Brahmvidya Vihangam Yoga, in its true form, begins where all other meditation pathways reach their end points. In the concluding part of the two-part series, learn about the pinnacle of this conscious meditation.
Brahmvidya Vihangam Yoga, in its true form, begins where all other meditation pathways reach their end points. In the first of the two-part series, learn about conscious meditation and how it differs from all meditation that is conducted within the domain of prakriti, or this mortal world platform.
In this episode, learn about the third stage of Vihangam Yoga meditation.
In this episode, we learn more about the first two stages of Vihangam Yoga meditation.
In this episode, we discuss about the five word sounds and ten musical and other sounds that occur in the head all the time but are only heard by experienced meditation practitioners who have become adept at the art of sharpening and focussing their consciousness, and who know how to quieten their minds.
We also touch upon the prānā or the vital life forces which work autonomously in the body and through which the body conducts its various functions and operations. Finally we touch upon the chakrās or the subtle lotuses within the body, their relationship with prānās and their role in the body.
In this episode, learn about the beginner (first) stage of the five-stage Vihangam Yoga meditation pathway.
In the second of the two-part series, we
In the first of the two-part series, we delve into the importance of the virtues of truthfulness, equanimity, humility, patience, discipline, meals, sleep and time. We re-visit the concepts of service, company of the truthful and the learned and devotion to the Lord as three most important objectives of human life.
In today's episode, we discuss the importance of sewa or service and sadhana or meditation, in the acquisition of eligibility for the grant of the knowledge of Brahmvidya.
In the first of this 2-part episode, we discuss the role of swadhyay and satsang in the acquisition of eligibility for the grant of Brahmvidya. Brahmvidya is required for souls to break free from the three layers of bondage and merge their consciousness with the Lord.
In this episode we examine the three knots or veils or layers of bondage, which are the obstacles that bind the soul to the morass of prakriti or this mortal world.
We conclude that acquisition of the experiential knowledge of Brahmvidya is the only way out of this morass, for the liberation of the soul.
In this episode, learn about the gross body, subtle body, causal body, megacausal body, detached body and the swan body.
These are the six states or bodies of the soul as it progresses on its spiritual journey of liberation from a living human body.
The talk is based on Swarved, the encyclopedia of spirituality composed by Sadguru Sadafaldeoji Maharaj, the pioneer of the Vihangam Yoga organization, and is based on his 17 years of deep meditative experiences.
How does the soul operate in this world? What are its four inner organs and what are their functions? Why is this knowledge required for spiritual seekers?
In the second part of the two-part session, we examine the relationship between mind and eligibility, and conclude that a controlled mind is equivalent to a soul which is eligible to be granted the knowledge of Brahmvidya, for the attainment of liberation from the bondage of the mortal world.
We discuss the philosophy of conscious worship and devotion, which finds a detailed description in Swarved, the encyclopedia of spirituality of Brahmvidya Vihangam Yog.
In Part 1 of a 2 part series, learn about some of the different kinds of yoga philosophies and methodologies. This will be continued in Part 2 next week.
In this episode, learn:
In this episode, the following aspects of Brahmvidya Vihangam Yoga are covered:
1. Who was Kabir?
2. What are the six eternal, timeless entities which have always existed, and which will always exist?
3. Who is the eternal Sadguru, the eternal master?
4. Who was Sadafal Deo and how did he become a Sadguru?
5. What is the Swarved?