(I am a humble student of yoga. I learnt yoga, Tantra and spirituality from many masters. There are many approaches to yoga, hence many philosophies. It is very difficult to compress and write about all approaches. I accept with humility that articles, I write on the authentic yoga tradition but do not include every aspects but integrates the essence of teachings. Where ever I refer ‘my masters’ with whom I spent more than 26 years. Kindly write to me freely if you do not agree or writing does not convey the right message. I am always open to clarify any issue with reference to texts, teachings and applications. I write as an instrument of my master. )

1. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Yoga: the most popular word in
modern world
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Yoga –“the word” most popular, the most
misunderstood also
Yoga taken causally as all physical
practices – Asana
And some time includes breathing
Meditation and yoga as if they are different
– wrong?
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2. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Yoga: the most popular word in
modern world
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Yoga –“the word” most popular, the
most misunderstood also
Yoga taken causally as all physical
practices – Asana
And some time includes breathing
Meditation and yoga as if they are
different – wrong?
11/13/2013
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www.girishjha.org
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3. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
The word yoga - lifestyle, way of life
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We add big adjectives to Yoga but miss as the way of life
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Meditation is an integral part of yoga
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Physical is part of yoga
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Breathing , Mudra are parts of yoga
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yoga is like the body and other are parts above
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4. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Patanjali – Yoga Sutra
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Great master and codifier of Yoga –Patanjali
Defines yoga „emptying the mind of its
contents”
Here yoga indicates higher-inner-deeper
states of consciousness
And not the union popularly known
When you empty the mind, you awaken?
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5. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Emptying or control – an
endless debate
Many scholar not masters debate
Patanjali defines as suppression or
control of mind is yoga
• It means you begin accumulating
more impressions
• More stress and suffering in life
• The essence is „emptying‟
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6. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Yoga – mind- emptiness –
awakening
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Mind is like a mirror dusted by its
contents
These contents manifests in desires,
attachment, ignorance etc.
How do we rub the dust off from the
mirror?
Neither by suppression nor by
control
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7. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Empty the mind of its
contents
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The master Patanjali says- empty
the mind by
Understanding the five groups of
contents
By contemplation
By meditation practice – any one
that you like , accessible
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8. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
My master taught one day
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What you do to throw away all the
images of neighbor‟s home, cars,
front yard.
I said, „nothing, I simply enter into my
home and they are gone‟
Master said, “That is the way to
empty the mind”
First know, then awaken that
„contents do not belong to you”
Mind becomes empty on its own
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9. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Empty the mind – knowing,
contemplation, meditation
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Sit daily for 10-15 minutes with eyes
closed
Start looking at the mind and all its
contents
Contents – thoughts, feelings, sensations,
past, and more
Simply look mentally , do not carried
away
you will awaken that container ( mind)
is different than the contents
you will witness – mind becomes empty
without any control
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10. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Precautions – emptying the
mind
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Do not empty by thinking – do
nothing but know it
Start looking even discomfort in the
body , pressure of feelings etc.
They all are contents – wants to take
control of you
When you do nothing – let it go
You empty the mind
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11. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Empty mind – awakens to
creativity
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Empty mind awakens to higher
mind
It touches the center of creativity,
intuition, and wisdom
Daily practice will first awaken you
to
Stillness, calmness, and quietness
Then opens the gateway to
creativity
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12. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
Evolving within – manifestation
outside
• That is what yoga is all about
• It awakens within and then
reveals it in the mind and body
• Restful awareness, calmness,
peace all will be yours
• Be in peace and keep smiling
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13. Empty the mind daily for creativity,
peace and happiness
(I am a humble student of yoga. I learnt yoga, Tantra and spirituality from many masters. There are many
approaches to yoga, hence many philosophies. It is very difficult to compress and write about all approaches. I
accept with humility that articles, I write on the authentic yoga tradition but do not include every aspects but
integrates the essence of teachings. Where ever I refer ‘my masters’ with whom I spent more than 26 years.
Kindly write to me freely if you do not agree or writing does not convey the right message. I am always open to
clarify any issue with reference to texts, teachings and applications. I write as an instrument of my master. )
Conceived, developed and presented by
Acharya Girish Jha, MS, BS, DIY, BCPC
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