Ida And Pingala Nadis Ida and Pingala Nadis are not the gross sympathetic chains. These are the subtle Nadis that carry the Sukshma Prana. In the physical body these tentatively correspond t... Read more
Kanda This is situated between the anus and the root of the reproductory organ. It is like the shape of an egg and is covered with membranes. This is just above the Muladhara Chakra. All the... Read more
KUNDALINI YOGA By SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA Chapter Two KUNDALINI YOGA—THEORY Yoga Nadis Nadis are the astral tubes made up of astral matter that carry psychic currents. The Sanskrit term ‘Nadi’ c... Read more
There is a good deal of heated debates and controversy amongst many people on the matter of the necessity of a Guru. Some of them assert with vehemence and force that a preceptor is not at a... Read more
The Age Young boys under 18 years of age whose bodies are very tender should not have too much practice. They have a very tender body which cannot stand the exertion of Yogic exercises. Furt... Read more
Mitahara Heavy food leads to Tamasic state and induces sleep only. There is a general misapprehension that a large quantity of food is necessary for health and strength. Much depends upon th... Read more
Important Qualifications Of A Sadhaka When the whole vitality is sapped from the body one cannot do any rigid Sadhana. Youth is the best period for Yoga Abhyasa. This is the first and the fo... Read more
KUNDALINI YOGA By SRI SWAMI SIVANAND Chapter One PRELIMINARY Patanjali-vyasamukhan gurunanyamscha bhaktitah; Natosmi vangmanah-kayairajnanadhvanta-bhaskaran—We offer our obeisance by word, m... Read more
The Cosmic Shakti is the collectivity (Samashti) in relation to which the Kundalini in particular bodies is the Vyashti (individual) Shakti. The body is, as I have stated, a microcosm (Kshud... Read more
By the lower processes of Hatha Yoga it is sought to attain a perfect physical body which will also be a wholly fit instrument by which the mind may function. A perfect mind, again, approach... Read more
