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The following is a translation of "Practical Course of Advanced Yoga and elements of medical diagnostics and healing" published in 1991 in Russian in Vestnik magazine (www.vestnik.com). This course is based on methods and lectures of V.I.Orlov. In addition, this course draws on the experience and the publications of V.Antonov, G.Statsenko, Ya.Koltunov, S.Mitrofanov, B.Sakharov, V.R.B. and author's own experience.
In this lecture again we are going to talk about ethical principles, about questions to one's conscience, as (Father) Alexander Menn, the wonderful educator of morality, used to say. These questions have to be constantly revisited - the more frequently the better. We will offer here Alexander Menn's refresher. Read it more often. Think about the questions trying to give an honest answer.
1. What is my attitude toward my parents? If they are deceased, do I not forget about them? Am I able to be grateful to them?
2. What is my attitude toward the members of my family, the people with whom I work or frequently interact? Am I able to tolerate their faults? Do I get irritated often? Was I ever arrogant, touchy, intolerant? Do I contain fits of temper? Do I ever use foul language?
3. Can I keep peace in the family, in my personal contacts? Do I take liberties with mockery, backbiting, gossiping, talking behind people's backs? Am I attentive to people's needs and concerns? Am I too withdrawn into myself? Can I control loquaciousness?
4. Have I ever been deceitful, dishonest, hypocritical? Have I ever been careless with my work? Have I ever betrayed anybody? Have I been keeping trusted secrets?
5. Have I ever caused grief to anyone? Have I been destructive in my family life? Have I ever been unfaithful to my spouse? Have I ever taken upon myself the sin of murdering the unborn child? Have I been a participating party to such an act? Have I had inclinations to indecent jokes, have I ever insulted sacred things with any sort of cynicism?
6. Have I ever been envious, malevolent, gloating? Have I treated people with contempt? Have I ever been overly suspicious, seeing in everyone only the worst?
7. Have I sought domination? Have I tried to suppress people, imposing my will on them?
1. Have I ever been dejected, have I ever given way to despair? Have I ever allowed thoughts about suicide?
2. Have I ever been self-destructive with excesses, hard drinking, lechery? Have I fought lustful thoughts? Have I been avoiding temptations?
3. Have I wasted my time? Have I used the talents, given to me by God, toward the good causes? Have I strengthen myself in the intention of serving the fellow man? Have I fought selfishness, self-conceit, feeling of superiority? What vice is inherent in me the most? What's its cause? Have I applied efforts towards my spiritual growth and enlightenment?
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