One learns to become an individual in true sense as one develops the quality of thinking rationally and freely and also is able to listen to his inner voice. which will always give him the right guidance…here begins the third and final phase of ABHINAYA YOG
One is given fifteen day chart to follow the rhythm of his emotional world and the emotions which come most frequently are the one on which one has to work. a set of scenes of positive emotions are given simultaneously which help in changing the outlook of the student. Not only this one realizes that in one's mind and heart only a real battle takes place between the good and bad or angel and demon. The demoniac forces are expressed in the form of dramatic scene creatively thus creating conditions for catharsis which is nothing but a healing process.
Abhinaya yog is combination of two words abhinaya and yog and thus is a new system of yog formulated by lalit parimoo, the aim of which is self-development of an individual, with the aid of basic acting skills and yogic techniques… the greatest art among all arts is HOW TO LIVE and this system is an effort towards this direction. the truth is that everyone on this earth is an actor and he or she comes in the world for a brief span of time and goes away. in that time span he or she plays many a parts beginning from an infant to a dying old person…the time period from birth to death is full of varied roles, some interesting and some not and one person has to play all of them whether they are to his liking or not. happy and blessed are such people who are able to play all their roles or parts assigned to them in a harmonious and satisfactory way…but most of us fail to play our roles properly and hence life becomes a series of mistakes, never ending unhappiness and unceremonious declaration of boredom, drudgery, agony and suffering. To remind oneself that one is an actor on the world stage and has to perform according to the wishes of the supreme director, abhinaya yog comes as a help. HOW? In the first phase it teaches you the basic skills of the craft of ACTING or ABHINAYA so that one is able to reproduce and re-enact all the major feelings and emotions of one’s life…after constant practice of certain techniques and methods one becomes adept in the ability to perform and produce at will the major emotions…this is primarily the job of an actor…in the second phase it teaches an individual who has already learnt the basic acting skills, how to cleanse the mind and get rid of all negative emotions and replace them with positive emotions and thinking. ordinarily today’s human being is suppressed needs to learn to express but disordered and uncontrolled expression is also not healthy and can be termed as insanity. hence our negative world or dark world needs a creative expression so that the after-effect is not dangerous. in a workshop one can creatively let go of one’s negative feelings and feel free and later on step by step can learn to replace his negative thinking by positive thinking…the second phase is more delicate and arduous but still it is within the grasp of everyone. it is said habit is second nature but at the same time what we call nature is also result of habit. hence all habits can be changed and redesigned and refashioned provided the will to change is sufficiently strong…abhinaya yog helps an individual to change his thinking pattern and thereby relieve him or her from negative emotions and psychological complexes…one learns to become an individual in true sense as one develops the quality of thinking rationally and freely and also is able to listen to his inner voice. which will always give him the right guidance…here begins the third and final phase of ABHINAYA YOG….in this stage an individual realizes his true nature and starts new and fresh journey which is going into depth of his BEING…the summum-bonum of human life is self-realization or self-knowledge and this is exactly what ABHINAYA YOG aims for and by giving you proper directions and methods sets you on the path which is the road to self-realization……………
METHODOLOGY
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FIRST PHASE………
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by the following ten lessons one learns the basic abhinaya.
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1] abhinaya in our life since birth, how an infant learns to act……how children by lying subconsciously learn to act …how by imitation teenagers already are acting in their lives..
2] THE PHYSICAL BODY. body is an important tool .its fitness and flexibility are must.. asanas are the best method.. Not only asanas keep the body fit they help in creating hormonal balance too and keep the mind strong. our nervous system is a unique world and only through asanas our nerves can be strengthened.
3] VOCAL APPARATUS…voice is another tool and needs to be developed. voice exercises which includes pranayama also develops one’s voice and thus improves one’s speech.
4] EMOTIONAL MEMORY……….all of us experience all major emotions but can’t reproduce them at will. Through certain techniques and constant practice one learns this art. the nine rasas which are 1]shringar 2]karuna 3]hasya 4]veer 5]raudra 6]bhayanak 7]veebhatsa 8]adbhuta 9]shaanta all become a child’s play for a skilled actor.
5] WITNESSING…..this lesson teaches one to develop an actor’s outlook which is of an observer.. Internal and external both. The whole external world becomes an observatory and our internal world of thoughts. Ideas, Feeling, Likes, Dislikes, opinions, sensations. Perceptions etc.. become one’s field of study.
6] SYUDY OF LITERATURE….world drama world cinema world literature …enhances one’s knowledge and expands the horizon.
7]GROUP EXERCICES………… this includes games, scene work, improvisation, listening, working in a group, trusting others and a lot more.
8] ROLE PLAYING…it has two parts .one deals with playing of a character written for a play or for enactment and the other reminds you of discovering your role in life and playing that role harmoniously.
9] TAPPING THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND…………………our subconscious mind is repository of our suppressed feelings and emotions. By certain techniques our subconscious world can be stirred and mind can be thus cleansed..
10] LIVING AS A NATRAJ…….
this is the ideal of an abhinaya yogi .to be in this world and remain above it.. One may live life of an ordinary human being but deep within he knows that he is just playing a part. he or she is constantly aware of the abhinaya going on eternally.
THE SECOND PHASE…….
through scene work and speeches one throws out the negative feelings.. Every individual gets different scenes to work on depending on his nature and type. This takes more time because people do not open up easily and feel shy and embarrassed to pinpoint their dark areas. the six ripus 1]kama. 2]krodha. 3] lobha 4]moha 5]mada 6]matsarya and eight bondages 1]ghrna 2]shanka 3]lajja 4]bhaya 5]kula 6]sheel 7]maan 8]jugupsa are taken as a guideline to understand one’s negative world..the real work begins now. One is given fifteen day chart to follow the rhythm of his emotional world and the emotions which come most frequently are the one on which one has to work. a set of scenes of positive emotions are given simultaneously which help in changing the outlook of the student. Not only this one realizes that in one’s mind and heart only a real battle takes place between the good and bad or angel and demon. The demoniac forces are expressed in the form of dramatic scene creatively thus creating conditions for catharsis which is nothing but a healing process.
THIRD PHASE…………
by now one knows that the chief aim of human existence is to KNOW THYSELF BY THYSELF. in this stage one is taught a new set of techniques of concentration practice of which enables one to experience bliss or ananda .the world of duality is crossed and transcended and one tastes the nectar of non dual world and when functions back in the dual world he knows that now he is a mere actor in the great cosmic drama doing his little abhinaya in the vast leela.
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I Lalit Primoo am professionally an actor for last twenty years and has worked on stage ,radio and television consistently…also at the same time I have been a student of yog. Tantra, and spirituality.. have learnt all spiritual practices which come under classical yog and tantra and also have had wonderful realizations of self as an embodiment of bliss of course due to the grace of my GURU SHRI SHRI ANANDAMURTIJI who physically remained on this earth between 1921-1990.HE has been a spiritual master to millions of people all over the globe .
abhinaya yog is my own research work ..as an actor i have realized the potential of abhinaya as a means for spiritual upliftment only if the energy is redirected towards the attainment of supreme. If the aim is only to earn money and fame then one shall be satisfied by learning the tricks of the trade .this shall not take one far on the spiritual path .
Also my desire is to create a new ideal for our youth which is like radar less boat at the moment. In my opinion shahrukh khans and amitabh bachchans have done more harm than good to the society.. youngsters do ape their matinee idols but in the end themselves become psychic wrecks because the image created by their idol is false and imaginary and people fall in love with the imaginary characters forgetting the fact that the star playing the character is as ordinary as anyone else rather in many matters is totally contrast to what his image gets projected.
let every individual learn the the basics of acting ,discover the actor within himself ,feel like an actor for some time and learn to use this craft as a means of self-development and make his own individual life better. Man is a psychic being and in this age he is actually more psychic than physical and the spiritual is too far from him. so psychic problems can be solved with psychic means only and abhinaya yog is one such method. Also this method can help one fight all kinds of mental ailments.. as now it has been understood that all diseases are psychosomatic so it is the mind that has to be understood and treated. Our world of emotions, thoughts, Feelings has to be made more strong, more positive, more optimistic .
With regards
Lalit Parimoo
