Introduction to Karma Yoga

Everything is yoga; yoga is a state of mind

- Yoga Karmas Kaushalam —> Perfection in action is yoga

Types of Karma

A) Intention

1. Sakama: “belong to me” nurtures the ego of the mind, sense of possesses, work to
acomplish things. Succes is determined by others and satisfaction is personal.
Awakens the feeling of ego
2. Nishkama: selfless kind of act. Offer without expecting nothing in return. Single
consciousness

B) Timeline

1. Sanchita: The Karma you have performed in the past and affects your present.
EXAMPLE: Bad parenthood affects a child while growing up and becoming and
adult.
2. Prarabhda: Is the present moment, is going to create the future that you will live. The
present moment is the only thing you can control. If the is oneness and equanimity in
your mind, and your actions then you are doing positive karma yoga.
3. Agami: the future, something you cannot control, this are just principles of human
existence.

Karma Yoga will help you ease the duality of mind, leading to consciousness and
peace of mind. It will help you clear your mind and

Pranayama benefits

1. Improves breathing pattern

2. increases mindfulness
3. improves concentration / focus
4. relieves Stress
5. enhances cognitive performance
6. improves sleeping patter
7. reduces high blood pressure, hypertension
8. activates para sympathetic system & improves digestion
9. helps in weight loss or weight gain

Anatomy - Bone Anatomy

1. Flat bones: thin in nature and protect the organs inside the human body
2. Short bones: cubical in nature -> dense structure
3. Long bones
 Meditation - Obstacles in Meditation

1. Desire - Iccha
⁃ self-achievements,
⁃ getting better at something,
⁃ reward to the physical body
⁃ there is always something better your mind wishes for
⁃ stop the mind from creating desires, acknowledging there is enough in this universe
to fulfill the needs of everyone, there is not enough to fulfill the greed
⁃ being content with what you are and what you have
2. Hatred - Dwesha
⁃ is a feeling that creates emotion sin the mind, usually negative feelings
⁃ it can reflect in the physical appearance
⁃ getting rid of hatred by cultivating the feeling of contentment
⁃ change is the only constant in this world
3. Happiness - Sukha
⁃ extreme happiness that comes fro material objects is temporary
⁃ one must rather pursue a constant feeling of contentment that is not dependent on
material achievements
4. Sadness- Dukha
⁃ negative emotions: feeling of weakness, vulnerability
⁃ nothing in this world is permanent

All this obstacles give power to the mind, we should therefore focus on attaining
power from the mind in order to control it how we want it. Train the mind to
experience contentment in order to remove this obstacles.