Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta - Hamare Hanuman

(2).Niyam - (1) Purity (2) Contentment (3) Austerity (4)
Study (5) Surrender to God.
Yam and Niyam are the foundation stone of yoga, from
here starts the purity of heart.
3.Aasan – it is a yogic exercise, patanjali has defined as
–whatever is firm and relaxed is asan.
There are many type of posture, meditaters can
adopt according to their ease. It must be kept in mind, if
the body is suffering from certain disease for which a
certain posture is restricted, then do not follow it
without a mentor.
4. Pranayam- Science of control over breath.
5. Pratyahar- Control over sense organs.
6. Dharna- To concentrate mind on a specific point.
7. Dhyan - Concentration of nature. There must be no
subject and no object before mind and we must be
fully conscious.
8. Samadhi –This is a divine position, here nature
completely dissolves and it is a state of super
concentration.
Many people try to skip over meditation straight
forward . Where as meditation is the seventh step in
Ashtang yoga. Before this one has to cross six step