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A Guru is not a teacher, as there is nothing to be taught, everything has to be experienced individually; nor a margdarshak (a guide) because  what is poorna and what is inside you, what will be the path to that? A Guru is a shakti (energy) which needs to be accessed by the shishya and once that energy is accessed the experiences follow, which indicate that you have found your Guru. Let me explain this with an example. Guru is like a socket and shishya like a plug. Once the plug is inserted into the socket the electricity has to flow.  When you do  ek tattva nirantar abhyas  then it is the responsibility   of Gurus shakti  to make you experience that what is your first desire. Each one of us is bound by our basic desires, so fulfilment of the basic desires of a human happen first. Someone's desire is to look good, somebody wants a financial gain, or solving a relationship problem. But you do not go to a Guru for all these, these are only a ...

Yogi Ashwini Spirituality, as the word suggests, is a dimension which dwells into the world of the spirit, or in simpler words, the etheric world. As per Sanatan Kriya, there exists not just our physical body, but beyond it, various bodies which are composed of a force or energy which is not solid but which exists as a subtle force made up of various colour combinations. These bodies interpenetrate the physical body and could be called the “Ether”. The study of this force in its various layers, aspects and dimensions is what spirituality is. A major myth about spirituality is that it is actually a part of a religion. Religion is a code of conduct prescribed by certain highly evolved souls who had taken birth in the physical world at a time when they were needed for the benefit of the mankind. A particular group of people following a specific religion is actually following a way of life or a code of conduct and certain practices for their upliftment. No religion can be judged ...

Elements & the being Elements or  tatwas  are a basis for the physical manifested creation; these elements are present in every aspect of creation in various permutations and combinations and in various ratios and proportions. A slight change in the ratio of one element and a man could look like a monkey. It is these elements that make one woman look pretty and another ugly the difference is just a fractional change of ratio in one of the elements. The science of yoga helps a being to come to an optimal balance at the level of these elements; it is this slight correction, which makes a  yogi  the centre of attraction for everybody. Every  chakra  in the etheric body has five layers associated with it. At the level of the physical it controls certain organs or systems in the body. At the  pranic  level, it has certain characteristics or properties attached to it, which define its characteristics. Every  chakra  is assoc...

Yogi Ashwini Yoga is a science which has been practiced for thousands of years, and its benefits have been experienced by the practitioners when they have taken up the practice in its entirety, without any alterations. It has to be practiced regularly because you cannot cure yourself of the disease just by reading the prescription; you also need to take the prescribed medicine. Yoga has become extremely popular today and is taught and practiced all over the world. Practitioners and even teachers often confine themselves to certain asanas, pranayams or just a particular fact (limb) of Ashtanga Yoga. Often, certain asanas and pranayamas are prescribed as panaceas to a multitude of ailments which can, in fact, be detrimental to an individual’s health if practiced indiscriminately. Certain asanas pump in excess prana into a cell suddenly, which raises the frequency of vibrations in the cell, vaulting it from one level of consciousness to another without being given time to get co...

On the eve of 65th year of independence, ask yourself, are you free? What is freedom? Is it hoisting the tricolor at the Red Fort? Or is it calling yourself an Indian? Yes, that was what freedom meant 65 years ago, to those who put their lives at stake to drive the oppressor out. As for you, you are still being ruled; only the trappings of the ruler has changed. The ruler is not the people, but power. The one who is in power, exercises it to promote his interests. And the one who succumbs to power, does so to safeguard his personal interest. Just think, if Ashfaqullah Khan, Bhagat Singh or Rani Lakshmibai chose the comforts of their homes over the comfort of the nation, would we have been free? Freedom is being one with creation. As soon as you become separate, you are bound. Today, you are not just two or three, you count in billions. There are at least five thousand different communities in the world and within those, too, the interest of each member is different and at logger...

By Yogi Ashwini 12th August 2012 12:00 AM The whole of Bhagavad Gita is about the Law of Karma. It is often said, “You shall reap what you sow”. When you sow, the germination and the quality of the plant you will get depends on the fertility of the soil. Similarly, every act of ours, however insignificant it may be, has the potential to germinate and have an effect depending on how and where it has been performed. The reaction to the act also depends on the capacity and level of subtlety of the action and that of the event or person against or for whom it has been performed. The greater the subtlety, the higher the magnitude of the reaction. For instance, it is often said that one must never keep or express any ill-feeling towards a spiritual person in thought, word or deed. This is not because all spiritual people are egotists, but because such an individual’s energy, by way of certain practices, is subtler and stronger. Hence, the reaction to your action will be dir...

Yogi Ashwini Mudras, a set of certain posture combinations, are practiced to channelise a particular force to a specific area of the body. By way of certain permutations and combinations, they have an effect on both the physical and the etheric layers of a being. In a healthy body, the five elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) are in a state of equilibrium. Any imbalance in these causes disease in the body. Such imbalances can be corrected simply by using our fingertips. The thumb represents fire element, the index finger represents air, middle finger, space or ether, ring finger, water and the little finger, earth. Thus, forming a particular mudra using your fingers will help control, guide and balance the flow of prana in your body. Any finger, when touched with the tip of the thumb, increases that element in the body, and touching a fingertip with the base of the thumb decreases that element. A mudra is a combination of different forces — it has the ability to c...