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   tanzeef

   Posted May 26, 2009 at 9:02 AM

   Lets make it clear.Yogi use to meditate but….Meditation does not depend on yoga neither yoga depends on meditation.
   Yes,one can meditate without practicing yoga just as one can punch hard without learning boxing.In simple words,it is possible.
   Meditation is useful when it is done in correct way.
   Close ur eyes,take deep breaths(inhale-exhale continuously).Concentrate on ur breath.For a beginner 15 mins of meditation is enough.
   Remember,yoga or meditation whatever u do, do it correctly & regularly then only u can feel the difference.See how it changes ur life.
   Keep patience!don’t fall back.

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   Anonymous

   Posted May 26, 2009 at 10:48 AM

   Yes you can do this. Meditation is the seventh step in the ashtanga yoga of sage Pathanjali- the next step ie 8th step is samadhi the ultimate stage of meditation. The eight fold yoga comprises of -yama, niyama,asana, pranayama.prthyahara,dharana,dhyana and samadhi. The other stages will aid the practitioner to reach the goal. Asana and pranayama will make ones body hale and healthy. The first two steps viz yama and niyama are moral foundations, prathyahara and dharana promotes concentration

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   Anonymous

   Posted May 26, 2009 at 2:48 PM

   I think there is some confusion over here. By sure, you can not meditate properly if you are not fit, physically and mentally. Through yoga you may maintain your physical and mental fitness required for meditation. Meditation is a mental effort. Mind is governed by the body. If body is not fit, your mind can not maintain Harmony. Any doubt?

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   Archana G

   Posted May 26, 2009 at 9:04 PM

   Yes,u can meditate without practising yoga. meditation is a pert of yoga.its not necessary to learn n do all the Aasanas for meditation. But yes,u need a lot of patience n controlling power to calm ur body,heart and mind & only then u can attain a position of “Aatm Shanti”
   i m meditating since last 10-11 yrs n it really helps at each n every step of life.

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   Alok T

   Posted May 26, 2009 at 11:02 PM

   Meditation and yoga are two different ways. Yoga is complete broad science. There are lot of branches in Yoga. Meditation can be compared with Raja yoga only. There are many yoga methods like Hatha yoga, Sahaja yoga etc. What we normally understad by yoga is certain body postures. It has no common ground for maditation. Meditation is related with mind and taking a jump out of the mind.

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   LindaPam

   Posted May 27, 2009 at 12:28 AM

   Yoga is not necessary for meditation. Yoga does not help us to meet the Almighty.
   John 14:6
   Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
   Psalm 119:15
   I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
   1 Timothy 4:14-16
   14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
   15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

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   StarMoon

   Posted May 27, 2009 at 3:33 AM

   yoga doesnt mean asana and pranayam alone ..it means all the limbs together with meditation..you wouldn’t have as much success without following the system ..because the techniques have meaning..say you cant jump to the seventh limb directly and easily …and whats you problem with other limbs say asana etc??-they are amazing and not tough
   one would love asana and pranayam if he once learns and does them.
   Yes its for divine union

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   Bharathi

   Posted May 27, 2009 at 5:01 AM

   To get the eternal happiness ,one has to look upon God,the almighty. Only God can give the eternal happiness.

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   Caboose

   Posted May 27, 2009 at 10:30 AM

   There are many, many ways to meditate. Yoga is only one of them.

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    Sadhara Satguru

    Posted May 27, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    Hello Raaj
    I meditate, yet I do not do Yoga.
    Yoga is a physical meditation. Not my cup of tea.
    Sadhara

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    ♥Ashy♥

    Posted May 27, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    YES.

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    Chandra B

    Posted May 27, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    yaa.by the help of meditation u can get power e.g. concentration,decession power & u can enhance those things which r insided u but u don’t know that.

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    onelm0

    Posted May 27, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    Yoga has no corner on the meditation market.

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    mohammed

    Posted May 27, 2009 at 9:49 PM

    Yoga is not at all have any place in meditation.

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    Harsh

    Posted May 28, 2009 at 4:16 AM

    meditation is independent of any other practice…
    it can be done without yoga also…

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    Vishnu Acharya

    Posted June 5, 2009 at 2:21 AM

    Yoga’s full name or qualified name is ‘ Ashtanga ( eight fold or limbed) Yoga’ of which meditation is a limb i.e. anga. The shortened form ‘Yoga’ has come to mean Hathayoga, the mentally forceful or insistent Yoga of postures and movements. There cannot be meditation without Yoga of which it is a part nor yoga without meditation.

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    spiritualtube

    Posted July 3, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    Meditating involves sitting still for a period of time — maybe 10 minutes, or maybe 100 minutes. The increased flexibility that yoga brings helps the body to remain comfortable during this physical inactivity.flexibility is most important