Steps One and Two of Meditation; the Foundation That Ensures Success in Meditation

A lecture about the first steps towards effective meditation.

00:00 - Start
01:12 - Conscious or Distracted?
02:56 - Awareness of the Present Moment
06:10 - Three Brains
09:32 - Yoga is Union with Divinity
11:35 - Three Ways People Try Religion (and Fail)
15:22 - Conscious Integration
17:47 - Eight Steps to Experience Meditation (Raja Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga)
19:56 - 1. Yama: Restraint
21:39 - 2. Niyama: Observances
21:51 - 3. Asana: Relaxed Posture
23:06 - 4. Pranayama: Energy Control
24:37 - 5: Pratyahara: Withdrawal
25:22 - 6. Dharana: Concentration
26:38 - 7. Dhyana: Meditation
27:17 - 8. Samadhi: Yoga, Reality
30:53 - Yama: Restraint
31:12 - Restraint 1: Ahimsa, Do No Harm
32:23 - Restraint 2: Satyam, Do Not Lie
32:40 - Restraint 3: Asteya: Do Not Steal
33:09 - Restraint 4: Brahmacharya: Sexual Purity
33:51 - Restraint 5: Aparigraha: Have No Desires
35:56 - Niyama: Observances
36:05 - Observance 1: Saucha: Purity
36:49 - Observance 2: Santosha, Be Content
37:10 - Observance 3: Tapas, Accept Penance
38:51 - Observance 4: Svadhyaya, Comprehension
39:59 - Observance 5: Ishvara-Pranidhana, Self-remembering
41:23 - Conscious Ethics and Self-observation

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