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Take Exam (Pay Later)Raja Yoga: Controlling the Manas
The Essence
The Manas (Sensory Mind) is a broadcasting station receiving 9 planetary channels of noise 24/7. You are not thinking your thoughts; the planets are thinking them *through* you. Raja Yoga (The Royal Path) is the only way to get 'Admin Access' to your own bio-computer. It is the path of Will and Psychic Control.
Classical Verse
"Yogas chitta vritti nirodhah. (Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind. - Patanjali Yoga Sutras 1.2)"
Modern Translation
The Astrological Mechanism: Mercury is the processor. The Moon is the screen. Rahu is the virus. Raja Yoga uses the Breath (Prana) to hack the Nervous System. The Hack: 'Pratyahara' (Withdrawal of Senses). Just as a turtle withdraws its limbs, the Yogi withdraws attention from the planetary inputs. By controlling the Breath (Pranayama), you control the Prana. By controlling the Prana, you control the Mind. When the Mind stops fluctuating, the planetary influences drop away like a signal losing connection.
Practical Insight
The '4-7-8' Hack. When you feel a planetary attack (sudden anger/Mars or anxiety/Moon): Inhale for 4 seconds. Hold for 7 seconds. Exhale for 8 seconds. Do this 3 times. This forces the nervous system to reboot from Sympathetic (Fight/Flight) to Parasympathetic (Rest/Digest). You literally override the transit.
Go Deeper
Try the 4-7-8 breath right now. Notice the silence that follows the exhale. In that silence, no planet exists.
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