Prashant writes,
"The Vedas hold that the human body is the entire cosmos in micro or atomic form. It houses the Universal Spirit with all the divinities. The science of yoga thinks of the world in the same way. It comprises of the different yogic paths:
-yog (union with reality)
-viyog (eradication of negative attitudes)
-prayog (experimentation)
-viniyog (employment of positive inherent qualities)
-upayog (utilization of supplementary virtues from outside)"
Yoga practice then is much about prayog - experimentation with the qualities of the yamas and niyamas...and also with the asanas, pranayama and all the limbs of yoga. We should all experiment to find our own truth in yoga.
Prashant also gives a view maybe not always considered...that much of yoga is based on viyog or expulsion. "We need to expel the tamasic nature, rajasic nature, viciousness and ignorance. Strangely, yoga sadhana is primarily viyog sadhana." He writes.
From there through viniyog and upayog, one can realize yog, or union with reality.
Prashant Iyengar writes, "Thus, the various yog-sadhana of yog, viyog, prayog, viniyog and upayog are described in a logical and threadbare manner, in the science of yoga.
Namaste.
Pamela Nelson
www.plnyoga.vpweb.com
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