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Niyama 5, Spirituality, Ishvara pranidhana
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | April 30, 2010
Sutra 2.45: samadhi siddih isvara pranidhanat Samadhi: contemplation. Siddih: power, accomplishment, realization. Isvarapranidhanat: through devotion to the Lord, positive behavior and the ritual act of devotion. Contemplation and its powers are attained through worship of God. (trans. Bernard Bouanchaud, The Essence of Yoga) A final Niyama or lifestyle guideline, focuses upon one’s relationship with the [...]
Niyama 4, Swadyaya, self-study
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | April 20, 2010
Yoga Sutra 2.44: svadhyayat ista devata samprayogah Svadyayat: through reading and chanting sacred texts. Ista: desired, chosen. Devata: divinity. Samprayogah: union, fusion. Union with the chosen divinity comes from the study of self through the sacred texts. (trans. Bernard Bouanchaud) B.K.S Iyengar tells us in his Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali that “Traditionally, [...]
Niyama 3, Tapas, Heart Fire
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | March 14, 2010
Yoga sutra 2.43: kayendriyasiddhirasuddhiksayattaapasah Kaya; the body. Indriya: the eleven sense organs, including thought. Siddih: power, perfection. Asuddhi: impurity. Ksayat: by the destruction, elimination. Tapasah: discipline, asceticism, austerity. By eliminating impurity, a disciplined life brings perfection and mastery to the body and the eleven sense organs. (trans. Bernard Bouanchaud, The Essence of Yoga) Tapas, the [...]
Niyama 2, Samtosha, Contentment
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 22, 2010
I write so much about longing and the un-contented parts of my life that it’s hard sometimes to acknowledge those areas of my existence that are perfectly or imperfectly just fine. I often feel a sense of contentment after writing, especially in free writing in a journal—as if I’ve purged the “vritti” out of my [...]
Niyama 1, Clean Up Your Act with Shauca
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | January 21, 2010
Yoga Sutra 2.40: saucat svanga jugupsa parairh asamsargah Purity protects one’s body and brings nonphysical relationships with others. (trans. B. Bouanchaud) Yoga Sutra 2.41: sattva suddhi saumanasya ekagrya inddriyajaya atma darsana yogyatvani ca Then, purity, clarity, and well-being of the spirit come to flower, as well as concentration, mastery of the eleven sense organs, and [...]
Yoga Ethics 5, APARIGRAHA, noncovetousness
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | December 23, 2009
One who perseveres on the path of noncovetousness gains deep understanding of the meaning of life. (trans. B. Bouanchaud) I DO pray for aparigraha to blossom in my life like a spiritual flower showering me with the clarity and buoyancy of a saint. This yama, suggests I relinquish that which I hold onto. I need [...]
Yoga Ethics 4, Moderation, Brahmacharya
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 11, 2009
So how’s your energy level lately? What is it that you’ve become manic about? Summer sports, writing, gardening, studying, a work project, yoga classes? Too much working, too much recreating, too much tweeting, too much online, too much shopping, too much eating ~ the list is endless, isn’t it? And to make matters worse, there [...]
Yoga Ethics 3, Non-Stealing, Asteya
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 24, 2009
Even one life lived according to the third yogic principle, asteya, contains the seed of global transformation. Contrary to what contemporary culture would have us believe, greed is not written into our DNA. Nonviolence remains at the core of the wheel of Yoga Ethics as codified by the Indian sage, Patanjali. Honesty, Non-stealing, Moderation and [...]
YOGA Ethics 2, Satya, Honesty
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 11, 2009
Yoga Sutra 2:36: For one established in truth, the result fits the action. Yoga Sutra 2:37: All the jewels appear for one who is firmly set in honesty. Asteya includes intention behind all actions, speech and thought—not just truthfulness. Most of the time I exist, unaware of my intentions. Yoga, however reinforces just how powerful [...]
Yoga Ethics 1, AHIMSA
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 1, 2009
The first Yama is AHIMSA, nonviolence. I write this first yama post on nonviolence while Superbowl43 is on in another room….just to add a tad of irony regarding bringing nonviolence home. OK OK I know that football is not intrinsically violent…but the ads often suggest a way of life that, well, can be improved upon! [...]
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