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As we move into Dakshinayana, Sadhguru tells us the significance of this
period of the year.
Sadhguru: Dakshinayana is the time when the Sun begins to trace a
southward movement in the Earths sky in the northern hemisphere of the
planet. Dakshinayana is significant in the life of anyone who is doing any
kind of yoga. In this phase, your relationship with the planet is very
different than what it is in the northern run. Particularly for those of us
who are living in the northern hemisphere, it is very significant that the
sun is now moving south and the planet is moving in an anticlockwise
direction. These together produce a certain impact on the human
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These six months
are the sadhana
pada and this
time is important
physiology. All the practices we do have been structured keeping this
aspect in mind.
It was during this time of the year that Adiyogi turned south and became
a Dakshinamurti he began to transmit the fundamentals of the yogic
science to his first seven disciples, who are now celebrated as the
Saptarishis. It was not on a whim that he decided to turn south. He turned
south because the sun turned south. The southern run of the sun became
significant because this was the first phase of the teaching. This became
the sadhana pada where he taught the Saptarishis what they should do.
The northern run or Uttarayana is referred to as the samadhi pada or
kaivalya pada. It is a time for realization.
The sadhana pada is always more
important because in the process
of making anything happen, the
most important thing is to do what
is in our hands right. What is not
in our hands, we only have to
wait. Sadhana is something which
is in our hands we can do
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because now you
can do the right
things.
something about it. It may be a
lesser dimension than the other
but it doesnt matter, it is in our
hands. It becomes important
because we can make it happen.
Watering and putting manure to a plant is important. Flowers will come
as a consequence of that. It is not our doing. This is just like that. These six
months are the sadhana pada and this time is important because now you
can do the right things. If you do the right things, when the time to
harvest comes, the right kind of harvest will come.
Welcome to Dakshinayana time, sadhana and striving
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subhash a year ago
"... it is very significant that the sun is now moving south...", Sun moving around the
earth!, which century Sadhguru lives in?

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Sumam a year ago subhash
Subhash, do you know how seasons are formed (if not read a science text
of class 4, to know it)
There is a phenomenon called summer solstice (Utharayana) and winter
solstice (Dskinayana).
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As regards to your centuries question, if you are born in Bharat (India) even
in previous centuries, you would know that, earth was round (as in
kurmavatharam of dasavatharam) and that earth revolves n rotates - Dharthi
(something which moves), unless you are born in western culture where
they believed earth was flat, even as Copernicus was poisoned to death for
his discovery.

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Guest a year ago subhash
Subhash, during sunrise turn towards east and note the point of sunrise with
respect to the Earth. Now after few more days or once in a month note the
point of sunrise again. Do it for a year. You would notice that the point of
sunrise moves towards south(I dont mean Sun raises in the south) but the
point of sunrise moves slowly towards south direction.Similarly it moves
towards north in another part of the year. These are changes that are
referred to Uttarayana and Dakshinayana. Now after one year you can turn
towards east and draw an imaginary line in the horizon from south to north
which the sun had traced. Well, I observed long back when i was a kid say
less than 12 years of age or so.

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Cibi Singaravel S a month ago subhash
am a student of Space science and technology from Swedish Institute of
Space Physics, Sweden. Its world known phenomenon, that the Earth is
moving around the sun, But when you look from the Earth's sky, ( that is
what he apparently mentioned ), the Sun is revolving around the Earth. Even
we engineers will take it that way for simplifications of the calculations.
Do this : Look at the sky daily. Take a snap shot of the Sun at any particular
time, say 17.30 in the evening, at the exact place daily and plot it on a graph
for an year. You will get it get a graph called Analemma. Look at the Image
1. If you take the snap shots daily and join it, you will get the image 2. This is
like Shape 8. The topmost point is where the Summer solstice takes place
at June 21. The bottom most point will take place at Dec 22. This is the
wintter solstice. The crossing point at 8, which would take place for 2 times
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wintter solstice. The crossing point at 8, which would take place for 2 times
is called the Spring and Autumnal Equinoxes some times around April 15
and August 31. So Dakshinayana mean, the sun virtually moves form the
top point on the graph to the bottom point. If you do the same procedure on
Mars, you will get some thing like Image 3. Hope you have understood.
Moral: We need to do some little reading and internet search before

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Veera a year ago subhash
the Sun begins to trace a southward movement in the "EARTH'S SKY" ..
read it carefully , it is understood that it is written with reference to earth not
the solar system..

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Arun a month ago subhash
It was said in a relative context( Dakshinayana is the time when the Sun
begins to trace a southward movement in the "Earths sky" in the northern
hemisphere of the planet.), watch The Tide of Time by Sadhguru
to know the immensity of him. Trying to find a fault will not make idiots like
you intelligent. Get a life for yourself

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klogram a year ago subhash
But to one on the surface of the Earth, it is moving south.

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Ajith Shankar a month ago subhash
Earths axis is not perpendicular to the Sun. This means the Sun does not
lay always directly above the equator.In fact, it is sometimes to the north and
sometimes to the south of the equator. The alternation of these
configurations creates the seasons on Earth. tilt in the axis has on the
length of days and nights at various latitudes in the two hemispheres. So
with respect to earth the sun apparently will seam to move south during this
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with respect to earth the sun apparently will seam to move south during this
period, due to the tilt in axis in which earth rotates

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Mrinal a year ago subhash
Notwithstanding the correctness of your point, but that is a line taken out of
context, so it reveals a completely incorrect information, as Sadhguru is
used to in his communication of suggesting how we would perceive as
Dakshinayana is happening (sun is moving southward), which is not
technically correct, but we need to get the essence, else he knows it well
that earth moves and sun is stationary.

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Radhika a year ago subhash
" Sun begins to trace a southward movement in the Earths sky " , if you see
the point of sunrise and try to draw a graph, you will find that the trace will be
towards south. Does it mean that sun is rotating around earth? I don't think
so

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Earthian a month ago subhash
I don't want to go in this discussion as yet, but to give you a tip on the new
science that is emerging, Space time is curve because of gravity so is the
earth!!!


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Earthian a month ago
Such clear thoughts and directions can come only from realised beings! Thank you,
you made my day..

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Shweta a year ago
Thank you for sharing the wisdom Guruji.. However, would you please share what
should be done? The article speaks of doing the right things.. may be a naive
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should be done? The article speaks of doing the right things.. may be a naive
question... however, an answer to my ignorant and less wise question will be highly
appreciated...


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Michael a year ago Shweta
Your kriya

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