Advanced Yoga Study
By Swami Dharmananda
 


Charity  
Sattvic  
Datavyamiti yaddanam diyateanupakarine 
Deshe kale cha patre cha taddanam satvikam smritam (BG-Ch-17; Sl-20) 
Donation of money or any gift given at the right time at the right place and to the deserving person is called sattvic donation. Sattvic gifts are of three types, material, mental and spiritual. On the material plane to give food and money to the poor is good. To provide him a job is better. To help him to become qualified for a job is still better. Continued material aid to a man makes him enslaved and dependent, so it is better to encourage him to remedy his ills by self help. On the mental plane to educate is good. On the spiritual o offer spiritual instructions to a good man is good. To aid an advance devotee is better. To bestow on a worthy disciple the ecstasy of samadhi is the best. 

Rajasic  
Yattu pratyupa karartham phalammuddishya va punah 
Diyate cha pariklishtam taddanam rajas am smritam (BG Ch-17; Sl-21) 
That gift is deemed rajasic which is offered with reluctance or in the thought of receiving a return or of gaining merit. 

Tamasic  
Adeshekale yaddanam apatre bhyascha diyate 
Asatkritam abagyatam tattamasam udahritam (BG Ch-17; Sl- 22) 
That gift which is bestowed at a wrong time and place to an unworthy person contemptuously or without goodwill. 

 




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Table of Contents

Introduction to Yoga
Ayurveda
Hatha Yoga
Raja Yoga
Kundalini Yoga
Bhagavad Gita
  Scriptures of Sanatana Dharma
  Background story of the Bhagavad Gita
  Vedanta Philosophy (Gyana Yoga)
  Caste system in Indian society
  Principles of Karma Yoga
  Concept of Yagnya
  Concept of Deities
  Law of re-incarnation
  Law of God’s incarnation
  Spiritual Eye
  Concept of Yuga - World Ages
  Story of creation
  Bhakti Yoga
  The concept of the Gunas
  Daivi Sampada or Divine Qualities
  Faith and charity
Miscellaneous Spiritual Aids

Book Pages
Table of Contents
Respectful Obeisance
Brief life sketch
Achievements
A Compilation
About The Author
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