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The body and the soul Recently, I received a mail from a lady who lost her young son in an accident. When she went to adopt another child, she felt as if her son came to her and told her, “Why do you need somebody else when I am already there?” At times, when she gets up at night, she feels as if her son is sleeping next to her. Friends and people around say that it is psychological and caused by the trauma and pain of losing her child, that it is in her mind. Even the psychologists say so. But no, it is not in the mind. Another one of my readers recently died of a heart attack, all of a sudden. His family wrote to me saying that they can feel him in the house. They feel he is crying and asking for food. They asked me if it was their mind playing tricks on them. Again, it is not the mind. If you think it is the mind, then you can try this experiment. Just think of somebody you do not know and who has gone and try to develop closeness with that person and try getti...

Patanjali Yogsutras were given 4500 years ago, they do not give a description of any asana . There is only one line –  sthir sukham asanam . That is a posture in which you are still and at peace. So any posture that can be maintained for long hours without movement or discomfort is an asana .  Sage Patanjali is called as the fountainhead of yoga . The purpose of asana is cleansing the body – nadis (etheric channels) and chakras (energy centres). 4500 years ago, there was no requirement for this cleansing, the thought, actions and environment were relatively pure and conducive to the practice of yoga. Therefore, no mention of asanas in Patanjali Ashtanga Yoga. With the passage of time, the bodies and minds started becoming polluted as did the environment, therefore various forms of yoga came in and around 500 years back, Hatha Yoga was formulated by yogis like Matsyendranath and Gorakhanath which describes certain physical postures to cleanse the nadis and chak...

                                    There is a lady who has been doing dhyana for quite some time. Everyday without fail she would write to me seeking my blessings, so that she can move ahead in dhyana. Recently, I got a mail from her asking if I could help her find a camera that got lost recently. Such emails, especially from those who have been long practicing, set me thinking. Why do people do dhyana ? Most of the people who come to me either want to pass an exam, some of them desire a better job or relationship and the rest have a heart trouble or a factory that is about to shut. I know this because I keep getting your emails and as I read them, I wonder if I am really a Yoga Guru or a consultant to whom people come for solutions to their various problems. It is foolish to think that dhyana would make you immortal or help you recover a business loss or make your ailing heart hale and ...

The article was published in  Tamil Spiritual Magazine , Aanmegamalar.

Yog taps into the power of consciousness, which simply put, is the ability to manifest thoughts and desires. Yogis and rishis have been known to possess radiant, glowing and youthful bodies till the very last, and they were able to do this because of the power of consciousness. In advanced stages of Sanatan Kriya , a practitioner is able to access this consciousness and so if he wants to shape his/her body, he can do so just by sitting with eyes closed. For a beginner, however, certain asans are detailed to direct the consciousness towards body remodelling. While rapid exercises and weight training put tremendous pressure on the heart and joints, these asans work on the principle of consciousness and do not damage the body. A strong spine is a prerequisite for any practice of yog, therefore we recommmend you learn and practice the kriyas and asans for spine strengthening at a Dhyan Foundation center near you, before attempting these asans. Start by paying reverence to the energ...

यह लेख दैनिक भास्कर में प्रकाशित हुआ था  ।

यह लेख  देशप्यार में प्रकाशित हुआ था।

The article was published in Aanmegamalar magazine.

योगी अश्विनी   अष्टाँग योग के पाँच नियमों में से एक नियम है ‘तप’ जिसका अर्थ है अपने शरीर को किसी भी रूप में कष्ट देकर तपाना। तप, एक शुद्धिकरण की प्रक्रिया है, जो कि नकारात्मक कर्मों को निष्फल करने में और आत्मिक उत्थान में सहायक होती है। उपवास भी स्वयं को तपाने का एक माध्यम है। यही कारण है कि शरीर और आत्मा की शुद्धि के लिए, नवरात्रों में उपवास किए जाते हैं। देवी माँ के दस ‘शक्ति’- रूप- शैलपुत्री, ब्रह्मचारिणी, चंद्रकान्ता, कुशमंदा, स्कंदमाता, कात्यायनी, कालरात्रि, महागौरी, सिद्धिदात्री तथा अपराजिता, इन नौ रातों और दस दिनों में समाये हुए हैं। इस प्रकार, नवरात्रों में, प्रत्येक रात की एक विशेष शक्ति है और उस शक्ति का एक विशेष उद्देश्य। इस अवधि के दौरान मौसम परिवर्तन होता है, अर्थात सृष्टि की विभिन्न शक्तियाँ एक असंतुलन से संतुलन की ओर बढ़ती हैं। चूँकि, हम इस सृष्टि के पूर्ण अंश हैं, तो इस समय में हमारी प्राण शक्ति भी सृष्टि की अन्य शक्तियों की तरह एक संतुलन, एक पुनः निर्माण की प्रक्रिया से होकर गुजरती है। इस समय शरीर को अल्प और सुपाच्य आहार के माध्यम से हल्का रखा जाता है तथा ...

VEDIC MARTIAL ARTS DEMONSTRATION BY YOGI ASHWINI When we speak of martial arts, common images which come to mind are high-flying kicks, breaking bricks with bare hands, beating up several people within seconds, killing someone with one knock. Thoughts of aggression often accompany while one thinks or speaks of martial arts. But this is all that one sees in movies often made in the West. Martial Arts originated in the East, it’s the movies which originated in the West. What makes Vedic Martial Arts different?  Building muscles is no extraordinary task and can easily be achieved in the gym. Building character along with muscles, developing the mind along with learning self-defense techniques, being aware of your surroundings at all times, being able to handle an intimidating situation while being calm, having aggression which is controlled and most importantly being humble and having humility towards all aspects of creation...that is martial arts in its intended f...

You are what you eat. And your skin is the reflection of the state your body is in. The glow or radiance on your skin defines your mental and physical well-being. A tired, dull, wrinkled skin reflects how age is setting in the body. And pimples, blemishes, scars and spots are a clear indication of the toxins present in the body and the body's inability to cope with them. The process of ageing and its effects on the skin as well as remedies have been detailed at length in my book 'Sanatan Kriya The Ageless Dimension'. In this article, I detail certain techniques for specific skin condition called 'acne'. Primarily the dhatus which affect the skin are rasa dhatu and rakta dhatu, the lymphatic system and blood. Apart from them, medas or the fat/oil content in the body in a state of imbalance blocks the pores and causes the skin to show signs of severe congestion. In this matter the digestive system is also responsible for not being able to expel the waste...

Navratri comes twice a year and it marks a transition in seasons, winter to summer and summer to winter. According to ayurveda, during this time, one should consume nourishing foods in minimal quantities to rid the body of the toxins collected during the rains. The nine nights and 10 days of Navratri hold within them the energy of 10 forms of shakti – Shailaputri, Brahmcharini, Chandrakanta, Kushmanda, Skandmata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidatri and Aparajitha thus each navratri has a specific purpose. In the navratri weather changes, ie, various energies of this creation move from imbalance towards new normalcy, including our body. In these nine days, the prana shakti inside our body undergoes a process of re-alignment, i.e. from imbalance to new balance for a new season. For this re-aligning, the body has to be kept light. Therefore, our ancients prescribed fasting or upvaas on these nine days. Upavaas has a much greater connotation than what it is generally misund...

  The Article was published in Deshbandu Paper.

The different systems of the body like the muscular, skeletal, nervous or excretory work together in tandem to keep the body and it’s functioning in harmony. To keep the body disease-free, its important to stop its manifestation in the physical body as soon as possible. Disease first manifests in the pranic layer also referred as the aura. The clairvoyants at Dhyan Ashram describe this layer in the form of colours, a grosser colour indicating disease. If prevention is taken at this stage then the disease would not manifest in the physical body. Sanatan Kriya details the techniques to do this. The asans that we will discuss today are called the prarambhik stihi and prepare the body of the practitioner for higher practices of yog and ensure that one exudes a healthy glowing disease free body.   शरीर की विभिन्न प्रणालियाँ जैसे कि   मासपेशीय तंत्र , कंकाल प्रणाली , तंत्रिका तंत्र व उत्सर्जन तंत्र , ये सभी आपस में तालमेल कर शरीर और उसकी कार्यव्यवस्था बना ए र...