We in our Yogic practice, go through stages. Many feel that the practice of Yoga releases good feelings, happiness, Joy. What do these terms actually mean. Ananda especially is often translated as Joy, and as such it is a collective term that covers the joy of all creation. Life–force expressing its delight, its freedom to take whatever form.

When we go with yoga through different stages, eventually, hopefully we come to experience spontaneous joy, and freedom. Again big words…how to understand?

First we use the intellect, trying to understand with the conditioned mind until that gives way to intuitive, revealed insights; when this stage too is passed… “knowing itself” arises of that force that is behind the mind and everything. So Ananda, or “joy” has little or nothing to do with feeling good but is the direct experience of Shakti herself .When this happens this state is Ananda!

And yet there are even in the Yogic scriptures different perceptions of what this state actually is: the experience of God, the experience of Samadhi? Or, or…

We will explore and try to feel for understanding, to bring us closer to “knowing”.

Schedule:
2 & 3 January 2016, Saturday and Sunday
3:30pm to 4.45: Lecture
5 pm to 6.15 pm: Lecture
6.15 to 7pm: Meditation