Tag: meditation
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Psychotherapy harmful to spiritual development (108)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next (1) Psychotherapy is usually associated with a somewhat mysterious, well-being-promoting effect of the environment (including other people and therapists), referring to what is understood as psychological support or help in solving problems. That is why we talk about the therapeutic influence of listening to appropriate music, hiking in the mountains,…
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Master’s Notes on Spiritual Practice (98)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next The most basic issue for prayers, meditation and all exercises is to assume and settle into the correct body position, often down to the smallest detail. A slightly curved back or head tilted too far back, facial tension, a slump in the torso (slouching) at the diaphragm, and poorly positioned…
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Spiritual Development and Human Behaviour (96)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next (1). Many people who follow the spiritual path of self-improvement and development, mainly due to ignorance, fall into numerous sewers, side-blind alleys of spirituality, or even traps set by the ego or directly by the forces of evil residing on this planet! There are so many mistakes made by people…
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Spiritual Wisdom in Parables (81)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next 1. There are many spiritual tales and stories in all religions Revealed by God, and studying them gives us spiritual knowledge as long as we study them with focus on the Divine Light in the Heart or Eye. The Heart area, Anahata in the middle of the chest, sternum, must…
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Christian Yoga – Learning and Practice (69)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next 1. The word “Yoga” (Unification) is usually associated with ascetic and mystical training coming from the area of the cradle of the Vedic and Brahmanical religions, and nowadays (since the 7th century) also Hinduism. The reader may be surprised at what connection yoga exercises have with the Christian religion initiated…
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Candi Devi and esoteric sampradaya
Candi Devi and Ćandi Sampradaya – Candi spiritual traditions Candi, Ćandi, Candii Candee or Chandi – चण्डी trsl. Sanskrit: Caṇḍī or Chandika (Caṇḍīka) or Ran-Chandi is a ancient Hindu Goddess. Candi is the combined form of Lakshmi, Saraswati and Durga, the ferocious form of Parvati. She is said to be the most ferocious incarnation of…
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SriVidya – Tantra Sadhana
Śri Vidya Tantra shortly Śrī Vidyā – also spelled “Shri” or “Shree” Vidyaa. विद्या (IAST: vidyā; and to see Sanskrit letters install Devanagari.ttf or Lohit.ttf script on Your computer!) is “knowledge, learning, lore, science”, is a Hindu Tantric religious system devoted to the Goddess as Lalitā Tripurasundarī (“Beautiful Goddess of the Three Cities”), Bhuvaneśvari etc.…
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LAYA YOGA: Kundalini Tantra – Mantra – Siddhi Meditations
LAYA YOGA SAMPRADAYA Laya yoga involves techniques of meditation that cause the energy or Prana to move in certain ways, to awaken the Kundalini, the coiled up energy at the base of the spine. Laya yoga channelizes the energy forces in the Kundalini instead of merely controlling the mind. It is important that the Kundalini is activated through performance of…
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Authentic Yoga Tradition and Masters
THE SCHOOLS OF YOGA WITHIN THE AUTHENTIC YOGA TRADITION Yoga is the most misunderstood word in the western world today, needs clear, indepth understanding of philosophy and practices that can be easily applied for human excellence. Authentic Yoga in Himalayan Tradition is a combination of different practices taken from Authentic Yoga Traditions and schools, designed…
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Rāja Yoga – The Royal Yoga
Rāja Yoga – The Ancient Royal Yoga of Rishis Rāja yoga – “royal yoga”, “royal union”, also known as classical yoga and aṣṭānga yoga) is concerned principally with the cultivation of the viewer’s (ṛṣih) mind using a succession of steps, such as meditation (dhyāna, dhyana) and contemplation (samādhi, samadhi). Its object is to further one’s…
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Basics of Agni Yoga (65)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next Om Śanti, Śanti, Śantih! 1. Sometimes we are looking for the Temple of Wisdom of Kalkin – Maitreya, among Christians called Christ – the Messiah. We can take a closer look at the teachings of Himavant Master Morya, which undoubtedly lead to our Śigatse Temple, although they are also very…
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Teachings of Nagaraja Babaji (60)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next The Great Spiritual Master, Śrī Śivbāba Nagaraja, commonly called simply Bābaji, was born at the end of November 203 according to Christian Era in Tamil Nadu. One of his spiritual Masters was the immortal sage, rishi and yoga master Śri Agasthya. At the age of 16, Babaji achieved immortality of…
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Practices of Breath and Light (59)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next This practical guide to meditation with breathing and light is intended as a connecting component of a larger Laya Yoga meditation course, available to all who have previously studied meditation. These are not internal practices given to initiates in Yoga or Sufi Orders, which must be kept secret and given…
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The Ancient School of Yogis (38)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next The term Himavanti is the feminine form of the word Himavant or Himavat, which is used firstly to describe the massif of the highest mountains in the world, the Himalayas, and secondly to define the Spirit of Wisdom of these mountains. It is understood that Himavat means the mountain range…
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Trataka – Foundation of Focus (32)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next Focusing, also called concentration, focusing attention or narrowing the field of consciousness, has its own special dimension of practical work in yoga. Mahavatar Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras calls the focusing of consciousness the term satkara. It refers to a state in which our whole mind is merged, absorbed in…
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Establishing Inner Guidance (30)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next Let’s try to go today to a real spiritual practice, thanks to which it will be possible to easily establish contact with the so-called Inner Voice. Our inner self, the voice of the heart, or if you prefer, the voice of silence, can begin to speak clearly and distinctly within…
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Nine-Level Classic Laya Yoga (28)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next Essential Concepts Let’s try to look at laya yoga today in its traditional, classic approach, in a form that always invariably begins with practicing the principles of YAMAH and NIYAMAH. The term LAYA derives from the verb LAY, which means “to go”, “to move”. The word LAYAH carries such meanings…
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Shirdi Sai Baba misterious cult – in the divine fakir’s footsteps
Shirdi Sai Baba life, teachings and misterious cult Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835-1918) or Sai Natha of Śhirdi is the Symbol and Essence of all religions. No religion was ever intended to be anything more than the Gateway to God as Truth. Shirdi Sai (Sāī from persian Sa’ih, saint) is the Path and Goal in…
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White Light Spiritual Meditations – Yoga Dhyana
Dhi – White Light Meditations White Light meditation, Jyoti Dhyana, is a marvellous medium to work with and experience the power of meditation in your daily life. It can be easily developed into a daily meditation practice allowing you to become aware of your true nature as spirit and soul, atman. Through bringing others into…
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TANTRA – Spiritual Mysticism of the East
TANTRA – SPIRITUAL MYSTICISM AND ESOTERICISM OF THE EAST Tantra was first systematized by Lord Shiva, also called Sadashiva, who was an enlightened yogi living in the Himalayas more than 7000 years ago. Tantra had its origin in India and South Asia. Tantra in its Káshmiirii and Gaud’iiya Schools did exist before Shiva, but in…
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Laya Sadhana – Apprenticeship Leading to Prathyaya (12)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next During our first practical lesson of yoga we will concentrate on daily practice for everyone, who wishes to develop closer relationship with the path of Laya. This material can be particularly important for those, who had already taken part in some courses or trainings of Laya yoga, tracked as a…
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How to Develop Spiritual Practice (10)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next I would like to thank all those who suggested that I discuss this marvellous Topic. I hope that it will prove useful to all people who practise on the Path. Teachers continue to focus on the importance of constant practising. Let me quote a few points that are important, or…
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Selected Aspects of Initiation (3)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next What is the essence of the process of giving and receiving the initiation? What profundity is hidden in it? Undoubtedly it is a blessing, one that appears in four inter-related, or blended forms. Initiation is a blessing given by a spiritual leader (Hierophant), it is a blessing bestowed by the…