Transcript Copy of Yoga for Modern Age.ppt

Dedicated to
His Divine Grace
A.C.
Bhaktivedanta
Swami
Prabhupada
Founder-Acharya of
ISKCON
Jet Age
Life in fast lane
Yoga
A general misconception
What is
Yoga?
Process of linking
ourselves with the
Supreme
Añöäìga-yoga
the eight divisional yoga system
1. Yama
controlling the senses
2. Niyama
following the rules and regulation
3. Äsana
practicing the sitting posture
4. Präëäyäma
breath control
Añöäìga-yoga
the eight divisional yoga system
5. Pratyähära
controlling the senses from sense enjoyment
6. Dhäraëä
concentration
7. Dhyäna
meditation
8. Samädhi
trance
Añöäìga-yoga as mentioned in
Bhagavad-Gita
• Go to a secluded sacred place.
• Lead a life of complete celibacy.
Añöäìga-yoga as mentioned in
Bhagavad-Gita
• Lay kuça grass on the ground and then
cover it with a deerskin, neither too high nor
too low.
• Sit alone in a rigid posture, which cannot be
changed.
How many of us are willing
to give this yoga system a
try
5,000 years ago when conditions
were much more favorable, Arjuna
expressed his inability to practice
such yoga, saying
“For the mind is restless,
turbulent, obstinate and very
strong, O Kåñëa, and to
subdue it, I think, is more
difficult than controlling the
wind.”
Bhagavad-gétä 6.34
Different Yoga practices
for Different Yugas
kåte yad dhyäyato viñëuà
tretäyäà yajato makhaiù
dväpare paricaryäyäà
kalau tad dhari-kértanät
Çrémad-Bhägavatam (12.3.52)
Satya-yuga
Meditation on Lord Visnu
Tretä-yuga
Performing Expensive Sacrifices
Dväpara-yuga
Elaborate Temple Worship
Kali-yuga
(the present age)
Chanting
Holy Names
of the Lord
What do the major
religions say about
chanting the holy
names of Lord?
Christianity
Christ glorified the
Lord’s holy name by
saying “Our Father
who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy
Name”
Sikhism
Guru Nanak
prayed “In the
ambrosial hours of
the morning I
meditate on the
grace of the true
name”
Islam
Muslims
repeatedly chant
the sacred name of
God - “Allah”
Buddhism
Buddhists also
practice repetition
of the name of
Lord Buddha
(namu amida butsu)
Sanätana dharma
It also
recommends
repetition of the
holy names of the
Lord, in form of
mantra
What is a mantra?
MAN + TRA
MIND
DELIVER
Japa
Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna
Hare Hare
Hare Rama
Hare Rama
Rama Rama
Hare Hare
Sankirtan
Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna
Hare Hare
Hare Rama
Hare Rama
Rama Rama
Hare Hare
Scriptural References
for chanting the Holy
Names of Lord
Scriptural References
dväparéyair janair viñëuù
païcarätrais tu kevalaiù
kalau tu näma-mätreëa
püjyate bhagavän hariù
Näräyaëa-saàhitä
Scriptural References
“In the age of Kali, people
should simply chant the holy
names of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.”
Näräyaëa-saàhitä
Scriptural References
hare kåñëa hare kåñëa
kåñëa kåñëa hare hare
hare räma hare räma
räma räma hare hare
iti ñoòaçakaà nämnäà
kali-kalmaña-näçanaà
nätaù parataropäyaù
sarva-vedeñu dåçyate
Kali-santaraëa Upaniñad
Scriptural References
“After searching through
all the Vedic literature one
cannot find a method of
religion more sublime for
this age than the chanting
of Hare Krishna.”
Kali-santaraëa Upaniñad
Scriptural References
harer näma harer näma
harer nämaiva kevalam
kalau nästy eva nästy eva
nästy eva gatir anyathä
Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Adi-lélä 17.21
Scriptural References
“In this age of quarrel and
hypocrisy the only means of
deliverance is the chanting of
the holy names of the Lord.
There is no other way. There is
no other way. There is no other
way.”
Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Adi-lélä 17.21
Scriptural References
kaler doña-nidhe räjann
asti hy eko mahän guëaù
kértanäd eva kåñëasya
mukta-saìgaù paraà vrajet
Çrémad-Bhägavatam (12.3.51)
Scriptural References
“My dear King, although Kali-yuga is full of faults,
there is still one good quality about this age. It is
that simply by chanting the Hare Kåñëa mahämantra, one can become free from material
bondage and be promoted to the transcendental
kingdom.”
Çrémad-Bhägavatam (12.3.51)
Scriptural References
yajïänäà japa-yajïo ’smi
Bhagavad-gétä 10.25
Scriptural References
“Of sacrifices I am the
chanting of the holy
names {japa}.”
Bhagavad-gétä 10.25
Scriptural References
nämnäm akäri bahudhä nija-sarva-çaktis
taträrpitä niyamitaù smaraëe na kälaù
etädåçé tava kåpä bhagavan mamäpi
durdaivam édåçam ihäjani nänurägaù
Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Antya-lélä 20.16
Scriptural References
“My Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, in Your
holy name there is all good fortune for the living
entity, and therefore You have many names, such as
“Kåñëa” and “Govinda,” You have invested all Your
potencies in those names, and there are no hard and
fast rules for remembering them.”
Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Antya-lélä 20.16
Scriptural References
etävän eva loke ’smin
puàsäà dharmaù paraù småtaù
bhakti-yogo bhagavati
tan-näma-grahaëädibhiù
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 6.3.22
Scriptural References
“Devotional service, beginning with the chanting
of the holy name of the Lord, is the ultimate
religious principle for the living entity in human
society.”
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 6.3.22
Scriptural References
kalià sabhäjayanty äryä
guëa jïäù sära-bhäginaù
yatra saìkértanenaiva
sarva-svärtho ’bhilabhyate
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 11.5.36
Scriptural References
“Those who are actually advanced in knowledge are
able to appreciate the essential value of this age of
Kali. Such enlightened persons worship Kali-yuga
because in this fallen age all perfection of life can
easily be achieved by the performance of saìkértana.”
Çrémad-Bhägavatam 11.5.36
Do’s of Chanting
Do’s for chanting the mahä-mantra
Chant the païca-tattva mantra before
starting to chant the Hare Krishna mahämantra

païca-tattva
mantra
çré-kåñëa-caitanya
prabhu-nityänanda
çré-advaita gadädhara
çréväsädi-gaura-bhakta-vånda
Do’s for chanting the mahä-mantra
Chant audibly
(loud enough to hear the mantra)

Do’s for chanting the mahä-mantra
Pronounce each name distinctly

Do’s for chanting the mahä-mantra
Chant with
respect, devotion
& concentration

Do’s for chanting the mahä-mantra
You can chant in any
place, sitting or walking,
facing any direction

Do’s for chanting the mahä-mantra
You can chant at any
time
However it is recommended to chant
during the early morning hours (brähmamuhürta)

Do’s for chanting the mahä-mantra
You can chant either
before or after taking
bath

Do’s for chanting the mahä-mantra
It is recommended
to chant by keeping
count

(preferably on a Tulasé mälä having 108 beads)
Don’ts of Chanting
Don’ts for chanting the mahä-mantra
One should not chant only a portion of
the mahä-mantra

Don’ts for chanting the mahä-mantra
One should not
chant on the Krishna
bead of the japa
mälä

Don’ts for chanting the mahä-mantra
One should not chant
while reading a book,
or newspaper, or
watching TV etc.
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Benefits of Chanting
Freedom from the
reactions of sin
Relief from unwanted drives &
habits
In our present condition, we are slaves to any whimsical
thoughts and desires.
Freedom from anxiety & stress
Peace of mind
Real Happiness
Enlightenment
What people say about
chanting Hare Krishna?
“Its really a
process
of
George
having
Harrison
realization of
God.”
“Everything
Jean Claude
started
happening
Halliche
for
me when
Youngest
DirectorI
of 3M Inc.
- France
began
chanting
(29 year old)
Hare Krishna.”
“Chanting Hare
Krishna
has
Albert
Brush
made
Ford a
tremendous
Owner - Ford Motors
impact in my
life.”
“I've been chanting
Hare Krishna for
many
N.D.years,
Desaiand
I've never found
Leading Indian
anything more
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pleasurable. Just
try to
chant
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minutes
a day
for a
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week and you'll
feel the
difference.”
“Chanting Hare
Krishna
has helped
Hrishikesh
me face
all
the
ups
Mafatlal
and downs in my
CEO
- Mafatlal
life
with
a great
Fabrics and
confidence
peace of mind.”
“Chanting helped
me give up bad
Anne
Schaufuss
habits. It changed
Dutch Model
my vision of
things.”
“By starting to
chant
Hare
Krishna,
Vicki
Overton
leading
Model
I feel European
tremendous
happiness.”
Marco
Ferrini
“Chanting
makes
me
feel
Italy’s top furniture
closedesigner
to God.”
“Mahä-mantra
David
Wolf
significantly reduces
stress,
&
Masterdepression,
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Program
at Florida
the mode
of State
University
ignorance and
considerably
Researcher
for studying the
effects
of
chanting
Hare
increases mode of
Krishna Mahä-mantra.
goodness.”
“If I start my day
on a spiritual
note
by
chanting
Stephen Farmer
Hare Krishna, I
Health
food store
can make
it
owner
through the day
in a pleasant
mood.”
“Chanting has
opened my eyes
to Mrs.
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I never
noticed.
Its
like
Acquistapace
beautiful music –
Housewife
a very peaceful
feeling, very
satisfying.”
“When I am
stressed out, I
chant. It’s one
thing
which
Paul Bleier
charges my
Printing
Executive
batteries. It
clears my mind
and brings me
back in focus.”
“When I’m
nervous
I
find
Mrs. Sally
chanting
very
Raleigh
claming. I don’t
Merchandiser
get shaken up at
little things.”
“My outlook towards
life is lot more
brighter, after starting
Bruce Klienberg
to associate with Hare
Army
Officerand
Krishna
devotees
chanting the mahämantra.”
“Chanting makes
me more
perceptive,
more
Jane Lahner
in harmony with
Jewelry
Designer
everything and
everyone around
me.”
“I’ve noticed
that as chanters
progress from
Dr. Donald R.
one level to
Tuck
deeper level,
Associate
Professor,
they become
Western
Kentucky
more realistic,
University
more tolerant
and more
energetic.”
“Chanting Hare
Krishna and
reading
Ramesh Lal
authorized books
Toronto
Health Spa
on Krishna
proprietor
Consciousness
has brought me
great peace.”
You can also chant
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
and be happy
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