Laya Yoga
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Laya means absorbing and dissolving or melting all difficulties and negatives, liberating from obstacles and problems by dissolving karman and destroying ovules of causes. It is usually called yoga of absorption or absorbing the lower nature by higher divine spiritual forces.
Laya Yoga is a shaivic system of practicing Yoga based on chakras
development and inducing Kundalini energy.
Philosophically the spiritual aim of Laya Yoga school describes treatise "Yogabija"
(142) as identity, uniformity (aikya), kshtera (fields of mind and ego)
with kshterajna (authority of field, cognitive consciousness). After
realizing this identity the mind melts itself, and when Laya state
appears, vital force (pavana) becomes stable. Because of the state of
absorption (Laya) a man can achieve ananda state- bliss and happiness and
transcendental consciousness as well.
Laya state as higher spiritual state of Yoga is described as entrance of
one single soul (atman) to the Absolute or All-Spirit, unification with
God. Laya is entrance into God, coming into divine consciousness, merging
with Highest Consciousness, with All-Spirit. "Laya" term as ending state
of consciousness or spiritual realization is identified with fourth level
of consciousness expansion called as Turiya or it's sophisticated higher
phase.
Laya Yoga pays attention to practicing such groups of exercises like
mantras, mudras and yantras – appropriately work with sound, shape and
gestures, and work with signs and symbols (mandala). This sequence
complies with methodology of introducing exercises – what is often
forgotten by teachers of chakras in the West. They usually teach in rather
accidental way, much different than Eastern Masters. Mantra purifies
speech organs and sense of hearing. Mudra enables higher energies to flow
through all our body and yantra enables us to contact with higher
extraterrestrial creatures. During contact with higher existences we
should be very careful, because not all of them are Gods or Goodies indeed
and demonic worlds are full of spirits as well, even often pretending
Gods.
As far as asana-yoga
exercises are concerned, the positions associated usually with
yoga, system of Laya Yoga uses usually such positions of
meditation: sitting (sit on knees, lotus), standing (tree), lying
(sawasana) or walking. Of course with appropriate focusing,
visualization, rhythm of breathing and prayer (mantra). Lots of
bows and half-bows are practiced and ritual moves called
sthulla-karira. Laya practice contains also well known in northern
India "transcendental runs" which are similar to jogging and
tranquil lying on water surface with minimal moves indispensable
for maintaining on the surface. It is called "water relaxation"
and is usually connected with session of intensive purifying
breathing.
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Modern schools of Yoga
Dahn Yoga
Kriya Yoga
Power Yoga
Sivananda Yoga |
Hinduism paths
Ashtanga Yoga Integral Yoga Supramental Yoga
Karma Yoga
Japa Yoga
Tibetan schools of Yoga |
Also read from Kundalini Yoga-SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA
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