Prayer

Let us pray now:

Om Saha Navavatu, Sahanau Bhunaktu,

Saha Viryam Karavavahai, Tejaswi Navadhitamastu,

Ma Vidvishavahai, Om Shantih, Shantih, Shantih.

(Krishna Yajurveda Kathopanishad)

There are four Vedas. They are Rigveda, Samveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda.

有四個吠陀經。他們是梨俱吠陀（Rigveda），沙磨吠陀（Samveda），耶柔吠陀（Yajuvreda）和阿達婆吠陀（Atharvaveda）。

Each Veda has been divided into four parts. They are Brahmana, Samhita, Aaranyaka and Upanishad.

每個吠陀分為四個部分。他們是本集 （Samhita）、梵書（Brahmanas）、森林書（Aranyaka）、奧義書（Upanishads ）四個部分。

The Upanishad is the terminal part of Veda. so it is called as Vedanta. There are many Upanishads but out of them 108 are very well known.

Out of them Isha, Kena, Katha, Mundaka, Mandukya, Aitareya, Taittiriya, Shwetashwatara, Chhandogya and Brihadaranyaka are the main ten Upanishads.

奧義書是吠陀的終點站。因此它被稱為吠檀多。有許多奧義書，但其中有108個是眾所周知的。

Isha 自在奧義書,

Kena 由誰奧義書,

Katha 石氏奧義書,

Mundaka 剃髮奧義書,

Mandukya 蛙氏奧義書 ,

Aitareya 他氏奧義書

Taittiriya 鷓鴣氏奧義書,

Shwetashwatara 白螺氏奧義書,

Chhandogya 歌者奧義書

Brihadaranyaka 廣林奧義書

是排名前十的奧義書。

Every Upanishad has various branches and sub Branches. In our country, the Northern and Western India have Shukla Yajurvediya tradition; while in south India, there is Krishna Yajurvediya tradition. There are different methods and pronunciations due to different traditions but their meanings remain same.

每部奧義書都有多個分支和子分支。

在北印度和西印度有 Shukla Yajurvediya 的傳統，在南印度有 Krishna Yajurvediya的傳統。由於傳統不同方法和發音也不同，但它們的含義是一樣的。

備註：

Shukla (Sanskrit: शुक्ल) is a word of Sanskrit origin that means "bright" or "white". It is used as a surname in north India.

夜柔吠陀（梵語：यजुर्वेदः，轉寫：Yajurveda），梵文是由yajus（「祭祀」）和veda（「知識」）兩個字根構成的複合詞，漢譯為祭祀明論，是印度教四大吠陀經之第三部。內容著重於禮拜及牲禮等的宗教儀式。

The Yajurveda is broadly grouped into two – the "black" or "dark" (Krishna) Yajurveda and the "white" or "bright" (Shukla) Yajurveda. The term "black" implies "the un-arranged, unclear, motley collection" of verses in Yajurveda, in contrast to the "white" which implies the "well arranged, clear" Yajurveda.^[4] The black Yajurveda has survived in four recensions, while two recensions of white Yajurveda have survived into the modern times.

Why a Prayer?

Here the Shanti Mantra of Kathopanishad describes determination between master and disciple. In the beginning there is faith, confidence, honor and dedication between the master and disciple. The master is not greedy and disciple is not selfish. Yogic life means the right feelings between each other. There is unhappiness where jealousy, envy, ego, deceit, fraud, enmity and indictiveness are present. Jealousy is worse than cancer. There is only on solution. That is, regular pronunciation of Omkar for a long time, practice of Pranayama, introspection and practice of self-analysis.

加德奧義書

There are three types of complexes: superiority and inferiority complex and the third one which is a mix of these two. But the third complex is difficult. One can't anticipate when there will be change in nature and behavior. There is sometimes superiority and sometimes inferiority complex. Sometimes they feel that they have extra power and sometimes they feel disgraced and depressed.

Yogic life is the life of simplicity. It is deceitless life. It is selfless, philanthropic life with pious conduct and thoughts.

That is the reason why we insist on non-touch Yoga. We like to see lions, tigers, elephants, rhinos, crocodiles, cobras or pythons but of course from a distance. We also worship the sun but from a distance. So the Yoga students should be loved but from a distance and without touching. One should not believe that the tendencies of teachers are always good and the minds of students are clean. In such circumstances the non-touch Yoga is the only solution that can protect us on every step of life and during education.

It is a good fortune if good ideas originate in the mind otherwise there are many bad ideas all over. It is just like a defensive driving. We should see that we don't strike anybody and more importantly we should see that nobody strikes us.

In the end of this Mantra, it is "Ma Vidvishavahai" It means that there should not be malice between us. But unfortunately it is mispronounced as "Maha Vidvishavahai"! It mans that let there be major misunderstanding between us. Unfortunately it is happening today. Sometimes it is thought that student is guilty and sometimes the teacher has been harassed. This is not only physical harassment but it is psychological also. Some times hi is also called characterless and society is not ashamed of laughing at him. You see the society according to your own ideas.

That is why if you want to be happy, see the faults of yourself. If you think of the faults of others, the same faults will be produced in yourself. If you think of the good virtues of others the same good virtues iwll develop in yourself.

Not this stanza will be understood clearly. "Let God protect us, both master and disciple together. Let He give us liberation simultaneously. Let us both try together to know the secret of Shruti. Let our education be enlightened. Let there be no malice between us any time."

Shruti or śruti (/ʃrut̪i/), is a Sanskrit word, found in the Vedic texts of Hinduism where it means lyrics and "what is heard" in general.

or it can be understood other way.

"Let us learn together.

Let us get the result of study together.

Let us jointly work hard for education.

Let us together get the knowledge, light and development at the end of the study.

Let there be no misunderstanding between us during learning.

Let us together get physical, mental and spiritual peace."

Teacher, Student, Education, Exchange

Yoga means balance and equality. Yoga also means dexterity in work and at last quietening of the inclination of the mind and eternal peaceful life. That is the Yogic life

The teacher should take following precautions during teaching. (1) They should muster the knowledge which they are going to teach.