Most unique Yoga
During spiritual meditation on Sadgurudev Siyag’s image, many practitioners experience yogic postures and body movements happening involuntarily. The p
ractitioner can neither start, nor control and stop these yogic Kriyas (body movements) willfully. These Kriyas are specifically unique to each practitioner like a custom-made program and often changes as one makes progress on spiritual path. The yogic postures under Siddha Yoga are therefore not standardized nor are they orchestrated willfully like those in a conventional yoga school. An observer watching people meditate on Sadgurudev Siyag’s image is often astonished to notice that almost each practitioner undergoes different yogic postures. Most practitioners also experience a sense of exhilaration and joy during meditation on Sadgurudev Siyag’s image that they had never experienced before. The knowledge and wisdom contained in Yoga was handed down from ages to ages in the time honored Guru-Shishya (master-disciple) tradition. Guru is therefore an institution in the Yoga tradition, which is central to the practice of Yoga. Yoga is considered an integral tool of the vast body of Vedic (Hindu) literature that covers the whole gamut of the Indian spirituality. The ‘Yoga Sutra’, containing just 195 aphorisms, lucidly elucidates the eight stages of the 'Ashtang' (eight-fold) Yoga, which a seeker passes through as he progresses along the spiritual path. Yoga is immensely beneficial in eliminating bodily and mental afflictions and restoring and harmonizing the psycho-physical balance in a human body. However, using it for this purpose alone is to leave out its sole aim - liberating the seeker from the bo***ge of Karmas, which tie him down to the perennial cycle of life and death. Yogic philosophy recognizes the subtle link between the human body and the cosmic supramental consciousness, which is responsible for the body’s very creation. A potent force lies dormant at the base of the spinal column in every human body. Because it is coiled around the base of the spinal column in three and a half spirals, the ancient sages called it ‘Kundalini’, the coiled one (like a snake). Kundalini is considered the feminine divine, Shakti, which, according to Vedic scriptures, is the very cosmic energy force responsible for the manifestation of the physical/material world. Since Kundalini is the cosmic energy that originates from the supramental consciousness, it is an omniscient force, which enables the Yoga practitioner to realize his true self. Once this self-realization is achieved, the Yoga practitioner is led to Moksha, the final liberation from worldly existence and its attendant miseries. There is a close link between Kundalini and an intricate network of 72,000 ‘Nadis’, vein- like structures that exists in the whole of the human body. Three of these ‘Nadis’ are like arterial ways that spiral upwards from the base of the spinal column all the way to the roof the brain, called ‘Sahasrara’. The middle artery, also considered the major pathway, is known as Sushmana. The other two arteries on either side of Sushmana are called Ida and Pingala. Six Chakras and three Granthis - consciousness centers or cosmic energy hubs are located vertically at brief intervals in Sushmana. This entire network of Nadis, Chakras and Granthis exists, in another dimension not known to science, in so subtle a form that no high-tech laboratory gadgets can ever detect its presence. However, when Kundalini is awakened, it rises through Sushmana to reach Sahasrara, its final destination where its master Param Shiva, the eternal supramental consciousness resides. As it spirals upwards through Sushmana, Kundalini energizes the whole network of Nadis and pierces the Chakras one by one. The awakened Kundalini gets connected directly to the supramental consciousness through the Sushmana pathway. As a result of this, every pore and cell in the human body is purified and purged of its bodily and mental afflictions, making the Yoga practitioner energized and ready for the onward spiritual journey. The outward manifestations of this cleansing process are Yogic Kriyas or involuntary body movements that occur during spiritual meditation. Swaying from side to side, wild rotation of head, clapping and uncoordinated movement of hands are some of the most typical of these Kriyas. To an untrained or uninitiated observer, these may look bizarre or even alarming. But they are neither abnormal nor do they cause any bodily harm. Kundalini, being an all-knowing energy force, is aware of which body part or organ is in acute need of healing or cleansing. So, the inner Shakti Kundalini makes the practitioner perform Kriyas that are specific to his needs. With this cleansing, the practitioner is cured of all kinds of chronic and terminal diseases such as AIDS, cancer, arthritis etc., and genetic disorders like hemophilia. Mental afflictions too are completely cured. Also, the piercing of different consciousness centers equips the practitioner with Siddhis (powers) such as increasing intuition, the ability to see unlimited past and future and perceive the existence of worlds beyond the physical one in which one lives in a mortal body. When Kundalini reaches Sahasrara, the practitioner's spiritual journey is complete as it is here that he realizes his true self. This realization releases him from the bo***ge of Karmas, which is the root cause of all human miseries. It is also here that he realizes he himself is the Brahman, the eternal supramental consciousness, the state also known as Moksha.
