Discourse by

Sri Ramchandra.G.Bhat
Dean of Academic Programs and Division of Yoga-Spirituality.
S-VYASA, Bangalore, India

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Abstract

1.‘Yajna’ is eco-friendly life characterized by sacrifice.
2.‘Dhyana’ means channelizing mental energy and can be called concentration.
3.Watching movies or cricket, fun plays of children,catching of fish or bird, etc.involves concentration but it is not Dhyana yoga.
4.When ‘Atmasayama’ i.e. discipline is added to Dhyana it becomes Dhyana yoga.
5.There can be mental, vital, physical or intellectual discipline.
6.People do concentrate on images of god.
7.Here discipline is self internalized rather than imposed by some one or external.
8.Sitting straight helps to increase creativity and be active.
9.Cotton cloths are good as yoga mat while performing Yogasanas.
10.Sitting discipline for body and set of do’s and don’t for mind is required for Dhyana yoga.

Dr.Ramachandra.G.Bhat,PhD
Dean of Academic Programs and also of the Division of Yoga-Spirituality. He was brought up in the traditional way in Samskrta and completed his Vidvat in Samskrta. He also went through the conventional degree,Master's degree in the same subject including PhD from Mysore University. He started teaching in Janaseva Vidyakendra,a residential school near Bangalore and developed many novel teaching techniques for effective communication.During his stay he also read and mastered various systems of philosophy: Advaita,Dvaita and Visistadvaita and gained insights into the Self. His practices to transform himself to fathom the higher dimensions of Reality took him to the path of yoga and spiritual lore. In 1994 he founded Veda Vijnana Gurukulam in Channena Halli.He has participated in numerous Samskrta, philosophical conferences in different part of the country and is involved in active research and published various articles and papers in the journals.