ANTARANGA YOGA

DURING THE LIFE STRUGGLE IN THE STREAM OF EVOLUTION,THE CEREBRAL CORTEX,DUE TO ITS INCREASING USE,HAS PROGRESSED MORE AND MORED. IT’S COMMAND-GIVING FRONT PART[PREFONTAL AREA OR LOBE] HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE DEVELOPED BECAUSE OF THE APPLICATION OF INTELLECTUAL WISDOM. PRANAYAMA FURTHERS THIS DEVELOPMENT.IN THE BUSY ACTIVITIES OF THE BRAIN,PRANAYAMA CREATES STABILITY.IN OTHER WORDS,THE FICKLENESS OF THE WAVERING MIND IS ELIMINATED AND THE HIGHER INTELLECT IS TABLISHED. THIS STABILITY IS A MUST FOR THE PRACTICE OF DHARNA,DHYANA AND SAMADHI STATES OF ANTARANGA YOGA. THE PRACTICE OF ANTARANGA OF YOGA “PURIFIES THE HIGHER INTELLECT AND BRINGS ABOUT SELF-REALISATION[SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT]”AND,THEREFORE,IN THE PRACTICE OF ASHTANGA YOGA,PRANAYAMA HAS ACQUIRED A UNIQUE PLACE. IN THE SAMADHI-LIKE STATE,ONE ATTAINS”MENTAL MODULATIONS ARE STABILISHED AND THE ACTIV E LIFE FORCE[PRANA] IS DISABLED” STATE.MANY GAIN THE GOOD FORTUNE OF THE BRUSHING EXPERIENCE OF SUCH A STATE IN THE KUMBHAKA OF PRANAYAMA.