A question to self, What Type of Devotee are you, what type of Devotee you'd rather be?
TĀMASA: He who becomes devotee with intention of doing injury to others, out of hypocrisy & jealousy or under the influence of anger is called a Tāmasa type of devotee
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RĀJASA: He who, with a desire of worldly pleasures or of fame or authoritative power, worships me in my images and entertains notions of difference, is a devotee of Rājasa type.
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SĀTTVIKA: He who wishes to purge all his karmas, or desires to dedicate them to the Supreme Lord or worships the Lord with the simple objective of worship and expecting no return for it but entertains the idea of difference, is called a devotee of the Sāttvika type.
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1st Stage: Brahmacarya Āśrama ,
2nd Stage: Grhastha Āśrama,
3rd Stage: Vanaprastha Āśarama,
4th Stage: The Samnyāsa Āśrama.
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There are 4 different types of each of these stages
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1st STAGE: Brahmacarya āśrama - Celibate stage. It is of 4 types :
- Sāvitra: observance of celibacy and study of Sāvitri for three nights from the upanayana (thread bearing ceremony),
- Prajapatya: observance of celibacy for one year,
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- Brahmā: observance of celibacy till the completion of the study of Vedas,
PRĀNĀYĀMA : Prāṇa is the vital breath in the body. That which causes the movement is called Prāna, Āyāma is checking. Hence Prāṇāyāma means checking or restraining the breath.
Apart from Prana other vital breaths are
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Apana, Sāmana, Udana, Vyana, Nāga, Kurma, Krkara, Devadatta and Dhananjaya.
The vital breaths of the body can be conquered through the mastery over Prana
- Apana is the vital air that takes the food lower down.
- Vyana is diffused through the limbs and it develops them.
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- Udana is the vital air that affects the vulnerable points in the body among the limbs.
- Sāmana is the vital air that spreads equally.
- Nāga is the vital air for the activity of belching,
- Kurma is the vital air for the activity of closing the eyes,