Bhava Training at The Yoga Institute
Yoga and Total Health|January 2023
Sowing the seeds of a positive attitude
Shri Harold Sequeira 
Bhava Training at The Yoga Institute

The word Bhava means feelings, emotions, and/or attitudes. In the Samkhya Karika of Ishvar Krishna, Karika 23, he mentions that when the mind is Sattvic, four positive Bhavas emerge; when it is dominated by Tamas, the opposites prevail.

The Rajas Guna is only a stimulator and conveyor; thus does not deal with Bhavas directly; its role is instrumental.

The Buddhi contains the eight Bhavas Samkhya Karika 23.

In our Buddhi/intellect reside 8 Bhavas; 4 positive, 4 negative. The positive ones are 1. Dharma 2. Jnana 3. Vairagya 4. Aishvarya

The 4 negative ones are 1. Adharma 2. Ajnana 3. Raga 4.Anaishvarya

The Gunas create the predispositions for positive and negative Bhavas. Sattva Guna and Tamas Guna create the dispositions for the Bhavas mentioned above. The positive and negative ones are two sides of the same coin; if you see one, the other one follows it like a shadow. It requires superior understanding by the Buddhi, how the flip side or other side raises its head. They are a creative force; a force with a thousand faces. For example, the Dharma-Adharma concept is the warp and woof of the Mahabaratha; the whole epic story is woven with these threads of Dharma and Adharma.

At The Yoga Institute, Dr. Jayadeva told us numerous stories from this epic in his talks on the Bhavas. He was the epitome of Dharma itself; and the thousand deranged minds who came to him, including the writer, learnt the nitty-gritty of the Dharma Bhava etc. from him.

Esta historia es de la edición January 2023 de Yoga and Total Health.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.

Esta historia es de la edición January 2023 de Yoga and Total Health.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.

MÁS HISTORIAS DE YOGA AND TOTAL HEALTHVer todo
Pay the Price for Peace
Yoga and Total Health

Pay the Price for Peace

Attachment or freedom? The choice is yours

time-read
2 minutos  |
October 2024
Floating Through Life
Yoga and Total Health

Floating Through Life

When the going gets tough, the tough surrender

time-read
4 minutos  |
October 2024
Sublimate your Emotions
Yoga and Total Health

Sublimate your Emotions

Remember that emotion is ego in motion

time-read
4 minutos  |
October 2024
A Lesson from Ravana
Yoga and Total Health

A Lesson from Ravana

Reading between the lines

time-read
2 minutos  |
October 2024
The Strokes of Daily Effort
Yoga and Total Health

The Strokes of Daily Effort

What makes a good person great?

time-read
4 minutos  |
October 2024
From Science to Pseudo-science - Part II
Yoga and Total Health

From Science to Pseudo-science - Part II

Where there is light there will also be darkness

time-read
4 minutos  |
October 2024
The Trap of Reaction
Yoga and Total Health

The Trap of Reaction

Think, understand and only then act

time-read
3 minutos  |
October 2024
Simple Is Best
Yoga and Total Health

Simple Is Best

We dismiss things as too ordinary and it is our loss

time-read
3 minutos  |
October 2024
The Importance Of The 'Emergency Kit'
Yoga and Total Health

The Importance Of The 'Emergency Kit'

How to overcome difficult times by oneself

time-read
3 minutos  |
September 2024
हृदय शुद्ध तो परेशानियाँ गौण
Yoga and Total Health

हृदय शुद्ध तो परेशानियाँ गौण

जिस मनुष्य का हृदय मलिन होगा उसमें ज्ञानाग्नि जलाने की शक्ति उतनी ही क्षीण होगी, जिसका हृदय शुद्ध होगा वह पल भर में ही आत्म-ज्ञान प्राप्त कर सकता है । यह आत्मज्ञान का मार्ग बहुत ही साहस का मार्ग है।

time-read
2 minutos  |
September 2024