Again, this is clearly not the case. Though body is in fact important, never it is stressed that PERFECT body is required for spiritual sadhana.Originally Posted by sm78
Atman is not body, remember Upanishads.
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Again, this is clearly not the case. Though body is in fact important, never it is stressed that PERFECT body is required for spiritual sadhana.
Atman is not body, remember Upanishads
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A good healthy and strong body is indeed important for sadhana.Again, this is clearly not the case. Though body is in fact important, never it is stressed that PERFECT body is required for spiritual sadhana.
Atman is not body, remember Upanishads
There is a verse in the upanishads ...
"The atman is not for the weak ." --- upanishads
Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna have also emphasized physical fitness for fast spiritual growth.
" A healthy mind in a healthy body, " as the european proverb goes.
Thus it is only natural that only in a healthy body, can the mind be tamed and controlled with success.
You yourself are your only friend. You yourself are your only enemy.
---Krishna ( Bhagavad Gita )
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
---Buddha
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves. That faith calls out the divinity within. You can do anything.
---Swami Vivekananda
No man should be unmanned by the magnitude of any task.
--- Tiruvalluvar ( Thirukkural )
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Namaskar yudhamanyu,
"The atman is not for the weak ." --- upanishads
Does the above mean only 'weak of body'?
That which is without letters (parts) is the Fourth, beyond apprehension through ordinary means, the cessation of the phenomenal world, the auspicious and the non-dual. Thus Om is certainly the Self. He who knows thus enters the Self by the Self.
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Both a strong body and a strong mind is emphasized here.
You yourself are your only friend. You yourself are your only enemy.
---Krishna ( Bhagavad Gita )
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
---Buddha
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves. That faith calls out the divinity within. You can do anything.
---Swami Vivekananda
No man should be unmanned by the magnitude of any task.
--- Tiruvalluvar ( Thirukkural )
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Namaste,Yes. Strong mind means a concentrated mind of stable intent with strong will to stay the course. Though an healthy body, definitely adds to the advantage of steady will.Om
That which is without letters (parts) is the Fourth, beyond apprehension through ordinary means, the cessation of the phenomenal world, the auspicious and the non-dual. Thus Om is certainly the Self. He who knows thus enters the Self by the Self.
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A healthy mind exists in a healthy body.
The upanishads themselves teach that a healthy body is required for effective mental and spiritual pursuits.
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Viswanathan Anand:- In chess a small mistake can cost you the game. If you are tired then you make errors in calculations. I go to the gym everyday and it helps me concentrate longer. Especially when you play a tough tournament you need to conserve energy for the last rounds.
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You yourself are your only friend. You yourself are your only enemy.
---Krishna ( Bhagavad Gita )
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
---Buddha
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves. That faith calls out the divinity within. You can do anything.
---Swami Vivekananda
No man should be unmanned by the magnitude of any task.
--- Tiruvalluvar ( Thirukkural )
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Namaste Arjuna,
What is the philosophical significance of LokAnanda/jagadAnanda, when death is certain and so mahApralaya ... ??
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As per tantric systems, there are Daksha, Vama, Kaula and Samaya ... later 2 transcends the first 2. But I know, there is a lot of controversy regarding the last...though I now know practitioners exists of the same, and the path is not a myth.
What is Here, is Elsewhere. What is not Here, is Nowhere.
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Namaste,
You seem to disregard that from Atma is the mind and from mind is the body.
"When you are tired" again may mean tiredness of mind and body. The wrestlers and the world champion body builders should be the best qualified, it seems, as per you?
Om
That which is without letters (parts) is the Fourth, beyond apprehension through ordinary means, the cessation of the phenomenal world, the auspicious and the non-dual. Thus Om is certainly the Self. He who knows thus enters the Self by the Self.
etad vai tat
Hari Om
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In fairness to Arjuna, his point is well made... the body does not have to be perfect for sadhana. Yet a healthy body is very desirable and needed for ones spiritual pursuits.
Yet I think Arjuna is also appreciating that the mind alone, completely isolated from the body, does not happen. There is this symbiotic relationship between the two. The wise say, in the end , there is no difference, it is one whole.
pranams,
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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Dear pal ata . What i said was with regard to the upanishadic verse , "The atman is not for the weak ."
Only those who are physically and mentally strong can realise the Atman .
Is this so hard to understand. Perhaps u should do some martial arts or bodybuilding to understand these subtle concepts .
As I said before , "A healthy mind in a healthy body. "
Best qualified for what !!!!!!!!!!
For the realisation of the atman .!!
In that case, yes !!!
Those who are physically and mentally strong can realise the atman faster, than those who are weaker.
Swami Vivekananda, Shirdi Sai Baba , Krishna were wrestlers in their youth.
Swami Vivekananda gave a lot of importance to bodybuilding , as he stated that those with a strong body can control the mind easier and faster than those with weak bodies.
Vivekananda himself was a bodybuilder, a champion athlete and wrestler and had studied martial arts as well.
Rama was known for his superb physical fitness.
Swami Sivananda was an expert in martial arts.
Buddha was a martial artist too , and was known for his prowess in archery.
He himself taught that good health is needed for spiritual progress.
Bodhidharma, the Indian buddhist enlightened master and founder of Zen Buddhism, himself taught Kung Fu to the buddhist monks in the Shaolin temple , when he noticed their lethargy and lack of vigour and toughness, which was important for spiritual progress.
RAmana Maharshi too was noted for his physical fitness and strength in his youth.
Meher Baba was a good sportsman in his youth.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, was into bodybuilding in his teenage years, and used to swim and run a lot , in order to build up his body.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati too was noted for his exceptional physical strength and physical fitness.
You yourself are your only friend. You yourself are your only enemy.
---Krishna ( Bhagavad Gita )
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
---Buddha
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves. That faith calls out the divinity within. You can do anything.
---Swami Vivekananda
No man should be unmanned by the magnitude of any task.
--- Tiruvalluvar ( Thirukkural )
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