Quotes From "Yoga And Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style" By Amit Ray

Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science...
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Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul. Amit Ray
Searching outside of you is Samsara (the world). Searching within...
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Searching outside of you is Samsara (the world). Searching within you leads to Nirvana. Amit Ray
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Concentration attracts luck factor. Amit Ray
Vipassana meditation is an ongoing creative purification process. Observation of...
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Vipassana meditation is an ongoing creative purification process. Observation of the moment-to-moment experience cleanses the mental layers, one after another. Amit Ray
Science of happiness lies in our understanding. The secrets of...
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Science of happiness lies in our understanding. The secrets of happiness lie in our capacity to expand our heart. Amit Ray
Exercises are like prose, whereas yoga is the poetry of...
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Exercises are like prose, whereas yoga is the poetry of movements. Once you understand the grammar of yoga; you can write your poetry of movements. Amit Ray
Self-observation is the first step of inner unfolding.
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Self-observation is the first step of inner unfolding. Amit Ray
Yoga is the art work of awareness on the canvas...
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Yoga is the art work of awareness on the canvas of body, mind, and soul. Amit Ray
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Samadhi is the journey from individual to collective consciousness. The steps of Samadhi are the steps towards reaching the collective consciousness. In meditation, the more we radiate love, compassion, peace, harmony and tranquility, the more is our contribution towards the collective consciousness. The more we positively contribute towards the collective consciousness the more is our progress in Samadhi. . Amit Ray
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Micro meditations should be performed with very little activity. These practices should not be associated with any goal, concept or belief. Amit Ray
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Exercises are like prose, whereas yoga is the poetry of movements. Amit Ray
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Meditate, Visualize and Create your own reality and the universe will simply reflect back to you. Amit Ray
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Yoga is not just repetation of few postures - it is more about the exploration and discovery of the subtle energies of life. Amit Ray
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There are two types of empathy: the positive empathy and the negative empathy. When we are fully carried away by the unaware activities of the mirror neurons, we are under the trap of negative empathy. The negative empathy generates attachments. Out of these attachments suffering follows. Negative empathy is a kind of reaction to a situation, whereas positive empathy is internal response of peace love and tranquility.. In positive empathy, your deep tranquility, joy and peace activates the mirror neurons of the others, whereas in negative empathy your mirror neurons are activated by the disturbance of others. Amit Ray
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Yoga talks about cat-pose, dog-pose, camel-pose, monkey-pose, bird-pose etc. Why there are so many animal poses? Animals release their emotions and tensions by movements based on their body sensations. But our amygdala in the brain is carrying the “fight or flight response”; it has forgotten the art of releasing the tensions. As human beings, when we are aware about the sensations, we can release that by aware, slow movements. If you do not give movements to the body parts, energy will be stuck and blood circulation will be disturbed. Gradually, that creates chronic physical and mental health problems. Amit Ray