SingaSpeaks – Roar 58

SingaSpeaks A PERIODIC NEWSLETTER FROM THE RAMAKRISHNA MISSION, SINGAPORE

ROAR 58 | SINGAPORE | SATURDAY | 29 APRIL 2017

59th Batch Yoga Training begins…

The 59th batch of Yoga Basic Course training began on Sunday, 16 April 2017. This Yoga Course is being conducted by the Nikam Guruji Yoga Kutir (NGYK) of Singapore.

Welcoming the participants, Sri Uthaychanran, a Senior Yoga Instructor explained how Sri Atul Deshpande started the free teaching of 179 BARTLEY ROAD | SINGAPORE 539784

Yoga in Singapore in 1997. He thanked the Ramakrishna Mission profusely for the support and guidance and the use of Sarada Hall without any charges. The year 2017 is the year of completion of two decades of service to Yoga aspirants. He also mentioned that the training at the Sarada Hall on Fridays and Sundays has been an uninterrupted seva PH: +65 6288 9077 | FAX: 6288 5798

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59th Batch Yoga Training begins‌ to the people of Singapore. His welcome speech was preceded by a collective prayer done by the Yoga Instructors.

Sri Uthaychanran then invited the President of the Ramakrishna Mission to kindly inaugurate the 59th batch training by lighting the lamp.

Swami Vimokshananda, after lighting the lamp, spoke to the Yoga enthusiasts. He emphasised that the training was taking place in a holy land of the Ashrama. The positive vibrations due to hundreds of devotees visiting the central Sri

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Ramakrishna Temple creates a mentally conducive atmosphere for Yoga.

The Swami enthused the trainees to know the unique success formula given by Swami Vivekananda viz., 3Ps+L=S where the 3 Ps stand for Patience, Purity and Perseverence and above all L for Love that leads to S for Success.

NGYK has 18 branches in Singapore and has certified 27,537 Trainees.

4982 Trainees have so far received Certificates in the RKM campus. The Yoga training is imparted free of any charge.

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Yoga Statistics • Nikam Guruji Yoga Kutir (NGYK) started Yoga classes in Singapore (at Ramakrishna Mission – RKM) in November 1997.

• All courses – Basic, Intermediate and Instructor Training are provided free • 58 Batches of 12 week courses completed at RKM • 7604 Participants enrolled at RKM so far • 4982 Participants certified at RKM so far • 136 Participants enrolled in this April 2017 Sunday batch • 105 Participants enrolled in this April 2017 Friday batch • 527 Batches of 12 week courses conducted across Singapore since 1997 • 49,976 Enrolled for the basic courses of NGYK so far • 27,537 Certified for the basic course of NGYK so far

SATURDAY, 29 APRIL 2017

Hatha Yoga Pradipika What it is The Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā (Sanskrit: haṭhayōgapradīpikā, हठयोगप्रदीिपका or Light on Hatha Yoga) is a classic fifteenth-century Sanskrit manual on hatha yoga, written by Svāmi Svātmārāma, a disciple of Swami Gorakhnath. It is among the most influential surviving texts on hatha yoga.

Classic Text The Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā is also one of the three classic texts on hatha yoga, alongside the Gheranda Samhita and the Shiva Samhita.

Who is the Composer The Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā was composed by Svātmārāma in the 15th century CE. as a compilation of the earlier hatha yoga texts.

Svātmārāma incorporates older Sanskrit concepts into his popular synthesis.

What it contains In the Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā, Svātmārāma introduces his system as preparatory stage for physical purification that the body practices for higher meditation or Yoga. It is based on asanas (postures) and pranayama (breathing techniques).

Methods Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā lists thirty-five earlier Haṭha Yoga masters (Skt. siddha), including Ādi Nātha, Matsyendranātha and Gorakṣanātha. The work consists of four chapters that include information about purification (Skt. ṣaṭkarma), posture (āsana), breath control (prāṇāyāma), spiritual centres in the body (cakra), coiled power (kuṇḍalinī), force postures (bandha), (kriyā), power (śakti), tubes (nāḍī), and symbolic gestures (mudrā), among other topics. It runs in the line of Hindu yoga.

िस्थरसुखमासनम् | Posture is that which is firm and pleasant.

Now comes Asana, posture. Until you can get a firm seat you cannot practise breathing and other exercises. Firmness of seat means that you do not feel the body at all. In the ordinary way, you will find that as soon as you sit for a few minutes all sorts of disturbances come into the body; but when you have got beyond the idea of a concrete body, you will lose all sense of the body. You will feel neither pleasure nor pain. And when you take your body up again, it will feel so rested. It is the only perfect rest that you can give to the body. When you have succeeded in conquering the body and keeping it firm, your practice will remain firm.

–Swami Vivekananda

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SATURDAY, 29 APRIL 2017

Peace Message by Car Drive

Sri Hitendra Sharma from Gwalior, India had a mission. He wanted to to bring home the message of India in 11 countries. He undertook a self drive journey from Gwalior to spread the message of Friendship, Peace and Happiness. He visited 11 Countries in 90 days covering 30,000 Km in South-East Asia.

During his Singapore sojourn he visited the Ramakrishna Mission Boys’ Home on 22 April, 2017. He explained his mission to the children of the Boys’ Home. Swami Vimokshananda welcomed him and honoured him with a shawl. He was accompanied by Sri Raj of the Singapore Vivekanand Seva Sangh and other dignitories.

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