{"id":360,"date":"2026-05-20T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/?p=360"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:55:03","slug":"lesson-39-dancing-with-siva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/lesson-39-dancing-with-siva\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 39 \u2013 Dancing with \u015aiva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kauaishindumonastery.com\/mc-daily-lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DwS-Lesson-039.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Recording: Gurudeva&#8217;s cloned voice<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is the Nature of the Yoga P\u0101da?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u015aLOKA 39<br>Yoga is internalized worship which leads to union with God. It is the regular practice of meditation, detachment and austerities under the guidance of a satguru through whose grace we attain the realization of Para\u015biva. Aum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BH\u0100SHYA<br>Yoga, \u201cunion,\u201d is the process of uniting with God within oneself, a stage arrived at through perfecting chary\u0101 and kriy\u0101. As God is now like a friend to us, yoga is known as the sakh\u0101 m\u0101rga. This system of inner discovery begins with \u0101sa\u00adna\u2014sitting quietly in yogic posture\u2014and pr\u0101\u00ad\u1e47\u0101\u00ady\u0101ma, breath control. Prat\u00ady\u0101h\u0101ra, sense with\u00addrawal, brings awareness into dh\u0101ra\u1e47\u0101, concentration, then into dhy\u0101na, med\u00aditation. Over the years, un\u00adder ideal conditions, the ku\u1e47\u1e0dalin\u012b fire of consciousness ascends to the higher chakras, burning the dross of ig\u00adnorance and past karmas. Dhy\u0101na finally leads to enstasy\u2014first to savi\u00adkalpa sam\u0101dhi, the contemplative experience of Sat\u00adchid\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u0101\u00adnanda, and ultimately to nir\u00advikal\u00adpa sam\u0101dhi, Para\u00ad\u00ad\u015biva. Truly a living satguru is needed as a steady guide to traverse this path. When yoga is practiced by one per\u00adfect\u00aded in kriy\u0101, the Gods receive the yog\u012b into their midst through his awakened, fiery ku\u1e47\u1e0dalin\u012b. The Vedas enjoin the yog\u012b, \u201cWith earnest effort hold the senses in check. Controlling the breath, regulate the vital activities. As a charioteer holds back his restive horses, so does a per\u00ad\u00adse\u00ad\u00advering aspirant restrain his mind.\u201d Aum Nama\u1e25 \u015aiv\u0101ya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is the Nature of the Yoga P\u0101da? \u015aLOKA 39Yoga is internalized worship which leads to union with God. It is the regular practice of meditation, detachment and austerities under the guidance of a satguru through whose grace we attain the realization of Para\u015biva. Aum. 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