‘How to make our practice and the activities of our life an offering, a joyous dedication’?
This Saturday, we will chant and discuss the following verses, which sheds light towards this end. It will be useful if you could print out the following, and bring along for the class. The asana session of the class will be on theme of the three nadis of ida, pingala and sushumna. Come, practice, connect and dedicate. Expect the class to be a bit longer than usual.
brahmarpanam brahma havir
brahmagnau brahmana hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyam
brahma-karma-samadhina
Word by word meaning:
brahman–universal consciousness; arpanam–dedication; brahman–universal consciosness; havih–butter; brahman–universal consciosness; agnau–in the fire of consummation; brahmana–by the universal consciosness; hutam–offered; brahman–universal consciosness; eva–certainly; tena–by him; gantavyam–to be reached; brahma–universal consciosness; karma–activities; samadhina–by complete absorption.
srotradinindriyany anye
samyamagnisu juhvati
sabdadin visayan anya
indriyagnisu juhvati
Wordby word meaning:
srotra-adini–hearing etc; indriyani–senses; anye–others; samyama–of restraint; agnisu–in the fire; juhvati–offers; sabda-adin–sound vibration, etc.; visayan–objects of sense gratification; anye–others; indriya–of sense organs; agnisu–in the fire; juhvati–sacrifice.
sarvanindriya-karmani
prana-karmani capare
atma-samyama-yogagnau
juhvati jnana-dipite
Word by word meaning:
sarvani–all; indriya–senses; karmani–functions; prana-karmani–functions of the life breath; ca–also; apare–others; atma-samyama–controlling the mind; agnau–in the fire of; juhvati–offers; jnana-dipite–the flame of knowledge.
apane juhvati pranam
prane ‘panam tathapare
pranapana-gati ruddhva
pranayama-parayanah
apare niyataharah
pranan pranesu juhvati
SYNONYMS
apane–exhalation; juhvati–offers; pranam–inhalation; prane– tatha–as also; apare–others;gati–movement; ruddhva–checking; pranayama–specific breathing efforts; parayanah–so inclined; apare–others; niyata–controlled; aharah–eating;juhvati–sacrifices.
Discussion on Karma Yoga Continues this Saturday JULY 2 at the 5:10PM Class
‘How to make our practice and the activities of our life an offering, a joyous dedication’?
This Saturday, we will chant and discuss the following verses, which sheds light towards this end. It will be useful if you could print out the following, and bring along for the class. The asana session of the class will be on theme of the three nadis of ida, pingala and sushumna. Come, practice, connect and dedicate. Expect the class to be a bit longer than usual.
brahmarpanam brahma havir
brahmagnau brahmana hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyam
brahma-karma-samadhina
Word by word meaning:
brahman–universal consciousness; arpanam–dedication; brahman–universal consciosness; havih–butter; brahman–universal consciosness; agnau–in the fire of consummation; brahmana–by the universal consciosness; hutam–offered; brahman–universal consciosness; eva–certainly; tena–by him; gantavyam–to be reached; brahma–universal consciosness; karma–activities; samadhina–by complete absorption.
srotradinindriyany anye
samyamagnisu juhvati
sabdadin visayan anya
indriyagnisu juhvati
Wordby word meaning:
srotra-adini–hearing etc; indriyani–senses; anye–others; samyama–of restraint; agnisu–in the fire; juhvati–offers; sabda-adin–sound vibration, etc.; visayan–objects of sense gratification; anye–others; indriya–of sense organs; agnisu–in the fire; juhvati–sacrifice.
sarvanindriya-karmani
prana-karmani capare
atma-samyama-yogagnau
juhvati jnana-dipite
Word by word meaning:
sarvani–all; indriya–senses; karmani–functions; prana-karmani–functions of the life breath; ca–also; apare–others; atma-samyama–controlling the mind; agnau–in the fire of; juhvati–offers; jnana-dipite–the flame of knowledge.
apane juhvati pranam
prane ‘panam tathapare
pranapana-gati ruddhva
pranayama-parayanah
apare niyataharah
pranan pranesu juhvati
SYNONYMS
apane–exhalation; juhvati–offers; pranam–inhalation; prane– tatha–as also; apare–others;gati–movement; ruddhva–checking; pranayama–specific breathing efforts; parayanah–so inclined; apare–others; niyata–controlled; aharah–eating;juhvati–sacrifices.