha maschendrasanam or vakrasanam  -  for diabetics

13) Padmasanam

14) Banda padmasanam – Fly Fly butter fly variety, Hello! Tring Tring

15) Ardha padmasanam – to lower one knee.

 

1)    People suffering from back pain should not do asana with forward bending motion.

2)    All forward bending actions are with “breathing out” and backward bending motions are with “breathing in”.

3)    Seating arrangement should be firm but with out harsh or soft options.2 to 3-folded bed sheet is enough.

4)    Do “savasana” between each asana. Makarasana between lying down type of asana.

 

 

 

 

EXERCISES

 

Head to toe exercise:

 

1)    Legs apart bend at knee, joining the two knees in the middle, putting hands on it and rotating clock wise and anti-clockwise- 6 times each. Good for knee pains.

2)    The above, after half rotation, pulling both legs back – clockwise and anti clock wise-6 times each. Good for knee pains.

3)    Rotating each ankle separately clockwise and anti clockwise – 6 times each.

4)    Standing straight, stationery walk on toes.

5)    Standing straight, stationery walk on heels.

6)    Standing straight, stationery walk on little toes.

7)    Standing straight, on big toes together inside, knee bent and inner together, hands twisted and walking half hazard.

8)    Stand straight, stretch to backwards as far as possible with hands up and inhaling, slowly bend at trunk forward without bending at knee and touching the toes and while exhaling. Revert to straight while inhaling.

9)    Same as above but head trying touch between knee portions.

10) Cross bend as above by touching left toe with right hand one time and vice versa other time. – 6 rounds.

11) Lift one leg, fold it at knee firmly, jerk it up as if to touch chin at the same time slightly bend head to touch it. Do it with other leg.

12) Bend sideways at trunk-both sides.

13) Twist back at trunk as far as possible while exhaling – both ways, left and right.

14) Make large circles with hands on hips and legs firm to the ground till waist level – both left circle and right circle.

15) Hands clasped together by locking, reverse it and lift up and stretch the hands and also at heals as far as possible and then relax – 6 times.

16) Put hands on knee, slightly bend the knees, inhale, hold the breath with stomach tucked inside tightly and exhale.

17) Same as above but while holding breath pull out and pull in stomach and exhale.

18) Hold hand straight, tightly stretch it and with jerk try to fold the arm. Both right and left arm separately.

19) Twist at ankle to left circle, to right circle. To up and to down. And like bharat natya. Each hand separately.

20) Each hand separately, make forward rounds, make backward rounds, elongate at chest level with both arms looking at each other oppositely at chest portion, both hands together rotate forward and backward at arms, lift both arm joints straight and drop it down.

21) Move head up and down, left and right, left back and right back, left circle, right circle.

22) Rotate eyes left, right; up, down; cross up, cross down.

 

Soothing technique:

 

1)    Give motherly touch to left leg, smoothen it by touching affectionately and with gentle care, move the hands up to knee slowly, move to thigh portion and slowly bring hands to heart region. This will give energy through blood flow from left leg to heart.

2)    Same with other leg.

3)    Touch and feel at stomach region, slightly move up and towards heart.

4)    Put hands at lower back and gently move towards heart. Both ways.

5)    Touch and feel left palm, hands, arm with right hand and move towards heart; touch and feel backside of left hand, up arms and towards heart with right hand.

6)    Do it with left hand.

7)    Put hands on top of head, move front to face, slowly feel forehead, eyes, nose and lips and move towards heart.

 

Exercises at the time of Sanku Prakhshalana:

 

 

1)    Bend forward to touch the toes.

2)    Cross bend to touch left toe with right hand and vice versa.

3)    Hands on hips, large circles of waist with legs firmly on ground.

4)    Sideways bend at trunk level.

5)    Hands up straight to ground, up to sky and then straight to ground, to sideways while moving feet wide and together.

6)    Hands from sideways to up of sky and then from sky to sideways in one motion, at the same time moving feet from together to wide in rhythm.

7)    Jump from ground and keep hands in motion as if though skipping.

8)    Bend at knee and touch with hands, hold stomach tightly in, hold breath and then release.

9)    The above with stomach pull in and pull out movements.

10) Lie down, knee touching ground, torso up, on hands straight up, turning to sideways exhale- both ways one by one.

11) While standing straight, gently move both hands on stomach, towards each other to center by pressing in, same way from up to down.

12) Sit on ground on heels, try to shift to left by turning left leg, left knee to be tucked towards right side chest, exhale, hold and release. And vice versa.

13) Stand straight, life one leg by bending at knee, hold with both hands, and try to jerk it towards touching chin while exhaling. Do with other leg.

14) Jogging – on heels, on toes, movements etc.,

15) Relaxation to do in the middle of these exercises is by lifting both hands up, to be folded as namaskar, hold breath and drop side ways while exhaling.

 

FOOD HABITS

 

1)    A person’s diet should contain vegetable food and nature food.

2)    At least 8 glasses of water per day to be taken.

3)    There are positive, negative and neutral foods. Onion, garlic, ingua, mirchi and brinjal are negative foods. Potato and tomato are neutral foods. All others are positive foods. Nature food is quickly digested (in 13 hrs), cooked food (in 23 hrs) and non-vegetarian food in 72 hrs. The long it stays in body the more toxic matter it releases. Garlic etc., can be taken only as medicines. But when you stick to nature food, there won’t be any diseases and consequently no need for garlic etc., Man basically is vegetarian and all his body parts accustom to vegetarian diet.

4)    Various nature foods are:  fistful of “sprouted pesalu, spoonful of sprouted menthulu, sprouted wheat, fruits, carrot juice, beetroot juice, lemon and honey, kashayam on weekly basis, ragi malt (thydu ambali), butter milk, Leafy vegetable juice, coconut juice, idli, pulka, maije roti, ground nuts with jaggery, dry dates, kheer kaya, tomato, capsicum, curd mixed with “palakura leaf pieces and “kothimeeri”, badam. ----as lunch rice and dhal cooked, cooked vegetables, salads, layers of cooked rice with layers of carrot and beetroot.

5)    Maha prasadam (bitter guard paste) as daily for diabetics and 2-3 days per  week for others.

6)    Preparation of “kashayam”:  250 gms of dhania+100 gms of jeelakarra +25 gms of miriyalu to be roasted and powdered. 4 dry dates and 20 gms of shonti to be powdered. Vamu 20 gms, pippallu 10 gms, lavanga 10 gms and elachi 20 gms to be powdered.  All the above mix and put it in a bottle. Add this to boiled water and after keeping it for simmering for 5b minutes, let it off from stove and add 10 pudina leaves, 10 karrivepaku leaves, 10 tulasi leaves, 10 kothimeeri leaves, 10 menthi leaves and put the lid on it. Add appropriate qty of jaggery. After letting it to luke warmness add lemon juice and serve.

7)    Honey taken with lemon purifies blood.

 

 

MEDITATION

 

 

1)    Real meditation is “doing nothing” while sitting for meditation.

 

2)    Meditation is a must for relaxation and healthy life.

 

3)    Meditation 3 times per day for 15 minutes each.

 

4)    For sitting for meditation one should observe four important rules: 1) Chiru akali (slight hunger). 2)  chiru alasata (slight tiredness) 3) no desires or expectations from meditation 4) no reactions towards it. Other conditions are 1) 3 times, 15 minutes each, preferably before meals, before taking food or after doing jogging or exercise or work or forced workout.2) doing at noon time best. 3) Room should be well ventilated with light and air 4) no disturbances 5) to come out in the middle in emergencies take deep breath three times and come out.

5)    Meditation is moving away from “Rajasikha sthithi- whereby we follow thoughts, try to hold to it” to “ thamasika sthithi- whereby we are not doing anything to thoughts” and trying to get “sathvaguna sthithi-whereby no thought is there” and finally to aim for “tureeya sthithi-where by we go beyond bramha, Vishnu and parameswara and attain parabramha swarupam.

6)    Due to stress and other problems toxic material is released into blood stream and gets deposited in various tips of blood vessels, i.e, at various body parts,especially the “tip” regions, leading to various diseases. Simple toxic matter will go away from body while we are asleep. But chronic and major toxic materials will be released only when a person sits for meditation. Feelings of Jerks, spine chills, worms on the top of head or feeling of lightness in arms and legs release these toxins.

7)    Each meditation should be of 15 minute duration only, otherwise toxins released will be redeposit in the body in prolonged sitting for meditation (as a result of shallow breathing).

 

8)    “ Soham” meditation while doing “Savasana” is good for inviting nature.

 

 

CHRIYALU

 

 

1)    Sanku prakshalana is good for health. (3 glasses of lukewarm salt water +exercises +2 glasses + exercises+2 glasses exercises +2 glasses +exercises)  Healthy person to do 2 to 3 months once. People leading tension full life to take more frequently. After flushing, with in 2 hrs to take “pesara”+rice equal and 3 times qty of water and jeelakarra to add and cook smoothly (no need to add salt as your body already got salt).

2)    Jalanethri one round per day will clean nostrils.

3)    Suthranethi for flesh in nostrils

4)    Vasthradouthi

 

DAILY SCHEDULE -Suggested<

 

 

 

1)    Ideal day schedule is 1) 4.30 a.m. get up. 2) 4.30-4.45 – attending nature calls. 3) 4.45-5.15 – Yogasana. 4) 5.15 – 6.00 – Pranayama. 5) 6.00 –7.00 – walking/gardening/ house cores/cooking. 6) 7.00-7.30 – bath. 7) 7.30-8.00 – Puja/meditation/tiffin. 8)  8.00-5.30 p.m. – office. 9) 5.30-6.00  -- meditation. 10) 6.00-7.00 – Pranayama 11) 8.00-8.30 – 100% Amruthaharam. 12) 8.30-10.30 – office files. 13) 10.30-4.30 -  sleep.

 

 

Rc Reddy

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