Yoga

Yoga is a form of mysticism that developed on the Indian subcontinent in the Hindu cultural context. Its origin is impossible to trace, because it dates back to before recorded history. Yoga comes in many forms specifically designed to suit different types of people. As a result, some forms of yoga have gained significant popularity outside India, particularly in the West during the past century.

Introduction

The word Yoga originates from the Sanskrit word "Yuj" ("to yoke") and is generally translated as "union" or "integration". According to Yoga experts, the union referred to by the name is that of the individual soul ("atma") with the cosmos, or the Supreme ("Brahma").

Yoga has both a philosophical and a practical dimension. The philosophy of yoga ("union") deals with the nature of the individual soul and the cosmos, and how the two are related. The practice of yoga, on the other hand, can be any activity that leads or brings the practitioner closer to this mystical union - a state called self-realization. Over thousands of years, special practical yoga techniques have been developed by experts in yoga, who are referred to as Yogis (male) and Yoginis (female).

These Yoga techniques cover a broad range, encompassing physical, mental, and spiritual activities. Traditionally, they have been classified into four categories or paths: the path of meditation (Raja Yoga), the path of devotion (Bhakti Yoga), the path of selfless service to the Divine (Karma Yoga), and the path of intellectual analysis or the discrimination of truth and reality (Jnana Yoga). The most conspicuous form of yoga in the West, Hatha Yoga - consisting of various physical and breathing exercises and purification techniques - is actually the third and the fourth stages of Ashtanga Yoga of Yoga Sutras by Patanjali.

Yogic Treatment

Today the human race is afflicted with various incurable diseases like CANCER, AIDS, ARTHRITIS , DIABETES , ASTHMA etc.which have been troubling the mankind for a long time. Medical science has advanced to a great degree but till date has not been successful in providing complete relief from the above ailments .To top it all the dreaded disease AIDS is spreading at an alarming rate which portends unbearable misery for the mankind.

Precisely for the above reasons the human race is looking towards the Indian Yoga philosophy with great hope because it is Yoga philosophy alone which teaches us about the practical method of curing the "trividh-taap" (Tri-mode diseases: physical, mental and spiritual). In the Guru-Shishya tradition of the Yoga philosophy, the Guru (spiritual master) initiates the disciples through "Shaktipat" (transmission of spiritual power), wherein the Guru awakens the disciple's Kundalini. It is considered as the supermost form of Diksha (Spiritual Initiation).The kundalini of Sadhaka (seeker), once awakened and activated ,controls the body, mind and the intellect of that individual .Various Yogic movements i.e. Asanas , Bandh, Mudrayen & Pranayam etc. take place in the body during meditation and the sadhaka can not interfere in these yogic movements. Great masters have termed the Siddha Yoga as the greatest form of Yoga because spontaneous exercises performed under the control of kundalini shakti cure all the ailments in the initiated person without using any external medicine. In this type of Yoga only the affected parts of Sadhaka's body are exercised and therefore, different Yogic exercises and postures are experienced by the disciples according to the need for the activation of that affected part. These divine exercises help in curing all diseases besides increasing resistance of the Sadhaka's body making it immune to all diseases.