isolation of the senses
Advaita Vedanta. The doctrine of non-duality
“Everything consists of emptiness, and form is condensed emptiness.” This is what albert Einstein said at the time. The 1994 Soviet scientific film entitled “Journey to the nanoworld” reveals the essence of things and their true nature. From the point of view of physics, everything actually consists almost entirely of emptiness. If we consider the atom, of which everything in the material world consists, then a detailed examination of it can be found that its nucleus contains almost the entire mass of the atom itself. But the most interesting thing is that the nucleus occupies only one ten-thousandth the size of an atom. Continue reading
Briefly about the main directions and types of yoga
Hatha Yoga is the yoga of the body. The word hatha consists of two syllables – ha and tha. The syllable ha means “the sun,” and the syllable tha means “the moon.” Hatha yoga is aimed at achieving harmony between the solar and lunar aspects of our existence – balancing Yin and Yang energy through work with the physical body and consciousness. This is a system of physical, respiratory and mental exercises, developed in ancient times by the sages of the Rishis as a means of rejuvenation, and for long practice in long meditations
Popular styles of hatha yoga today include:
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Founder of Sri Pattabhi Jois. This is a dynamic practice that will make you sweat with exert physical and mental strength. Asanas are performed in ligaments-sequences (vinyasas) together with breathing, energy locks (bandhas), concentration of sight and attention. Continue reading
