2009.05.02. Introduction to the axioms of Yoga. “Classical and rapid methods of yoga.” (Vadim Zaporozhtsev)
Classical and rapid methods in yoga
The first thing to begin consideration – is the concept of freedom. Doing yoga, one gradually begins to acquire freedom. The question arises: “What is freedom? Freedom from what? “- Freedom from everything, but first and foremost the freedom from ignorance, because the cause of all our lack of freedom – the seeds sown by ignorance. This implies an indirect indication for determining whether you are in classical yoga, or anything else. If the system to which you are engaged, takes you away from freedom, or in any way enslaves you, then this system is not yoga. This is a very good “rapid test” on all sorts of sectarian organizations and groups of people who describe themselves as followers of yoga. They like and do yoga, but in fact for various reasons pursue other goals. And if a person gets into an organization, and feels that his freedom begins to be diminished, shrink, shrink, it is a clear sign that there is some problem with the yoga philosophy. Sometimes this happens because of ignorance and thoughtlessness, sometimes because of wrong or that the concept of yoga philosophy was understood. Unfortunately, a huge mess and confusion still exists even in the most fundamental aspects in the definition of yoga, not to mention the subtle practices.
Today, 2 May 2009. My name is Vadim Zaporozhtsev. Are we in KC “Enlightenment”, in Moscow, near m. “Novoslobodskaya”. This lecture for Yoga Open University. All information is stored on sites www.openyoga.ru, www.happyoga.narod.ru, www.yogacenter.ru.
Today, we continue to consider the introduction of axioms yoga. I recall that at the last session, we stopped on the analysis of the two systems of axioms and to some extent defined the concept of “yoga”. Yoga – a self system, which uses two principles. We also decided to basic, purely practical method. Thus, yoga – a self-system based on the harmony of the method where you can afford and where you have to force yourself. We came to a point that a person engaged in yoga, can perform different types of exercises and practices (physical, psychological, mental, etc.) and it depends not so much on what people do and how it is It does. This is the definition given by us at the last session, the definition of classical yoga.
Classic yoga techniques.
We have two sets of axioms. Each kit provides their methods. And our task is time to choose the right method, that is, step by step approach with methods “where you have to make yourself, and where you can afford” to a certain state. And here is the time to determine what kind of goal or condition to which is yoga. Define it with the words and concepts impossible because the purpose to which the yogi approaches, higher than the words and thoughts. But along the way we approach with you, doing yoga, you should pass some distinctive stages and moments that will not contradict the ultimate goal. What kind of signs on the road?
Intermediate marks on the way to the ultimate goal of yoga.
The first thing to begin consideration – is the concept of freedom. Doing yoga, one gradually begins to acquire freedom. The question arises: “What is freedom? Freedom from what? “- Freedom from everything, but first and foremost the freedom from ignorance, because the cause of all our lack of freedom – the seeds sown by ignorance. This implies an indirect indication for determining whether you are in classical yoga, or anything else. If the system to which you are engaged, takes you away from freedom, or in any way enslaves you, then this system is not yoga. This is a very good “rapid test” on all sorts of sectarian organizations and groups of people who describe themselves as followers of yoga. They like and do yoga, but in fact for various reasons pursue other goals. And if a person gets into an organization, and feels that his freedom begins to be diminished, shrink, shrink, it is a clear sign that there is some problem with the yoga philosophy. Sometimes this happens because of ignorance and thoughtlessness, sometimes because of wrong or that the concept of yoga philosophy was understood. Unfortunately, a huge mess and confusion still exists even in the most fundamental aspects in the definition of yoga, not to mention the subtle practices.
A person engaged in classical yoga, must be close to freedom, and then begins such a state that, in general, is inexpressible. Even the word “freedom” can not characterize this state, because the state is higher than the concept of freedom. It is clear that we have no thoughts, no words to express this state. The method of classical yoga (ie yoga, which is based on the first and second principles) suggests a gradual approach to a certain purpose. You can draw an analogy with the artilleryman: the projectile had not reach, then fly over the target, but with every shot they got closer and closer to the goal. So the method of classical yoga just suggests a gradual approach to this higher ideal: a person makes certain steps, he consistently approaching a purpose.
And then the question arises: “How much time is required to achieve this Idel?” To this question there are no specific guidelines or restrictions. This is purely individual. A person can spend a few lives, and hundreds of lives and several billions of lives to achieve this goal. It all depends on the speed with which a person approaches this goal. Classical Yoga teaches first of all patience and hard work on himself. This is not a cavalry raid: time, times, and you are three seconds prize won or reached the goal. No. It’s quiet, it is not designed for a single life event. That is, in classic yoga considered that can go over several consecutive lives. Moreover, it is not considered to be something terrible or something abnormal. It is quite natural, especially if we analyze the goal toward which we strive.
The word “freedom” – it is a serious concept, especially in the yogic explanation that refers to freedom from all. In classical methods assume that from life to life, we are getting closer to this goal. The most interesting is that we aim to the end can not be formulated, we just did not have the experience to survive this purpose. Therefore, we are constantly envisage yourself some horizons and reach. But it is our freedom must increase. This is the human condition, which is very well described by Anton Chekhov: “I am a slave of himself squeezed out drop by drop.” Our lack of freedom makes us slaves. Our fear that we have inside, makes slaves of us. Until then, while inside there is a fear, we are not free. As long as there are some other factors that we are governed, whether affection, anger or greed, we are not free.
And classical yoga encourages us step by step, not in a hurry, gradually “squeeze out a slave.” Lesson is very long, very difficult. Mastered this way can only stubborn man with serious intentions. Works such person is not the public, not to someone has praised or appreciated merit. Moreover, all this inner work is so invisible, painstaking, daily, and the result seems to be so obvious that, in general, and not for that grab.
Difficulties on the path of yoga.
This path is associated with enormous difficulties. Firstly, we carry within itself a menagerie of impressions from previous lives. We have lived with you a lot of lives, and each one of those lives left a particular imprint we have created a particular karma. We sometimes, without realizing, we start to behave like animals in human bodies: aggressive, effusively. Sometimes, on the contrary, it appears to take responsibility in the form of passivity, crushed, unwillingness and inability – like sheep in the herd. Moreover, it can be interleaved. In some circumstances we behave insolently, with aggression, in some circumstances, on the contrary – tail between his legs. And to deal with this extremely difficult. Maybe it was our line of conduct during the long and long life. Therefore, it is necessary to gather strength, endurance and stock follow this method, drop by drop, to squeeze out of a slave, to destroy all negative karma, earn positive karma to overcome their fear, overcome their anger. This may take not just a few lives, but a few thousand lives. However, in any case, a man who goes on this way, in a better position than a person who is not engaged in the work on themselves. Some yogis have aphorism that time practicing yogi – his ally, while his lawyer, if the same person is not engaged in yoga, while – his enemy.
Now you can not feel the urgent need to deal with their fear. Just no circumstances to that fear in you woke up. But things can change in a matter of hours. There may be certain situations in life, and you pull hard on the wave of fear. Fear is paralyzing, debilitating, sitting hot nail and governs our behavior.
The same situation is with anger. We can consider ourselves restrained people, but here we find ourselves in certain circumstances, and all of our decency flies, we cease to control themselves and rush with fists on the offender, completely forgetting about all the intentions, which we previously guided. It is because we have a lot to go on the program level, at the level of conditioned reflexes. And this must be fought, otherwise we are not much different from animals. And so from life to life. But every step is a little to free us from this dependence.
Sometimes a person has a favorable living conditions – no fear, no anger, and he has the illusion that he is already perfect, and already engaged in the development of allegedly not necessary. But instead of to calm myself with thoughts of its perfection, it would be better to work on yourself, take advantage of this pause is bad karma I came and turned around and destroy the future conditions of fear and anger. This is called the classical yoga, step by step, bit by bit, we destroy a servant, we find freedom. Sometimes, in order to take this step, we have to make very specific physical actions, mental efforts, somewhere to show strength of character, which on the contrary, be able to give. But in any case, we have to calculate a very large amount of time.
And now we move on to another topic, very complex. Once again, what we consider axiomatic yoga, that is, consider the principles that have shaped all the methods and practice of yoga. We are moving to the next step of our analysis – the so-called fast methods of yoga.
What is meant by rapid methods of yoga?
Already the title “Fast Methods” You can find the answer: these are the methods that significantly reduce the time of our transformation, while towards the ultimate goal of yoga. That is, in the classical methods of initial conversation is about the lives and the yogi is ready for the fact that he lives several lives before it reaches any heights. Perception the same techniques of yoga is expected to significantly reduce the time and, ideally, to reach the goal within the current life.
Axiomatics of yoga – this is an extremely complex science, and I present it to you, not because I am some kind of an expert in it, and because no one else to do it. Track, as we come from the axioms of the classical yoga techniques in yoga – a very difficult task for our logic and our mind. As for the rapid methods in yoga, it is the task of super-heavy.
I just want to say that I do not understand how to really work fast techniques in yoga. I know only that:
a) these rapid methods are;
b) they do work;
c) there are specific practices that can be used regardless of whether or not you fully understand how they work or do not understand. It is like mobile phones: they are many, but hardly anyone of you fully understand the principles by which signals are transmitted or coded, or how it all works.
A significant part of the transition from the classical axioms of yoga to yoga fastest methods to have not survived or not available to us, is unknown. We do not know, maybe in some temple in India and have abandoned the manuscript, explaining in detail all the subtleties of the axioms, but for us it is not available, as if it was not. Teachers who can give this link, in principle, is also available. And most importantly, remember that all the axiomatics of yoga – it is a gift of the Masters, but fast methods – it’s a double gift from Teachers and teacher of yoga or a gift in the box.
An important factor is the use of rapid methods – the willingness to walk the path of classical yoga.
So, there are some techniques that can significantly reduce the time and practice very quickly to reach a result. I immediately want many warn against rash conceit. All they consider themselves already quite advanced people, ready for rapid methods. Why would they spend their lives on the classical methods, if there is a chance to quickly achieve something? It should immediately remember: the structure of rapid methods suggests that a person can take advantage of it, who is willing to follow the classical methods, even if it takes billions of lives. If you do not have this willingness, the quick and easy method you will never use. It says that if you do not have the opportunity to practice fast methods (and in fact this possibility is very rare), then you have to go through the classical yoga. Even if for this need to die and be born again and then a huge amount of time that you have with the happiness of looking at this prospect. If you show a certain impatience and a desire to jump over a step, and then through all the steps, you’ll be left with nothing, because it is not in this universe such that a person jumps over the stage of their development. A person can very quickly move forward, to others it may seem that these steps do not have, but these steps are, just as if they flashed by. So, one of these stages – a willingness to follow the classical methods of yoga.
At the last session, we stopped on the axiom of non-contradiction of the two systems of axioms. I remind it to you: the methods, built on a system of axioms and methods of the macrocosm, microcosm built on a system of axioms can be different and even contradictory, but lead to the same result. From this it follows the method where you can afford and where you have to force yourself. That is, step by step, we then allow ourselves, then we force, then let then forced. And thus we get closer to our goal.
Axiom higher sverhlogichnom unity of being.
To go to the quick method, we need to learn another axiom – the axiom of higher sverhlogichnom unity of being. It goes like this: the laws of the microcosm of the macrocosm of the system and the laws of the system, the laws of interaction of these different systems – is merely a manifestation of an independent, universal, the Supreme Law of Being. Or in other words: all these laws – this is just a special case of a Supreme Law of Being.
It begins some small gaps in the axioms. Go to the unusually rapid methods difficult. Not preserved the way, and why it happened. There are some gaps even in a logical method that something survived, and what do not. Here is an example from physics. In physics, there was something like this when I was a classical physics of Newton and other scientists, and then suddenly there was quantum physics and it seemed there was spontaneous and nothing. And most interesting is that the new physics does not contradict the “old”. But as you approach this new physics are very different from classical physics approaches. You can hold a certain parallel with the rapid methods in yoga, as it generally is appropriate to carry out. Sometimes I meet such a point of view that the rapid methods – is the most effective strategy in classical yoga plane. Just the opposite is true, Classical Yoga – this is when we do not use the entire arsenal of methods, but only part of it. If we are not far removed, as they say, from the animal instincts, fears of his bad karma, you should start from the simple. But this simple – simplified case of something universal.
Quick yoga techniques operate out of time.
Quick techniques in yoga – is, perhaps, closest to the universal techniques in yoga. Classical yoga – this is when we have the truth, and we are on the left and the right approach to it step by step. In mathematics, for the solution of applied methods terrarium, that is, we find a solution, but not exact, looking for the next solution in more detail, and so getting closer, until we reach the ideal solution. And the number of steps of this approach can be enormous. Perception the same methods as if we are approaching not incrementally, and thrown out into the correct result, as if we immediately learned to ignore time and space. In the classical yoga requires hundreds and even billions of lives to achieve the goal. It’s just a vector of time, one life, two, three … time. And then as if it were a method that we immediately moves into the area outside of time, where the concept of time ceases to play a role. Sometimes old school is called one-step enlightenment. That is not to do a lot of steps. It is enough to make one – and you have risen to a very high level, the level of self-knowledge and freedom. The quick methods are numerous practices that have lead us to this.
Until the end to tell you how it works, I can not, but I know that it works. Moreover, on this built many things. There is the concept of “school blessing” or “the blessing of the teacher.” Teacher said, “Man, you will be all right, after three years will attain enlightenment.” Three years passed – attained enlightenment. It seems to be logical, utter contradiction of all that axioms, which we considered. But there is no violation, the whole axiomatic execute. Why is this happening? Why is there a “direct transfer of knowledge”? What makes a school of yoga yoga school, not a group of comrades who, for example, collect stamps? Why has this impulse unspeakable? Explain this is not possible.
At one time it played a bad service with Yoga. People faced with such phenomena and considered them something fantastic, something mystical and inexpressible. Then people began to pass it to other people, which was a fertile ground for all sorts of obscurantism. This is the main danger of rapid methods. Unfortunately, human unprepared they are more confusing than helping, etc.
Background rapid methods.
We return to the axioms. microcosm system of axioms, where the basis is with you our “I” (the Atma) actually gives us a picture of the world that everything is external to our “I”. We are with you often hear and read in the books, that is our appearance and our inner world, the world of our experiences, emotions, our inner world must be in harmony with the outside world and the outside world – in harmony with the inner world. In terms of the axioms of yoga is all contingent concept. Because from the point of axiomatic microcosm: So I closed my eyes and I experience something, and what I would call the external experiences, ie, I apparently involved in the world -. still external to my “I” On the other hand, from the macrocosm of the axioms of the system, which is taken as a basis for the Absolute neither more nor less, it follows that everything in relation to the Absolute – the interior. All objects, phenomena, everything, everything in relation to the Absolute – the interior.
It is these two axioms of the system: one for all as it looks, but for all the other internal. And we remember that the two principles of yoga emerged from these two systems: the first principle – do no harm to any living being unless absolutely necessary, and the second principle – nerastrachivanie energy, consciousness and energy on worthless things. And if we consider the situation within the microcosm of the axioms of the system, it turns out that for the suffering, for something negative there is no place. Consider this same situation from the perspective of the macrocosm – is exactly the same situation: all one Absolute fair and wise. What were suffering? They, too, such as no. But suffering, the problems we face, yet there. So they’re on the verge of these axioms. Inside them there, outside they do not, then they are somewhere in the middle, on the edge.
But this axiom of a single law says that not only inside and outside there, and on the border, too, no, not really anywhere. And we are beginning to approach close to the starting point of rapid methods. As a consequence – a conclusion: the universe in every period of time, at each point of the space is balanced, that is enlightened. And the conclusion is quite specific: what is not now, never has been and never will be, and what is here and now, always has been, is and will be. And this is the very first prerequisite for rapid methods.
His words: if you are looking for enlightenment in the Himalayas, somewhere out there, a teacher of legs you should know that your enlightenment – now and here, in front of your nose. What is not here, you are that will not find it. Or on the other hand, if ever any yogi has reached the state of enlightenment, has reached a certain height in the knowledge of yoga, and were, of course, to the appropriate conditions, the same conditions that were for him, available to you – right at the same moment, right in the same spot. It’s a very tricky timeless crosslinking. But more technically, faster methods are characterized by the following sentence or the following description of the method.
Method: the purpose and means of achieving the goal must be the same.
Very strange, difficult and tricky phrase. Think about it – is the same as to think about the infinity of the sky: it further and further, and you realize that you have ceased to understand. There are many other expressions on rapid methods, more or less sane. I will read some of them. Our friends Buddhists have a single position on the nature of Nirvana and Samsara. In fact it is – the same thing, but said more understandable words and more understandable language. Sometimes Tantra provides such statements: to be God, act like God; to attain enlightenment, behave as if you are already enlightened; that is in Samadhi, live as if you already are in Samadhi. That is a kind of self-deception. This is a rather clumsy attempt to express the first fundamental principle that the process of achieving the goal and the goal (when you have already reached it) should be merged. This phrase is no place for the time, so these methods are called fast.
The third principle of yoga – a vow of renunciation of sufferings.
But back yet to the axioms. Following the axiom of the law of universal unity of being is the following conclusion, which is sometimes called the third principle of yoga or vow rejection of suffering. Let me remind you, we come to the first principles of yoga, to the second principle of yoga and now come to the third. I must make a very important point that if the third principle will not you learned, the better off you all to stay away from fast methods of yoga. Otherwise, you can pretty much a burden to his karma instead of achieving any significant results. The first principle of yoga – that’s why he and the first that he was founding. The second yoga principle – on it and second, that there is a subform to the first. Third yoga principle (principle of non-suffering) works only when the two met earlier. If a person tries to immediately jump to the third principle, not fulfilling the first two, there is a high probability of a person becoming a monster that will sooner or later becomes a tyrant and begins to live according to the slogan “iron hand of communism, driving mankind to happiness.” And you’ll see why it’s so dangerous.
And now – itself the third principle of yoga. There are different formulations of it in different schools of yoga. We must remember that any doctrine or any ancient treatise written for the people who lived then, why the same principle is found in various formulations. Many respected philosophical systems close to yoga (or yoga is the same, but slightly different), there are other principles (vows), which is also this third principle, but they are used to a very different cultural soil and are expressed in very different words.
The third principle of yoga: I renounce suffering. Nothing and no one has the right to impose my suffering. I will always help to get rid of all sentient beings from suffering, when I was able to help them do that.
Or in other words: I give up suffering and the suffering engendered ignorance. I voleizyavlyayu to in my universe was no longer suffering. I gladly will do everything I can to eliminate the pain every time I faced with the suffering of sentient beings, or when there is need my help, and I’ll be able to help in the elimination of the suffering of others. But if someone tries to make me suffer, I will not accept this suffering.
And if very briefly: “All he will suffer no longer, and others will help, if they would not have to suffer.” Impose nothing we can do. Everyone – a separate universe. If a person voleizyavlyaet suffer, he will suffer from life to life, in a million years, in millions of years, and we have no right to impose anything on him. Here is a principle derived from the axiom of non-contradiction of the two systems of axioms of non-contradiction and the Law of Being.
The difference between the classical yoga of rapid methods: add another principle (third principle of yoga) and one method (the purpose and means of achieving the same goal).
We formally determined that classical yoga – a system of self-knowledge, to keep the first and second series of principle and using method – where you need to make yourself, and where you can afford. Again indirectly defines the goal to which all this should lead human – is freedom and as a consequence of the higher spiritual discovery.
The quickest method of yoga all the same thing as in the classical: the goals are the same, and intermediates signs on the way in the form of freedom. Once again, that the classical methods have evolved from fast methods, not vice versa. The quickest method is formally added to the third principle – the refusal of suffering or help living beings in the rejection of suffering – as well as the method, when the means of achieving the goal itself, and should be merged. That is, it is necessary to choose such a means to an end, so that they immediately lead to the attainment of this goal.
The dangers in the use of the third principle of yoga. The analogy with jet control.
We are determined, what is the fastest methods. Add one principle, and add a single method, and the rest remain as before. Now find out why there was such a terrible statement that if you use the third principle and try it only for achieving the objectives – this is a very dangerous situation, even in judgment? It is very easy to cross the line, when we violate the first principle of yoga and begin to harm living beings. The most offensive, that in the majority of cases, such failures occur when using only the third principle.
As far as can be judged by the people who were trying to apply quick yoga techniques in their practice, namely non-compliance with the principles of the First and Second in favor of third; usually I put an end to their practice or to create a lot of trouble both in practice and in life. This led to such situations, after which they are aware that it is too early to threaten rapid methods, as and Classic are not yet fully understood. And becomes more adequate.
The other side, when the third principle and the method of matching the goals and means of achieving it penetrate into the concrete practices (the practices will be a separate conversation), it opens a lot of opportunities to speed up the practice. But just as there is also a huge danger that you can currently generate negative karma. While we are in the plane of karma, the law of karma has not been canceled.
Here is an analogy for you to better understand what is at stake. You can walk out of the city of Moscow to go to the foot of the Himalayas, go to the Guru, teaches yoga. In N. Athanasius took a lot of time walking the three seas. Well, we will take a lot of time.
Now another case. You decide to use jet aircraft. How long will it take for it? This can be calculated for hours – not in years, and watch. But in the first case, you go to their step, calm, everything is under control. The body has got to us as a result of a long evolution. Many systems of guarding that both the machine work. We stumbled, and our vestibular system tried to find a motion that we have not fallen, etc. In our own lies as an opportunity to move, and foolproof, from ourselves. But very slowly we go. And then there are the jet. It seems so cool – you sat down and flew. Even the slightest contact of your plane with a bird, which will meet you on the way in the air, your flight may end in failure. Even flying is not so bad, as the take-off and landing, they considered themselves dangerous. And before you get behind the wheel of the aircraft, you need a lot of things to learn. If you do not study, and just at your own risk and sit behind the wheel, you can not even fly, and immediately roll over and stay at the airport. And even if it took off, it does not fly so far, and even if they fly so far, it does not sit right. Art planting is also very serious, especially when used with this not encountered.
The third principle of yoga – Protect principle.
Here is a feature of these two systems. One less energy and fewer dangers. In other energy very much, but the danger is very serious. The most serious danger – from ourselves. The dangers are many different, but there are very serious dangers against which the third and warns yoga principle. The third principle – a certain gate, through which you can only enter the fast methods.
I often hear the erroneous view that the rapid methods are based on a third principle, that the third principle – is the foundation of rapid methods. Friends, this is not so. The third principle is irrelevant to the quick method. This principle – as the rules of the road, which we guard, but have little to do with the principles of operation of the engine of the car, where we’re going. But traffic rules allow us to behave on the road. It is a principle protected. If he is separated from the first two principles, then very quickly you can forget about these principles and is easy to slip into the harm to other living beings. And since a lot of energy is released from employment, then, respectively, and the fruits of karma in the blink of an eye such that after a period of ten lives not scatter. The same applies to the second principle of yoga. If common sense a person is very ill, and he got involved in rapid methods begin with him certain things to happen, it is very wonderful, and he forgets about common sense and logic in favor of admiration for the fact that he still can not understand. This eventually leads to the degradation of the intellectual, spiritual and then, because he begins to believe in all sorts of superstitions and mysticism with a negative sign, and it is a straight road into a ditch. It’s like the situation with the plane: the plane sometimes falls into a tailspin and the poor, and the pilot has to jump catapult and plane crashes.
This is a very serious danger, the more – the rejection of suffering. The man who refuses to suffering, of course, moving away from them and have had a hard time beginning to understand the people who have not yet abandoned the suffering. It reminds us all of our revolution. Revolutionaries are all very brave men, many had a hard fate. All have experienced deprivation, did not allow himself to relax, but did a little foolishness: all the same transferred to other people, especially not stand on ceremony with them. What the French Revolution ended in the blood that our drowned in blood. Because people have begun to approach the understanding of methods, but the first two principles were not friends. Somewhere they made a breakthrough, but behind this jerk was a great deal of blood spilled. It would seem, why do we need this breakthrough, this danger?
An analysis of the third principle of yoga.
Let us now analyze the third principle – the principle of non-suffering and help sentient beings. If carefully review the third principle, we can see that it is contradictory and inconsistent in terms of practice. When we begin to abandon the suffering, we will sooner or later begin to refuse to be involved in numerous details, or in many circumstances because of which there are these sufferings. That is, we have overcome them in themselves and just forget how it is with people who in themselves have not yet overcome. We cease to understand these people. And surprised, saying, Why are you suffering? It is very easy to slip on the dryness level of callousness and disregard for all. Very big temptation is very great danger. And this principle has compensating part of the balance that balances this risk – the second part of the principle of care for all living beings. Although, in fact, if more than strictly follow the first principle, such a hazard. Yoga is primarily a practical science. And all the principles given not to hit the axioms or any logical conclusions and guidelines were given as a direct guide to action. Yoga – a very specific science and theory in it just enough to carry out the practice, however, and this compensates for part of the immediately present.
We should not turn into insensitive and crackers monsters who do not care if all the living beings suffer or not. Moreover, we make a decision: to actively assist all beings to get rid of suffering, if there are conditions. This is a serious reservation, because the axioms of micro- and macrocosm has not been canceled. Freedom will not violate even the Absolute for us. What do we have the right to violate the freedom of the will in relation to other living beings, and people who suffer voleizyavlyayut ?! We have no right to impose it, even giving up suffering if they want to suffer, let him suffer. But if people suddenly realized that he also wants to get rid of suffering, there already have something to work with, there is, to help someone. I must say that there are people who suffer voleizyavlyayut at very high stupidity. In essence, all the suffering – from a lack of knowledge. Sometimes the emphasis is shifting more towards the elimination of ignorance than the elimination of suffering. When people know that their suffering can be eliminated, they will of course strive for this and try to get rid of suffering. And here we should make every effort to help in this, and not be so intact: here the deluge, and we will not help anyone. Moreover, if we become such, we basically can not take advantage of rapid methods. All methods of rapid methods is very cleverly done: without this component, they stop working. The car would not go if he does not have some very important detail: no wheels or wheel – a movement?
A small remark aside. Yoga is able to defend itself. Rapid methods of yoga are able to defend themselves as nothing. “On fool” to take advantage of these methods will not work, no one, and this is not obvious protection. This is not something that someone will guard the secret practice of rapid methods or secret yantra, mantra, etc. Friends, this is the most primitive form of care and protection, which can be easily bypassed. There are some fundamental points, non-compliance with which a person simply does not see these methods. And if it sees something he does not have these methods of control panel. Sometimes, a man piled a variety of factors. For example, a reluctance to deal with something. Here there is a jet plane and guide him and no desire. How to start the engine – do not know. Or sometimes people too bustling and every time he skips a turn in which you have to turn, because the inside is not worked cautiously, gradually and sanity.
The third principle of yoga is very important. Often these involve fast methods, but not for themselves abandoned and suffering within themselves still accept suffering. And we sometimes oh, how we love ourselves regret: what all the poor things and lame duck, that is programmable themselves to suffering. This is a very tricky circuit, and all are countless. If you were in pain, they are, but because our strength is small, and the result is not visible. And when we have thanks to the enormous energy of fast methods of force arrives, will suffer begins to grow into a huge problem to us for themselves and come up with. It’s a trap, a serious pitfall. Positive results will only after a person learns to be responsible for themselves, for their actions and the consequences of their own actions, only after begin to live by self-motivation principles, that is, will he decide what is right and what is not to be in his life. Otherwise – only negative result.
The other side of this principle is even more practical. As a rule, the suffering find a loophole in us through the gate, to which we belong is not critical. This may be our friends and acquaintances, something that we are accustomed to, those whom we love and with whom we communicate. Sometimes completely invisible snake through this loophole, our bad karma will try to confuse us all the plans. Remember the saying, “Lord, save me from my friends, I’ll take care of himself with his enemies.” It is a wise saying in this sense. So, suffering comes to us from the other side, which you do not expect. A fast method to all processes are accelerated many times. All built into our negative karma begins to live down. We can not escape the law of karma, but we can get rid of it quickly. It is likely to encounter a negative karma that lay in us like a bomb with the Great Patriotic War, fifty years had lain there, and we did not even know that it’s there. If we begin to dramatically restructure themselves, this bomb could explode. And too bad if it blows up under our feet. Well, if it is destined to explode, it’s better to explode somewhere at the site so as not to hurt anyone.
The third principle of yoga – the active life position.
To protect themselves, and need this vow giving up suffering. At the same time the second half of this vow – a vow to help all beings. Note that the first and second yoga principle does not involve any active intervention in life. They are rather passive. The first principle: I do no harm to living beings. Please note, this is not something that I’m helping other beings. Neither of which aid is no question. The bottom line is that I do not interfere. The second yoga principle does not imply the need to identify objectives: the enlightenment of mankind, or something else. It’s just a logical construct: every time I schedule the goal, I will reach it.
But the third principle – it is an active position. On the one hand, we actively refuse suffering for themselves, but on the other hand, actively helping to overcome the suffering of other people, then there is a form of altruism for the benefit of all sentient beings. And why? And why not, the principle is. Do you want to take advantage of fast methods, but, say, you’re selfish. Instead of working for the benefit of all sentient beings and to help all those who need you, you’re retired for personal practice. That’s too bad, fast methods of you slip away, they do not like selfish.
A full explanation of the axioms, why one follows from another position, I give you now I can not. The purpose of the Open University of Yoga – quite specifically to help people, not to philosophize on the subject. Therefore, we do not have the possibility today to discuss all details. Protection Mechanisms rapid methods of selfish people (that is, methods of protecting itself from the system of people unworthy) are displayed as well as the output of the theorem in mathematics.
Analogs of the third principle of yoga in other philosophical systems.
Now a few words about Yoga comparison with other philosophical currents. I hope that we are all humans versatile. So, there are other systems. On the third principle of yoga is crossed vow of sannyasa. Almost one in one with the third principle of our friends are Buddhists vow of the Bodhisattva. Sometimes, under this principle, they understand the third principle of yoga, but, in my opinion, it is not appropriate to call it a vow of renunciation of the world. There is a saying that Yogi renounced the world. You know, you can give up on what you had. And how can you give up what you did not have ?! For example, “I refuse to be a millionaire, renounce all my non-existent billion.” Somehow it does not dock.
Why it happened? Because all the vows were given in a certain era, for the people with a certain mentality and specific spiritual objectives. For example, why do they need to read the axioms of yoga, if you can tell all your own words. On the other hand, in this trouble of yoga, there is such a part of the attempt to express the axioms of yoga in your own words. Consider, for example, vows as a monk retires from the world and refuses. Many of it is confusing and frightening. Here is a man that is not able to in life, and he goes to the monastery. It turns out a kind of attempt to escape. From the perspective of yoga axiomatic: what goes around, comes around. If faced with a vexing problem, so in previous lives, and only doing what a pit dug for themselves. Offended useless. People who because of resentment, out of fear of abandoning the world, more than deceiving themselves. They go to their monasteries, caves, live there a couple of years, and then they get bored there. This is not even modern games, and old. But the idea of any vow of failure – failure is not an idea from the world and denial of suffering in the world.
With yoga point of view, we do not know what kind of world: good or bad, good or evil. It is, strictly speaking, no. As the call, so the echo. As we live, so it is up to us and turns. The question is not in the world, the question is more in us: that we voleizyavlyaem in this world and how we live in it voleizyavlyaem?
Is there a happiness for which suffering does not have to pay?
We need to understand that is full of all sorts of traps that lead to suffering. The man, of course, wants to get rid of suffering. And, of course, the question arises whether there is happiness for which suffering does not have to pay? Very serious formulation. You gave Mercedes, nice and new. Are you happy the first three days. Then there is the fear that it could steal. And gradually clouded your happiness starts suffering poison. Or the young man fell in love with girl, in the tenth heaven, and begins to suffer from jealousy, then ten years pass, he begins to suffer from boredom. If we analyze, it turns out that there are many pitfalls on the road, that is life. And we must strive not to pay then suffering. And best of all from the beginning to choose a strategy of behavior, to exclude the possibility of suffering.
And to the question: “Do to achieve happiness is possible, for which we must not pay the price of suffering?” Yoga gives you a definite answer: “Yes.” Moreover, yoga just calls us to this approach, and in particular the rapid methods of yoga to this and lead us. But, like any other path, the path of yoga involves a certain sequence.