Lot of
people think that to be a yogi that's spending half a day doing the asanas and
the goal is to tie the body in node. No, Yogi we can be in every moment in our
daily life.
We begin by
the morning. What to do? It’s not easy to do all the asanas just after waking up,
but we need the energy, so it can be good to do the pranayamas : 3 rounds of
kapalabhati and anuloma-viloma. If you have more time, you can do also
brahmari, it will awake your voice in the morning. Before the pranayamas you can meditate a little, 10 minutes it’s enough (of
course more it’s also good J ) (raja yoga)
When the
body is full of energy you can begin your daily activity. Breakfast, work,
school, shopping or anything that you need. During the cooking you can sing the
mantras, your favourite prayer ( bhakti yoga), also during the walking, washing
etc.
A little of
karma yoga maybe? You don’t need go to the ashram to do it, just help your parents,
wife, husband, friend or anybody. This is your meditation by the work.
Sacrifice a part of your time for others, this is a karma yoga in pure state.
In the evening, when the body is quit flexible, do the asanas. Every amount of time is good. More time- more asanas, less time- less asanas. Quite logic.
And one
more- jnana yoga. Take a philosophical book, read about universe, mind, God,
ask yourself the questions, make your intellect work.
Every activity
can be the way for self-realization, for mind-conquest. Eating- choose only
satvic food, do not let all the time the
body take the food just because it’s yummy :) , or don’t buy something just
because it’s in mode or it’s attracts you (and you know that you have already 3
nearly the same at home J ).
Every
relation with people can be also the exercise – the control of the emotions, patience, compassion, this is all
the yoga.
Something
more? Do what you don’t like to do. You drink the tea only with sugar? So, one
day without. Your neighbor is so boring and you avoid him on the stairs? Today
stay with him and listen (the example from the last satsang with Swami
Atmaramananda. Seemingly Swami Vishnu recommend it J ).
Every day
is the time to be a real yogi. Do your duty as well as you can, be concentrate on
what you are doing, remember about sadhana, abhyasa and vairagya. Nothing
special. Be yourself and little more J
Hari Om tat sat!
