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अष्टांग योग के पांच नियमों में से एक नियम है ‘तप’ अर्थात अपने शरीर को किसी रूप में स्वयं कष्ट देकर तपाना। यह एक बुनियादी शुद्धिकरण की प्रक्रिया है जोकि नकारात्मक कर्मों को काटने, हटाने में तथा आत्मिक उत्थान में सहायक होती है। उपवास भी स्वयं को तपाने का एक माध्यम है। यही कारण है कि शारीरिक तथा आत्मिक शुद्धि के लिए नवरात्रों के दौरान उपवास रखे जाते हैं। मां ‘शक्ति’ के दस रूप- शैलपुत्री, ब्रह्मचारिणी, चंद्रकान्ता, कुशमंदा, स्कंदमाता, कात्यायनी, कालरात्रि, महागौरी, सिद्धिदात्री तथा अपराजिता, इन नौ रातों और दस दिनों में समाए हुए हैं। इस प्रकार प्रत्येक रात्रि की एक विशेष शक्ति है जिसका एक विशिष्ट प्रयोजन है।  नवरात्रों के दौरान मौसम परिवर्तित होता है अर्थात इस सृष्टि की विभिन्न शक्तियां असंतुलन से एक सामान्य स्थिति की ओर बढ़ती हैं। चूंकि हम इस सृष्टि के पूर्ण अंश हैं, हम भी इन नौ दिनों में एक संतुलन में आने लगते हैं। इस दौरान हमारी प्राण शक्ति एक पुनः निर्माण की प्रक्रिया से होकर गुजरती है जिसके लिए शरीर को हल्का रखा जाता है। शरीर के सम्पूर्ण विषहरण के लिए, इन दिनों में उपवास के अल...

The article was published in Hindiabroad paper, Canada

" कुंदन बनाती साधना "   Yogi Ashwini   #AmarUjala

Yogi Ashwini 's article on  #Navratri  in  #Vishvamitra paper

Yogiji's article in Navhind Times .

Navratras come twice a year, marking the transition of seasons. In Ayurveda, during this time, consume nourishing foods in minimal quantities to rid the body from toxins collected during the rains. The nine nights and ten days of Navratras hold the energy of ten forms of Shakti–Shailaputri, Brahmcharini, Chandrakanta, Kushmanda, Skandmata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidatri and Aparajitha. The weather changes, and various energies of creation move from imbalance towards a new normalcy, including in our body. Our body’s prana shakti undergoes realignment, from imbalance to a new balance for the new season. For this realignment, the body has to be kept light. Therefore, the ancients prescribed fasting or upvaas during these nine days. Upavaas has a  greater connotation than merely holding back from certain foods. At Dhyan Ashram, sadhaks observe upavaas in its authentic sense—giving up all pleasures to observe austerities during sadhna, through celibacy, consumi...

On one of my expeditions to Himalayas, I met a  tapasvi . He had a mystical calmness about himself. We had a long conversation after which I  thought  of leaving something for his expenses. I slipped my hand beneath the  asan  on which he was sitting to leave some money behind. As I did so, something pricked me. I lifted the cloth to find iron nails below… One of the 5  niyams  in  ashthang yog  is  ‘tapa’ , that is, to heat the  body  by giving it pain. It is a very basic purification, a means to cancel out your negative  karmas , a tool to aid progress and evolution. Fasting/  Upavaas  is one way of putting yourself through pain.  Upavaas  has a much greater connotation than what it is generally misunderstood as - mere holding back from eating certain foods. At Dhyan Ashram,  sadhaks  observe  Upavaas  in its aunthentic sense, that is, giving up pleasure to observe austerities...

The nine days of Navratris are very powerful. Each of these nine days has a specific purpose. During Navratris, the weather changes — various energies of this creation move from imbalances towards a new normalcy. Since a human being is poorna ansh of this creation, every object and energy of the creation resides within you as well. In these nine days you also move towards a new normalcy. The prana shakti inside the body also undergoes a process of realignment. And to realign, the body should be kept light. The nine days are divided into three parts, each comprising three days. Each set of three days is for the three parts of the body — the region below the navel, between the navel and shoulders and the region above the shoulders. The nine Devis worshipped during Navratris originate from Maa Durga, Maa Lakshmi and Maa Saraswati which, all of whom have their origin in Adi Shakti. The head region of the body is symbolic of Durga, and the middle and lower regions represent Lakshmi an...