by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog |
Swadhyaya (also spelled svadhyaya) is a compound word: Swa- self, or one’s own self, and Dhyaya- a lesson, lecture, reading. A basic translation is to ‘study the self.’ In the earliest stage of Indian philosophy and religion, Vedic Brahmanism meant to learn the Vedas,...
by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog, Thoughts From Yoganand |
Yoganand Shares the Yamas & Niyamas: Tapas Tapas (Sanskrit – heat) first appears in the Rig Veda as brooding heat. The hen invests her time and energy in keeping the eggs warm and they hatch, releasing new life. Heat is associated with birth and...
by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog
Swadayaya is one of five Niyamas which have to do with our personal restraints or our code of ethics relating to our body or our attitude. When we practice Swadayaya both on and off our mats we are working to increase our self-knowledge. We can do this by observing...
