Yoga East Meets West

  Is Selfless Service Possible? When selecting your karma projects, keep in mind that  you are attempting to define and participate in "selfless service".  This participation will be the starting point for your continued REFLECTION on the idea of "karma yoga". Later in the term we will deal with this topic through an analysis of some of the major works of yoga philosophy. You will be required however to give an  INITIAL 3 paragraph analysis of selfless service when you turn in your Karma Project Proposals. (due on 2/11)...see below. Read this article for some ideas about reflection! http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cui-bono/201305/selfless-service-part-i-is-selfless-service-possible and then read this!!!!!! http://www.dailygood.org/2014/03/07/a-25-year-old-s-stunning-talk-on-selfless-service/ and then….yup, you got it…these! http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/karma_yoga.htm#.VA9urEtCbwI http://www.ramameditationsociety.org/karma-yoga-selfless-givin...

  film on Vipassana in Prisons  and in the UNITED STATES Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Gotama Buddha more than 2500 years ago and was taught by him as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an  Art Of Living . This non-sectarian technique aims for the total eradication of mental impurities and the resultant highest happiness of full liberation. Vipassana is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between mind and body, which can be experienced directly by disciplined attention to the physical sensations that form the life of the body, and that continuously interconnect and condition the life of the mind. It is this observation-based, self-exploratory journey to the common root of mind and body that dissolves mental impurity, resulting in a balanced mind full of love and compassion. The scientific laws that o...

  Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Translation by Chester Messenger Introduction The greatest classical text from the yoga school of Indian philosophy is the  Yoga Sutras by Patanjali , written in the second century BC. These "threads" on yoga or union, are extremely terse, stating concisely and often precisely, essential points or techniques. Originally these teachings were oral and were explained and interpreted by commentaries from a teacher guiding the student.  This meditative discipline of liberation is called raja or royal yoga or the yoga of the eight steps, which may be listed as follows:  ASHTANGA YOGA (8 Limbs) 1. Restraint: nonviolence, not lying, not stealing, not lusting, and nonattachment  YAMAS 2. Observances: cleanliness, contentment, discipline, self-study, and surrender to the Supreme God  NIYAMAS 3. Posture or physical exercises  ASANA 4. Breath control  PRANAYAMA 5. Sublimation or withdrawal from the senses  PRATYAHARA 6. Attenti...