NOBLE-HASTA SANSAR

Surya Namaskar

2020-05-13T15:02:00.000-07:00

सूर्य नमस्कार योगासनों में सर्वश्रेष्ठ है। यह अकेला अभ्यास ही साधक को सम्पूर्ण योग व्यायाम का लाभ पहुंचाने में समर्थ है। इसके अभ्यास से साधक का शरीर निरोग और स्वस्थ होकर तेजस्वी हो जाता है। 'सूर्य नमस्कार' स्त्री, पुरुष, बाल, युवा तथा वृद्धों के लिए भी उपयोगी बताया गया है।

आदित्यस्य नमस्कारान् ये कुर्वन्ति दिने दिने।

आयुः प्रज्ञा बलं वीर्यं तेजस्तेषां च जायते ॥

(जो लोग प्रतिदिन सूर्य नमस्कार करते हैं, उनकी आयु, प्रज्ञा, बल, वीर्य और तेज बढ़ता है।

सूर्य नमस्कार मंत्र

Photo giving details of all 12 Mantras of Surya Namaskar.

सूर्य नमस्कार में बारह मंत्र बोले जाते हैं। प्रत्येक मंत्र में सूर्य का भिन्न नाम लिया जाता है। हर मंत्र का एक ही सरल अर्थ है- सूर्य को (मेरा) नमस्कार है। सूर्य नमस्कार के बारह स्थितियों या चरणों में इन बारह मंत्रों का उचारण जाता है। सबसे पहले सूर्य के लिए प्रार्थना और सबसे अंत में नमस्कार पूर्वक इसका महत्व बताता हुआ एक श्लोक बोलते हैं -

ॐ ध्येयः सदा सवितृ-मण्डल-मध्यवर्ती, नारायण: सरसिजासन-सन्निविष्टः।
केयूरवान् मकरकुण्डलवान् किरीटी, हारी हिरण्मयवपुर्धृतशंखचक्रः ॥

ॐ मित्राय नमः।
ॐ रवये नमः।
ॐ सूर्याय नमः।
ॐ भानवे नमः।
ॐ खगाय नमः।
ॐ पूष्णे नमः।
ॐ हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः।
ॐ मरीचये नमः। (वा, मरीचिने नम: - मरीचिन् यह सूर्य का एक नाम है)
ॐ आदित्याय नमः।
ॐ सवित्रे नमः।
ॐ अर्काय नमः।
ॐ भास्कराय नमः।

ॐ श्रीसवितृसूर्यनारायणाय नमः।

आदित्यस्य नमस्कारान् ये कुर्वन्ति दिने दिने।
आयुः प्रज्ञा बलं वीर्यं तेजस्तेषां च जायते ॥
जो लोग प्रतिदिन सूर्य नमस्कार करते हैं, उनकी आयु, प्रज्ञा, बल, वीर्य और तेज बढ़ता है।

आसन

सूर्य नमस्कार योगासनों में सर्वश्रेष्ठ प्रक्रिया है। यह अकेला अभ्यास ही साधक को सम्पूर्ण योग व्यायाम का लाभ पहुंचाने में समर्थ है। इसके अभ्यास से साधक का शरीर निरोग और स्वस्थ होकर तेजस्वी हो जाता है। 'सूर्य नमस्कार' स्त्री, पुरुष, बाल, युवा तथा वृद्धों के लिए भी उपयोगी बताया गया है। सूर्य नमस्कार का अभ्यास बारह स्थितियों में किया जाता है, जो निम्नलिखित है-

(1) दोनों हाथों को जोड़कर सीधे खड़े हों। नेत्र बंद करें। ध्यान 'आज्ञा चक्र' पर केंद्रित करके 'सूर्य भगवान' का आह्वान 'ॐ मित्राय नमः' मंत्र के द्वारा करें।

(2) श्वास भरते हुए दोनों हाथों को कानों से सटाते हुए ऊपर की ओर तानें तथा भुजाओं और गर्दन को पीछे की ओर झुकाएं। ध्यान को गर्दन के पीछे 'विशुद्धि चक्र' पर केन्द्रित करें।

(3) तीसरी स्थिति में श्वास को धीरे-धीरे बाहर निकालते हुए आगे की ओर झुकाएं। हाथ गर्दन के साथ, कानों से सटे हुए नीचे जाकर पैरों के दाएं-बाएं पृथ्वी का स्पर्श करें। घुटने सीधे रहें। माथा घुटनों का स्पर्श करता हुआ ध्यान नाभि के पीछे 'मणिपूरक चक्र' पर केन्द्रित करते हुए कुछ क्षण इसी स्थिति में रुकें। कमर एवं रीढ़ के दोष वाले साधक न करें।

(4) इसी स्थिति में श्वास को भरते हुए बाएं पैर को पीछे की ओर ले जाएं। छाती को खींचकर आगे की ओर तानें। गर्दन को अधिक पीछे की ओर झुकाएं। टांग तनी हुई सीधी पीछे की ओर खिंचाव और पैर का पंजा खड़ा हुआ। इस स्थिति में कुछ समय रुकें। ध्यान को 'स्वाधिष्ठान' अथवा 'विशुद्धि चक्र' पर ले जाएँ। मुखाकृति सामान्य रखें।

(5) श्वास को धीरे-धीरे बाहर निष्कासित करते हुए दाएं पैर को भी पीछे ले जाएं। दोनों पैरों की एड़ियां परस्पर मिली हुई हों। पीछे की ओर शरीर को खिंचाव दें और एड़ियों को पृथ्वी पर मिलाने का प्रयास करें। नितम्बों को अधिक से अधिक ऊपर उठाएं। गर्दन को नीचे झुकाकर ठोड़ी को कण्ठकूप में लगाएं। ध्यान 'सहस्रार चक्र' पर केन्द्रित करने का अभ्यास करें।

(6) श्वास भरते हुए शरीर को पृथ्वी के समानांतर, सीधा साष्टांग दण्डवत करें और पहले घुटने, छाती और माथा पृथ्वी पर लगा दें। नितम्बों को थोड़ा ऊपर उठा दें। श्वास छोड़ दें। ध्यान को 'अनाहत चक्र' पर टिका दें। श्वास की गति सामान्य करें।

सूर्यनमस्कार व श्वासोच्छवास

(7) इस स्थिति में धीरे-धीरे श्वास को भरते हुए छाती को आगे की ओर खींचते हुए हाथों को सीधे कर दें। गर्दन को पीछे की ओर ले जाएं। घुटने पृथ्वी का स्पर्श करते हुए तथा पैरों के पंजे खड़े रहें। मूलाधार को खींचकर वहीं ध्यान को टिका दें।

(8) श्वास को धीरे-धीरे बाहर निष्कासित करते हुए दाएं पैर को भी पीछे ले जाएं। दोनों पैरों की एड़ियां परस्पर मिली हुई हों। पीछे की ओर शरीर को खिंचाव दें और एड़ियों को पृथ्वी पर मिलाने का प्रयास करें। नितम्बों को अधिक से अधिक ऊपर उठाएं। गर्दन को नीचे झुकाकर ठोड़ी को कण्ठकूप में लगाएं। ध्यान 'सहस्रार चक्र' पर केन्द्रित करने का अभ्यास करें।

(9) इसी स्थिति में श्वास को भरते हुए बाएं पैर को पीछे की ओर ले जाएं। छाती को खींचकर आगे की ओर तानें। गर्दन को अधिक पीछे की ओर झुकाएं। टांग तनी हुई सीधी पीछे की ओर खिंचाव और पैर का पंजा खड़ा हुआ। इस स्थिति में कुछ समय रुकें। ध्यान को 'स्वाधिष्ठान' अथवा 'विशुद्धि चक्र' पर ले जाएँ। मुखाकृति सामान्य रखें।

(10) तीसरी स्थिति में श्वास को धीरे-धीरे बाहर निकालते हुए आगे की ओर झुकाएं। हाथ गर्दन के साथ, कानों से सटे हुए नीचे जाकर पैरों के दाएं-बाएं पृथ्वी का स्पर्श करें। घुटने सीधे रहें। माथा घुटनों का स्पर्श करता हुआ ध्यान नाभि के पीछे 'मणिपूरक चक्र' पर केन्द्रित करते हुए कुछ क्षण इसी स्थिति में रुकें। कमर एवं रीढ़ के दोष वाले साधक न करें।

(11) श्वास भरते हुए दोनों हाथों को कानों से सटाते हुए ऊपर की ओर तानें तथा भुजाओं और गर्दन को पीछे की ओर झुकाएं। ध्यान को गर्दन के पीछे 'विशुद्धि चक्र' पर केन्द्रित करें।

(12) यह स्थिति - पहली स्थिति की भाँति रहेगी।

सूर्य नमस्कार की उपरोक्त बारह स्थितियाँ हमारे शरीर को संपूर्ण अंगों की विकृतियों को दूर करके निरोग बना देती हैं। यह पूरी प्रक्रिया अत्यधिक लाभकारी है। इसके अभ्यासी के हाथों-पैरों के दर्द दूर होकर उनमें सबलता आ जाती है। गर्दन, फेफड़े तथा पसलियों की मांसपेशियां सशक्त हो जाती हैं, शरीर की फालतू चर्बी कम होकर शरीर हल्का-फुल्का हो जाता है।

सूर्य नमस्कार के द्वारा त्वचा रोग समाप्त हो जाते हैं अथवा इनके होने की संभावना समाप्त हो जाती है। इस अभ्यास से कब्ज आदि उदर रोग समाप्त हो जाते हैं और पाचनतंत्र की क्रियाशीलता में वृद्धि हो जाती है। इस अभ्यास के द्वारा हमारे शरीर की छोटी-बड़ी सभी नस-नाड़ियां क्रियाशील हो जाती हैं, इसलिए आलस्य, अतिनिद्रा आदि विकार दूर हो जाते हैं। सूर्य नमस्कार की तीसरी व पांचवीं स्थितियां सर्वाइकल एवं स्लिप डिस्क वाले रोगियों के लिए वर्जित हैं।

Jokes-Make Life lighter

2012-07-15T02:57:00.000-07:00

THE MEANING OF TRUE HAPPINESS

A cat died and went to Heaven. God met her at the gates and said, "You have been a good cat all these years. Anything you want is yours for the asking."

The cat thought for a minute and then said, "All my life I lived on a farm and slept on hard wooden floors I would like a real fluffy pillow to sleep on."

God said, "Say no more." Instantly the cat had a huge fluffy pillow.

A few days later, six mice were killed in an accident and they all went to Heaven together. God met the mice at the gates with the same offer that He made to the cat.

The mice said, "Well, we have had to run all of our lives: from cats, dogs, and even people with brooms! If we could just have some little roller skates, we would not have to run again."

God answered, "It is done." All the mice had beautiful little roller skates.

About a week later, God decided to check on the cat. He found her sound asleep on her fluffy pillow. God gently awakened the cat and asked, "Is everything okay? How have you been doing? Are you happy?"

The cat replied, "Oh, it is WONDERFUL. I have never been so happy in my life. The pillow is so fluffy, and those little Meals on Wheels you have been sending over are delicious!"

**************** The meaning of true happiness (2)

An Englishman, a Frenchman, and a Russian were once discussing the meaning of true happiness.

The Englishman said, "True happiness, my friends, is rising early on a frosty autumn morning, getting on top of a good horse, and galloping off behind the hounds in pursuit of the fox. A hard ride over fields and fences and rivulets until the fox is brought down. A ride back with the ears and the tail and then sitting before a roaring fire with a glass of good port. Ah, that is true happiness."

The Frenchman said, "That is not true happiness. That is merely animal pleasure. True happiness is meeting with the love of your life, having an intimate meal in a topnotch restaurant with champagne, and then retiring to a wonderful hotel room, where you can make frantic and impassioned love all night long. Ah, that is true happiness."

The Russian said, "That is not true happiness. That is merely a good time. True happiness comes when you are sitting in your apartment after a hard day at the factory, your little Ivan on your knee, and reading your copy of 'Pravda'. There comes a knock at the door. Three men in ill-fitting brown suits come storming in and say, 'Stepan Stepanovich?' and you say, 'He lives in the room upstairs.' Ah, that is true happiness."

2012-07-15T02:30:00.002-07:00

Happiness can also be very funny!

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"Happiness is good health and a bad memory." - Ingrid Bergman

"I never knew what real happiness was until I got married; and then it was too late." - Some man

"Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop." - Getrude Stein

"My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?" - Charles Schulz

2011-09-09T23:29:00.001-07:00

THOUGHTS

I have twitter, facebook, foursquare, google +. Quora and Orkut… What do you have?

I have work

I was little late to enter the “Always ON” bandwagon- of people with gadgets that keeps them connected 24x7. About one and a half year ago, I joined this group, with a blackberry and aircel blackberry plan. Then I had the world at my fingertips and was all set to conquer the world.

Initially it was fun being online always. My mails would go with a foot note “Sent from my Blackberry Smartphone”, announcing the world that I have a blackberry (however this can be customized or removed- I could have reset it to say “Sent from my iPhone” ). There’re apps available for everything, except may be for doubling your salary or buying some time when you near deadline or downloading some food to eat while hungry. Used foursquare for couple of months, became mayor of 50 odd places, eventually deleted the application, as I realized it is total waste of time.

Though applications like twitter for blackberry, facebook for blackberry, gtalk were good, my blackberry battery wouldn’t survive even half a day if these applications are used heavily. So on a multi-day trip, ability to use these cool features depended on my ability to keep the phone charged. Being connected was useful during nano super drive and various other travel, but connectivity wasn’t as smooth as it was expected to be at all the places.

Couple of months ago, I came out of this elite group of mobile users, who are “always connected”. I now am connected only from a wired device, at home and in office. 3G was talk of the town, but several months since 3G services started, I understand it is just a little better from 2G and is nothing extra ordinary in terms of speed and excitement.

Did being always on help in me being more productive? Did it add to convenience? Did it help me save money? To some extent. (Only because of twitter I could know about a Karnataka Bandh and could change my plans on the go and visit Bekal fort and Chandragiri fort) I figured out it is possible to manage without this luxury.

Not even 10% of my mails had an urgency that needed immediate action/response. Almost all of them could wait for couple of days.
My current job doesn’t need me to be connected on the go. It is enough if I check and respond to communications during office hours or from home.
Having a connected device is a distraction. Takes away your precious time from higher priority tasks
Good amount of money was going down the drain in the name of data plan that wasn’t being utilized to the full extent.
While it is deemed cool to be able to upload status and photos on the go to twitter and facebook, I realized that world will go on without my updates and my friends/followers can wait for a day or two

Disadvantages of not being connected always:

I am feeling the inconvenience only during travel, which is not so often at present. Without a device which is connected, I miss being able to use Google Maps, tweets and email during the trips
Can’t live tweet during events
Updates I may wish to share need to wait for a day or two
Sending a twitter DM or FB message was cheaper than sending an SMS or making a call

What I gained without being online 24x7

Able to focus more on work & hobbies, than getting distracted by a device for new updates which are neither urgent, nor important
Able to save few hundred every month
People who email won’t get angry if I don’t respond/act in few hours.

It is possible to live without the boon or bane of staying connected. I may still go back to some data plans, if found cheap and good, but for now, I am comfortable not having the world at my finder-tips.

Personal Opinion only. May change over time.

Quotes for writing

2010-03-20T05:31:00.001-07:00

book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.” Erica Jong, O Magazine, 2003

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Sir Richard Steele

“Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.” Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957)

“I've never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't assuage.” Charles De Secondat (1689 - 1755)

“Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.” Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972)

“How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.” Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Walden

“Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying, or meditating, or endeavoring something for the public good.” Thomas a Kempis (1380 - 1471)

“Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.” Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

“Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year.” Horace Mann (1796 - 1859)

“Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.” Harold Bloom (1930 - ), O Magazine, April 2003

“The books that help you most are those which make you think the most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.” Theodore Parker (1810 - 1860)

“The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay a carefully studied conversation, in which they reveal to us none but the best of their thoughts.” Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)

“I'm sure we would not have had men on the Moon if it had not been for Wells and Verne and the people who write about this and made people think about it. I'm rather proud of the fact that I know several astronauts who became astronauts through reading my books.” Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), Address to US Congress, 1975

“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing.” Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)

“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.” John Locke (1632 - 1704)

“Where do I find the time for not reading so many books?” Karl Kraus (1874 - 1936)

“Nobody ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have while trying to write one.” Robert Byrne

“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.” Logan Pearsall Smith (1865 - 1946)

“No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.” Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762)