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Questioner: What is the importance of the sequence in which we are

doing the asanas? Can we change the order?

Sadhguru: The order is not something that you or I invented it arises

from the observation of how not only the physical body but the whole
human system functions. In your system, there is something called
skeletal comfort, muscular comfort, organ comfort, and energy comfort.
If you sit in a reclining chair, your muscles will be comfortable, but your

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joints will be strained. Y ou may have noticed that if you travel for some
time sitting reclined in a plane or a car, by the time you reach your
destination, you will be exhausted. If you sit up straight, this will not
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happen. If you sit in a recliner, only your muscles are relaxed, but there is
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a lot of stress on the skeletal system, and above all, on your organs.
The vital organs in the trunk are not firmly fixed with clamps and bolts or
flanges but hang in connective tissue like in nets. If you sit in a recliner,
especially in a moving vehicle, your organs will suffer enormously. In a
moving vehicle, you must always sit straight, so that your organs have

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greater comfort. If you lean back, one organ will press on the other. This is
why they say you should never lie down right after food. In India, they
always told you that you must eat before or just after sunset, and leave at

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stomach by then. If the stomach is full and you lie down, it presses on

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In Hata Y oga, this organ comfort

is always considered. Energy
comfort is also considered. Y our
energy functions in such a way
that if you activate one aspect of
your energy without activating
another aspect of it, your system
will become disjointed. There are
many disjointed bodies
everywhere. Disjointed energy
means living a broken life.
Somehow, you may manage to
live long, but no matter what
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The order of the

asanas is not
according to my
or your
preference, it is
the way the
human system is
made.

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enters your life, you will not be

complete. Y ou may win the lottery, you may get married to the best man
or woman in the world, you may pray 24 hours of the day no matter
what you do, you will live a disjointed life.
The order of the asanas is not according to my or your preference, it is the
way the human system is made. We need to activate it from one end to
the other. Sudden activation of a certain part will lead to disjointedness.
Life situations can be such that there is no choice about how to act and no
system to it you may have to jump into action whichever way it comes.
But if you have activated your system in a certain way, whatever situation
occurs in your life, you will be able to take it without causing too much
disturbance to your system. One can distinctly see this if you do proper
classical yoga, whatever situations you face, they will not leave you
scattered. This preparation creates a certain integrity in the system. So the
order of asanas is not by choice, it is according to the way the human
system is structured.

Editors Note: This article is based on an excerpt from the July 2014
issue of Forest Flower. Pay what you want and download. (set 0 for
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17 days ago

Namaskaram, When I try to download July 2014 issue of Forest Flower. I getting the
e-copy of June 2014 issue of Forest flower. Could some one from the Web Admin
check this issue please.
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gemini

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Appears to be fixed now.

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Padmanabhan

gemini 14 days ago

Yes its fixed now.

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Ashish

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Same here!
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I did not get the second part...

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