Tag: yoga
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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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Śaivism as the first monotheistic mystery cult (107)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next (1) Śaivism, in the original Śaiva, more precisely the Śaiva Sampradaya, is the oldest, most ancient spiritual, mystery and religious tradition of India, Kashmir and Tibet. Śaivism is strongly associated with the practices of tantric yoga or, as some prefer, yoga, tantra, and the so-called kundalini yoga. Śaivic tantra is…
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Yoga – gymnastics or philosophy? Why did the West fall in love with yoga and asanas? (102)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next If, in a street poll, we ask passersby whether they know what yoga is, the majority will confirm. Some will say it is a form of gymnastics, like stretching and Pilates; others will associate yoga with Hinduism and Buddhism, and still others will describe it as personal development. The latter…
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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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Toxic Ideas of Pseudo-Religions (88)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next As a specialist in the field of psychology of religion and mental therapy of people indoctrinated by toxic and destructive sects widely known in the world, I will say a few words about a few toxic ideas that distort reason and destroy the spiritual life of an individual, leading him…
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Marana Tantra (86)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next TANTRA is a very grateful and sought-after topic in the field of spiritual and mystical knowledge, and many researchers of the Oriental Culture look in it for teachings and wisdom that are otherwise magical and esoteric, which is actually right. TANTRA has many meanings and references, and its origin is…
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Hatha Yoga – Principles and Foundations of the Practice of Natha Sampradaya (75)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next WHAT IS HATHA YOGA IN REALITY? Millions of people around the world cultivate the practice of Hatha Yoga, but very few are those who actually cultivate the authentic, original training of the Nātha (Guardians) school, as the Adepts of this excellent Yoga are called. The ancient Path of Hatha Yoga…
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Hara Śiva, Hara Śiva (73)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next Our native spiritual culture, as it would seem all the inhabitants of the country lying on the Vistula should know, is part of a larger Slavic community, which in turn belongs to an even larger community known as Indo-European or Aryan. This is the conclusion coming from the structure of…
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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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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by BonGiovanni
The Threads of Union 1. Samadhi Padah – on Contemplations2. Sadhana Padah – on Spiritual Disciplines3. Vibhuti Padah – on Divine Powers4. Kaivalya Padah – on Realizations Before beginning any spiritual text it is customary to clear the mind of all distracting thoughts, to calm the breath and to purify the heart. Part OneSamadhi –…
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Manusmriti – The Laws of Manu – Spiritual Aryan Guidebook
How to be Aryan? It is very easy. Aryan means to be disciple under true vedic guru, brahman. Shri Manu, father of all human being, vedic Adam Kadmon gave spiritual and social law to Aryan community. To be Aryan means to be good and nobled human being with right self-conducting. That is spiritual practice with…
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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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Shri Hans Ji Maharaj – Himalaya Master of Divine Light Mission
Shri Hans Ji MaharajThe Great Spiritual Master of the 20th CenturyReveals Divine Knowledge to the World Shri Hansa’s Life and Work Hans Ram Singh Rawat, known as Shri Hans Ji Maharaj (November 8, 1900 – July 19, 1966) was born in Gadh-ki-Sedhia, north-east of Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. His parents were Ranjit Singh Rawat and Kalindi Devi.…
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Bhrukta Rahita Taraka Raja Yoga
Ancient Raja Yoga The secret and the cause of creation are taught here in a simple manner to make one a wiseman, however ignorant or poor one may be; ways are being paved to give all wisdom during family life without discarding it, and to lead one to live without disease, and decay due to…
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Some Aspects of the History and Doctrines of the Nathas
by Gopinath Kaviraj Introduction A detailed and systematic history of Indian Culture remains yet to be written. But, there is hardly any doubt that before it can be successfully undertaken continued spade-work is necessary in various fields of study. The cultural history of a people is no less complex than its political one, and, it…
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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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SHIVA – The Founder and Owner of all Yoga and Tantra
Shiva (śiva, ziva) aka Mahadeva, Yogeshvara, Bholenath or Nataraja; in Sanskrit: शिव Śiva, meaning “auspicious one” is a major Vedic, Himalayan and Hindu deity, and is the destroyer of evil or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that…
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JNANA YOGA – Brahman, Viveka, Advaita Vedanta and Jnana Mudra
Jñāna Yoga – in Devanāgarī: ज्ञान योग; the pronunciation can be approximated by jnyaana yoga” – “path of knowledge” is one of the types of yoga mentioned in Hindu philosophies. Jyâna in Sanskrit means “knowledge”. As used in the Bhagavad Gita, the Advaita philosopher Adi Shankara gave primary importance to jyâna yoga as “knowledge of…
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Diksha, Guru, Parampara, Yoga and Tantra
Diksha, dIkSA/n – in Sanskrit: दीक्षा in Devanagari, dīkṣā, dIkSA; Tamil: தீட்சை – also spelled deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as an “initiation” or “preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony”, is giving of a mantra or an initiation by the Guruh in Indian Yoga, Tantra and religions such as Vedism, Brahminism, Hinduism,…
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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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Yoga, Yogis, Shiva, Prana and Vedanta in the Sufi Master Hazrat Inayat Khan Spiritual Teachings
YOGA, YOGIS, SHIVA, PRANA & VEDANTAby Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan This Esoteric Circulum is particularly for those who are interested and praticed both: Yoga and Sufi Spiritual Way of Life… Sangitha IRiyazat, EsotericismJapaOm: I am what I am. I. Yoga – Hazrat Inayat Khan The Message PapersPeculiarity of the Great MastersShivaAnd there is always in the book,…
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Bhagavad Gita
Translated by Sri Swami Sivananda Dedicated toBhagavan VyasaandLord KrishnaAvatara of Lord HariFlute-Bearer of BrindavanJoy of DevakiBeloved of RadhaRedeemer of the FallenFriend of ArjunaThe Lakkshya of Devotees Contents Publishers’ Note The Bhagavad Gita is one of the world-scriptures today. It guides the lives of people all over the world. Mahatma Gandhi regarded it as the “Mother”, to whom…
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Himalayan Spiritual Community (101)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next We are an Ancient Spiritual Community for spreading all secrets of Laya Yoga based on Chakras, and Life Science called Tantra, and for spreading most famous Ayurveda teachings for health and healing! The most known word SANGHA means Brotherhood and Sisterhood or may be much better as KINSHIP! We all are brothers…
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Laya Yoga – The Essence of All Religions
Yoga means ‘ Oneness ‘ and constitutes the essence of every possible religion, the gist of every creed and the core of every spiritual path. In ancient India yoga was practised by such sages as Shiva, Rama, Krishna or Vyasa. What Krishna teaches Arjuna is not Krishnaism but just Yoga ! The root of jainism…
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What is Laya Yoga?
The term laya means dissolution, melting of all karmic conditioning and limitations that have accrued as result of various occurrences and incidents which took place in the course of one’s entire lifetime. The barriers of a preconditioned life become gradually dissolved, until the soul sees the enlightening world of freedom and salvation (Kaivalya). Layah means…
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Pilgrimage of the People of God (63)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next 1. There are ten stations in the process of spiritual development which, if practiced intensely enough, allow you to rise to a much higher spiritual level. Many people are interested in how to develop spiritually quickly and intensively, and knowledge about these ten ascending stations can be very useful and…
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Shards of True Esotericism (Occultism, Upanishad, Kālī Devi) (61)
Previous ★★★ Index ★★★ Next Today let us deal with concepts such as esotericism and occultism as reflected in the Vedic concept of upanishada, which concepts and the Wisdom of God hidden under them are often mocked today by people representing the materialistic, i.e. the lowest and darkest, type of religiosity. So let’s first look…
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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…