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Abhyasa - Discipline

There are two essential features of the nature which are the basis or the whole creation. These are Abhyasa and Vairagya . Abhyasa is discipline and Vairagya is non-attachment. Discipline means that which is happening repeatedly at predictable intervals without failure, creating thereby a cycle of events. For example-every morning sun rises, and every evening sun sets and we can predict that next day  the sun would rise. This form of cycles is the cause for the whole creation to take place. We can observe discipline in the plant and the animal/bird kingdom so clearly. If we sit amidst the nature we can observe each and everything around us goes in an order. Nobody is ordering them but they all seem to go with a flow or a pattern. Plants grow with the spring coming, and dress t hemselves up with fresh leaves, flowers and fruits, and with the onset of  winter or autumn, leaves tend to dry up preparing to welcome snow. Birds are ready to go out for food when sun rises and come back

Appreciating Yoga through Asanas-My Understanding

The popularity of Yoga is rising both in east and west .As per Yoga alliance research , the annual Yoga market in America is about $16bn with most of it being spent on classes, clothing, accessories, equipment. The physical prowess of backbends, twists, headstands are eye catching and impressive and it's contributed to the growth of the Yoga industry in the west. In India, apart from home remedies, the common advice for any physical ailment has always been 'Do some Yoga' . Yoga classes are often conducted for free at temples, yoga camps and various organizations. Yoga Guru Ramdev's free classes earned him such goodwill that it helped him launch an herbal products company that gives stiff competition to industry stalwarts such as Unilever and P&G. With Yoga's popularity spreading many schools have mushroomed all over the world offering various styles and schools of Yoga have emerged to woo eager students. Leaving the economics aside, those who do e