Siddhis, Riddhis and Mystical Experiences; New Direction of Yoga and Ayurveda

|  Health and Ayurveda  |  Yoga  |  Hinduism  |  Saints & Gurus  |  Meditation  |  Hindu Scriptures  |  MP3 Bhajans  | New Condition and Direction of Yoga and Ayurveda Our Vedas, Holy Scriptures and philosophy mention about yoga. Saint Patanjali had termed the control of conditions of the mind as 'Yoga'. Saint Vyas defined deep meditation as yoga. Yoga is the union of soul with the supreme soul through devotion along with control of the mind. A person who follows this path is yogi. India has been a place of sages, seers and philosophers. Though yoga was limited to our Vedas, Upanishads, mythology and Gita or to the places of devotion and abode of sages, seers and philosophers like caves, deep forests and... Read Article Siddhis, Riddhis and Mystical Experiences (Originally published in Tattva Prakasha newsletter.) It has become quite popular nowadays to speak about mystical experiences and "siddhis". Most yoga and meditation groups speak of them, along with other esoteric blabber such as the raising of kundalini, opening of chakras, and other things which no one has actually experienced. On one side we have new age gurus speaking of siddhis very cheaply as though they are as common as sand on a beach, and on the other hand we have "rationalists"... Read Article   This newsletter is sent to 258,573 subscribers. To subscribe, please visit: http://www.indiadivine.org/newsletter/index.php?action=subscribe To unsubscribe, please visit: http://www.indiadivine.org/newsletter/index.php?action=unsubscribe