The first one is "forbidden". There are five precepts in the precepts: non-violence, no stealing, no lying, no greed and no lust. Non-violence-don't force your body, and don't force yourself to do things that are incompetent; Don't steal-don't steal or take things that don't belong to you, don't steal other people's ideas and thoughts, and don't try to control others; Don't lie-don't lie, don't talk nonsense, don't argue, don't cheat your body and your heart; Not greedy-not persistent, content with the status quo, content with yourself, content with the environment, people who are not greedy will not be afraid; No lust-be loyal to the people around you, be loyal to your emotions, and lead a clean life before you can heal yourself! Master Iyengar compared this branch to a tree root, which is the foundation of life practice.
The second is "obedience", which has five worships: purity, contentment, asceticism, self-study and enthusiastic dedication. Only by keeping the body, diet and mind pure can we live and practice happily, follow the "guru" or classic study, so as to test and correct ourselves and dedicate our piety to the gods. Master Iyengar compared this branch to "building a trunk".
The third branch is the asana method.
Observe the body through physical exercises, and cultivate self-cognitive ability through experience and observation. So yoga is a physical exercise, not a posture exercise. When observing the body, we should practice mindfulness, know what is right, be upright and square, don't be afraid, don't be confused, don't be fatuous and don't have delusions! Our spine is a "karma vein", which records our usual living habits and ways of action. Careful observation shows that people who are not confident have a tilted spine and a collapsed back. Impatient people, stiff spine, poor shoulder and neck movement. So yoga teaches us to restore the original elasticity and stretching support of the spine through practice.
The fourth branch is interest rate adjustment method.
Understand your emotions and your body by observing your breathing; Feel the present through breathing and feel yourself; Through breathing exercises, promote qi and blood and concentrate your mind. These are all through observing the body, breathing, and then observing the present and self. This is a state of mutual combination.
The fifth branch is the sense of control: the sense of acceptance.
Because the senses are always easily excited by external interference. Yoga is to draw inward and outward scattered thoughts back to the present self. For example, when you sit still, you hear the outside voice, which causes your irritability, which is caused by mindfulness. In fact, the mind is thinking about business and resisting external interference. So the interference directly caused the heart to fluctuate. If quiet inside, then the voice is like a stone thrown into the water, which raises the fluctuation of thoughts. In my opinion, don't control the fluctuation of mentality, because control will cause resistance. It is to adapt to the outside world and adapt to the present. Listen to it, look at it. When the water is deep, it is silent, and it carries everything. Sprinkle a handful of salt into a glass of water and it will become salty. If spilled into the river, it will melt instantly and blend into the water. So yoga is to let us learn to be open, harmonious, open-minded, free, mobile and conscious. This is not empty talk in theory, but through observation, we can return to the origin of our hearts and realize why we resist and why we are uneasy. This kind of exercise becomes natural, just like when we encounter irritability in life and cause emotional anxiety, don't resist and don't be afraid. This is just an opportunity, just like knocking on the door of the soul, to realize the reason why you are not quiet. The root of all emotions is fear, and fear is mostly self-motivation. Ignorance masks the ability of self-awareness.
The sixth branch is: continuous awareness and attentive reception.
The ability of awareness is constantly gathering, forming continuous awareness and seeing. Like a steady stream of river water flowing into the sea of Wang Yang. Another example is that millions of light beams converge into sunlight.
The seventh is Zen: no discrimination, no resistance, complete introversion, resulting in "flowers of wisdom."
Wisdom is tolerance and harmony without contradiction, refutation and regression. Like the wisdom of light, in the light, ignorance is removed and distractions gradually fade away.
The eighth branch is Samadhi, and it's settled.
Brahma and I are one, and they live in harmony with everything. This is harmony and openness, and the light of awareness shines on everything and the earth. The eight branches of yoga are the whole practice, so don't separate them separately. For example, when practicing yoga poses, you should try to put down your violent heart, be honest with yourself, not be greedy and enterprising, and not be afraid of comparison. This is a "discipline". Keeping inner mindfulness, being pure from the inside out, being content with the present physical condition, honestly listening to the feelings of the body, studying the book of life in the answers of the body, and letting love and piety give birth to natural light in the body, this is "persistence". Breathe through the body, observe the mind, observe the present, conform to the guidance of breathing, stretch the body step by step and safely, and do not blindly follow and compare. External interference, can't stand the mind, can take the senses. In constant awareness, the energy in the body flows, and that kind of awareness, like the light flowing in the body, completely blooms from the inside, waiting for the flowers inside the body to bloom with the heart of waiting and watching. The light of wisdom flows full and quietly! At this time of yoga, you exist in the present, in nature and in yourself. At this moment, you have nothing to fight for, just be yourself! "I" is real, not in the past, not in the future, not thinking, not guessing. I'm here!
Yoga When you really know that I am so simple and true, you will fall in love with your true self.